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Seal cut free from ‘floating death trap’ of discarded fishing netA young seal was cut free from a ‘floating death trap’ of discarded fishing net.The little marine mammal was rescued by locals after washing up on the shoreline at Wester Quarff in Shetland on Tuesday.
Primary school teacher banned for life for funding Islamist terroristsA primary school teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after sending money to Islamic terror groups.Miriam Sebbagh, 52, who taught children at Hunwick Primary School in Crook, County Durham, was sending Islamic terrorists thousands of pounds, a Teaching Regulation Agency disciplinary panel found.Police discovered £4,670 in a safe at her address which was intended to fund terror attacks.The money was subsequently forfeited under the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 and Ms Sebbagh was also ordered to pay costs of £12,654.
NGO warns of wind turbine threat to vulturesThe Hellenic Ornithological Society has denounced plans for the expansion of the number of wind turbines in the Acarnanian Mountains in western Greece, the country’s most important vulture breeding ground.
Watch: Goldfish can drive a car ... (as long as the tank isn’t empty)We could be carpooling with the popular pets in years to come, as scientists have trained them to manoeuvre a ‘fish-operated vehicle’If a team of scientists were to teach a goldfish to do anything, driving a car might not be what immediately springs to mind.But that is exactly what a pioneering group of researchers have done.Scientists have managed to teach goldfish to drive and they say the marine animals are as adept at navigating on land as they are in their natural habitats.Six goldfish managed to master the skill of navigating when placed in a tank, which was put atop a specially made four-wheeled robot.
Cat reunited with family after getting stuck in armchair donated to charity shop