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Helicopter grounded by goat attack
An Australian rescue helicopter has been grounded after an encounter with a territorial goat, local officials say. The aircraft had landed in Onkaparinga Hills, a suburb of Adelaide, to transport a man who suffered leg injuries in a car accident when it was rammed by the goat, which damaged a window near the pilot's feet.
Kebab burp fine
A man has been fined more than £50 by police in Vienna over an "unusually loud belch" in a public park. Edin Mehic was stopped by a local police officer and accused of "offending public decency" with the burp, which he blamed on a kebab he had eaten that contained too many onions. Mehic plans to appeal and a flash mob has been organised to protest on his behalf.
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Home Office worker accused of spiking mistress’s drink with abortion drugSpeed Read Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
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In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policySpeed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon
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Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
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Inclusive Britain: a new strategy for tackling racism in the UKSpeed Read Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take
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Sandy Hook families vs. Remington: a small victory over the gunmakersSpeed Read Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer
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Farmers vs. walkers: the battle over ‘Britain’s green and pleasant land’Speed Read Updated Countryside Code tells farmers: ‘be nice, say hello, share the space’
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Motherhood: why are we putting it off?Speed Read Stats show around 50% of women in England and Wales now don’t have children by 30
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Anti-Semitism in America: a case of double standards?Speed Read Officials were strikingly reluctant to link Texas synagogue attack to anti-Semitism
