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'High sheep' go on rampage
A county councillor from the village of Craig Cefn Parc, in Wales, has issued a warning to local residents after sheep were spotted feeding on the remains of a "cannabis factory" dumped by the side of the road. "There is already a flock of sheep roaming the village causing a nuisance," said Ioan Richard. "They are getting in people's gardens and one even entered a bungalow and left a mess in the bedroom. I dread to think what will happen if they eat what could well be cannabis plants – we could have an outbreak out of psychotic sheep rampaging through the village."
Texan hacks roadside message board
A Texan man has been arrested after he was spotted breaking into a roadside electronic message board and changing the sign to read: "Drive crazy, y'all!" Geoffrey Eltgroth, 26, told police he was able to guess the username and password on the device and changed the text because he thought it was funny. He has been charged with criminal mischief.
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Brooklyn vs. the Beckhams: trouble in paradiseIn the Spotlight Scion of the Beckham clan and billionaire heiress wife Nicola Peltz staged an elaborate vow renewal – and none of his family were on the guest list
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August 21 editorial cartoonsCartoons Thursday's political cartoons include AI-driven water shortages, Sharpie-corrected slavery, and airstrikes on Washington, D.C.
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House of the Dragon: what to expect from the Game of Thrones prequelSpeed Read Ten-part series, set 200 years before GoT, will show the incestuous decline of Targaryen
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One in 20 young Americans identify as trans or non-binarySpeed Read New research suggests that 44% of US adults know someone who is transgender
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The Turner Prize 2022: a ‘vintage’ shortlist?Speed Read All four artists look towards ‘growth, revival and reinvention’ in their work
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Coco vision: up close to Chanel opticalsSpeed Read Parisian luxury house adds opticals to digital offering
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Abba returns: how the Swedish supergroup and their ‘Abba-tars’ are taking a chance on a reunionSpeed Read From next May, digital avatars of the foursome will be performing concerts in east London
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‘Turning down her smut setting’: how Nigella Lawson is cleaning up her recipesSpeed Read Last week, the TV cook announced she was axing the word ‘slut’ from her recipe for Slut Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly
