‘Trump Baby’ blimp headed for the US

The Trump Baby blimp which flew over protests during the US president’s recent trip to London is reportedly going to be transported to the US for use during protests there. A New Jersey organisation raised more than £3,400 in less than a day to cover the cost of transporting it across the Atlantic to the US.

292 crocodiles killed in ‘revenge attack’

Villagers in the Indonesian province of West Papua have reportedly slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in a wildlife sanctuary, in an act of revenge. Local media reports that a man was killed by one of the reptiles while gathering vegetables near the crocodile breeding facility, sparking an angry mob.

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Man faked murder using weather balloon and gun

The apparent murder of a Florida man has been ruled a complicated suicide, after his body was found with a single gunshot wound. After a lengthy investigation, police believe the dead man shot himself with a pistol tied to a helium-filled weather balloon, which carried the weapon away, so that his family could collect his life insurance pay out.