Police are warning rock fans at this weekend’s Download festival about the potential for accidental calls while in the mosh pit. Leicestershire Police issued an alert ahead of the event at Donington Park, which begins on Friday. Posting on Facebook, the force said, in previous years, they received “a rise of nearly 700 extra 999…

Two young bears escaped from their enclosure at a wildlife park in Devon – and devoured a week’s worth of honey. In a tale straight out of Winnie The Pooh, Mish and Lucy immediately dashed for the food store during their hour of freedom at the Wildwood Trust site. Visitors were “promptly escorted to a…

Injured dog walkers could be costing the NHS about £23m a year, a study suggests. Hand and wrist injuries from a yanked lead are said to be the most common mishap. Experts from Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and Singapore’s Sengkang Hospital looked at the “understudied topic” by reviewing five US studies of almost 500,000 dog-walking…

Politicians have called for a Scotland-wide seagull summit to be held amid warnings someone could be killed. Former Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross told the nation’s parliament during a debate on the issue that people risk losing their lives over the “growing problem” of “nuisance” gulls. Scots are being left “scared, attacked and traumatised”, fellow…

A flight in Australia was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo hold. The reptile was found as passengers were boarding Virgin Australia Flight VA337 at Melbourne Airport bound for Brisbane. Snake catcher Mark Pelley said he thought it could be venomous when he approached it in the…

An Australian woman has been found guilty of murdering three people after serving them poisonous mushrooms. Mother-of-two Erin Patterson, 50, has been convicted of the 2023 murders of her former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, along with the attempted murder of Reverend Ian Wilkinson, Heather’s husband.…

A Spanish disability group has threatened legal action after people with dwarfism were reportedly hired as entertainers for Lamine Yamal’s 18th birthday. On Saturday, the Barcelona and Spain winger hosted a massive party attended by teammates, celebrities, musicians, YouTubers and influencers. According to local reports and social media footage, a number of people with dwarfism…

Whether or not the UK will have a Royal Family in the future is something that often comes up in debate. If we do, the latest evidence suggests there will be no lack of artists around to paint them. A new portrait titled “Algorithm King” has perhaps offered a glimpse of how members of the…

The company at the centre of a viral video at a Coldplay concert has released a tongue-in-cheek clip on social media – featuring Gwyneth Paltrow as a “temporary spokesperson”. Astronomer was thrust into the spotlight after two of the tech firm’s senior executives were filmed embracing on a kiss cam during a gig in Boston.…

A disgruntled bishop in a dressing gown has interrupted a church concert in London – telling singers to stop their “terrible racket” and “leave his house”. The City Academy Voices choir was coming to the end of their performance at St Andrew’s in Holborn on Friday night when the lights were suddenly turned off. Footage…