Quitting junk food could have the same withdrawal effects as giving up drugs, a study has found. People who ditch burgers go through the same sadness, tiredness and depression that drug users experience when they try to quit.
Adrenaline junkie dubbed Spider-Girl risks life to climb multi-storey car park.
An adrenaline junkie who scaled an eight-storey car park with no safety equipment has been dubbed ‘Spider-Girl’ by local residents. The mystery daredevil managed to reach the top of the car park in an impressive one minute 40 seconds using her gravity-defying climbing skills on Wednesday afternoon.
Instagramer stunned as 92,000 followers crowdfund loose skin removal.
An Instagram slimmer who shed 18 stone is being supported by his 92,000 followers as they crowdfund for his loose skin removal surgery. Jack Towers began a strict diet and exercise plan in January last year after reaching a bulging 34 stone and being warned he was at risk of developing diabetes.
35 students not given Junior Cert exam results over suspicions they may have cheated.
Thirty-five students who sat the Junior Cert examination this year have not been given their exam results over suspicions they may have cheated. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has confirmed results are being “permanently withheld” from 20 of these students and it is still investigating the cases of a further 15 students whose results have not yet been handed out.
Great-grandmother shoots dead 580lb alligator.
A great-grandmother who spent three years hunting an alligator that ate one of her miniature horses has finally caught the beast. Judy Cochran killed the 12-foot, 580lb gator with a single shot on Sunday evening after luring it with a 'seasoned' racoon carcass. She reportedly used a Winchester .22 Magnum to shoot it in the Trinity River, Texas."One-shot in the head and he went under," she told WLS-TV .
Kitten left to die after cruel thugs cut out testicles.
An emaciated kitten was left to die in a box after having his testicles cut off with scissors. Rescuers say the innocent animal “suffered beyond belief” and only has a 50 per cent chance of surviving his wounds after being attacked by unknown thugs.
Power restored to over 160,000 ESB customers .
ESB NETWORKS CREWS have restored power to over 160,000 customers following Storm Ali yesterday, but a number of outages remain across the country. The outages have affected homes, farms and businesses across Ireland. ESB Networks crews this morning restored power to 14,000 further customers that lost supply due to the impact of Storm Ali. At the height of the storm yesterday afternoon, 186,000 customers were impacted.
London's serial cat killer turns out to be a fox.
THERE MIGHT NOT be a maniacal cat-killer on the loose in London after all, or at least not a human one. The mutilated remains of hundreds of domestic cats and kittens along with some foxes and rabbits have been turning up in the south of London since 2015. Horrified locals have pinned the blame on a Jack the Ripper-type figure dubbed the “Croydon Cat Killer” who got his kicks from disembowelling pets and posing their remains near schools and outside owners’ homes.
Man testing bulletproof vest 'accidentally kills himself'.
A young man testing a bulletproof vest accidentally killed himself when fired a shot into his stomach at point-blank range. Shocking footage shows the man firing a bullet into the vest and then dropping to his knees in pain.
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