Police called to Longleat estate after fight between Lord Bath's 'wifelets'

Police have been called to the Marquess of Bath’s Longleat estate in Wiltshire after one his “wifelets” was allegedly injured during a late night fight with a rival. 

 The women suffered a suspected broken nose in a vicious fight over who would "sleep with the peer” that evening at 18th century Longleat House, a source said.

Lord Bath, 79,who has been described as the country’s most eccentric aristocrat, had apparently already retired for the evening, saying ‘You sort it out, I’m going to bed’.”

Officers were sent to the stately home following an allegation of a domestic assault.

A 45-year-old woman from London was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm while her 62-year-old alleged victim was taken to hospital suffering from a cut eye and a suspected broken nose.

The source said: “The argument had clearly turned nasty but Lord Bath wasn’t interested at all. As one of them (the women) pleaded her innocence over the bust-up he (Lord Bath) was overheard to remark ‘You sort it out, I’m going to bed’.”

Football fight sparks 36 red cards

Mass brawl at Argentine football match sees referee send off everyone, including all the backroom staff.

The match between local rivals Claypole and Victoriano Arenas descended into mayhem in the second half as players, technical staff and even fans were involved in the bust-up.

In the ensuing chaos referee Damian Rubino decided to give every player from both sides their marching orders. Some backroom staff also saw red.

After the game, which ended 2-0 to Claypole, the Victoriano manager accused the official of overreacting, saying he had been "confused".

Scientists create cow that produces 'human' milk

Scientists in Argentina have created the world’s first cow to boast two human genes that will enable it to produce human-like milk. 

 Genetic engineering was used to introduce the “mothers’ milk” genes into the animal before birth, according to the National Institute of Agribusiness Technology in Buenos Aires.

As an adult the cloned cow “will produce milk that is similar to humans” in what will prove “a development of great importance for the nutrition of infants”, it said in a statement.

“The cloned cow, named Rosita ISA, is the first bovine born in the world that incorporates two human genes that contain the proteins present in human milk,” the statement said.

In April scientists in China published details of research showing that they had created GM Holstein dairy cows which produced milk containing proteins found in human breast milk.

But the Argentine team say the Chinese only introduced one human gene, whereas their research involved two genes meaning the milk will more closely resemble that of humans.

Shrek the Musical opens in West End

Stars of the new West End production of Shrek, including Amanda Holden, Richard Blackwood and Nigel Lindsay, give their verdict on the opening night at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. 

In our house, Shrek has never been quite up there in the pantheon of great children’s films along with Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and the peerless Toy Story movies.

Nevertheless the story of an ogre and his love for a beautiful princess who isn’t quite what she seems is undoubtedly blessed with a likeable mixture of wit and humanity. And at a time when it seems to be de rigueur for every new stage musical to be based on a movie, it is no surprise to find Shrek being given the tune-and-toe-show treatment.

It is, however, a surprise to find it in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Shrek received a pretty lukewarm welcome in New York, where it only ran for a year, and Drury Lane is a mighty big house to fill for what is essentially a glorified kids’ show. But infantilism seems to be all the rage at the moment, with the Wizard of Oz in residence at the London Palladium.

And brash, noisy and full of fart jokes though it is, Shrek will undoubtedly appeal to adults as well as children. Indeed it strikes me as being more fun than the Wizard of Oz, in which the creepy mixture of cruelty, sentimentality and cod philosophising always leaves me feeling nauseous.

In contrast Shrek sets out to do no more than entertain, and in this it succeeds handsomely. It combines an attractive tongue-tied romance with a celebration of lovable losers and odd-bods and David Lindsay-Abaire’s book and lyrics have a welcome sense of mischief about them. At its best Jeanine Tesori’s score recalls the great soul music of the 1960s and ends with the bubblegum bliss of the Monkees’ I’m a Believer - curiously the same tune that Stoppard chose to celebrate romantic love in his own much brainier play, The Real Thing.

Lewis Hamilton swaps Formula One for Nascar

The McLaren driver and two time Nascar champion Tony Stewart swap cars for a drive around the Watkins Glen track in New York.  

Hamilton, 26, was the first to take a few laps around the 3.4 mile course as he tried out Stewart's number 14 Chevrolet Impala at the New York circuit which last hosted a Formula One race in 1980.

Despite winning in China, the 2008 world champion has had a difficult season crashing out of his last two races. He collided with team-mate Jenson Button and retired from Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix after eight laps.

Following his Montreal clash with Button, who went on to win the race, there has been speculation about a possible move by Hamilton to the champions and a denial by his agent that the driver was in discussion with any rival team.

"I still have a lot to achieve in Formula One itself, so you never know what you're doing in five years time," said Hamilton.

"I always take it a day at a time, but I definitely wouldn't say 'I would never be racing these'. I'd love to try it one day."

The 40-year-old Nascar champion Tony Stewart drove the title-winning MP4-23 McLaren relishing the opportunity.

"I'm glad I didn't get this experience 20 years ago, because this was cool and it would have made that decision of running open-wheeled cars versus Nascar," said Stewart.

"It would have made it just that much more difficult."

Worker storms office dressed as Iron Man

An office worker in China surprises colleagues when he arrives for work dressed in a homemade superhero costume.  

Wang Kang, 25, strutted into his office in Shanghai dressed as Iron Man from the 2008 action film.

Wearing a costume made of high density foam, wires and tubes, the telecoms worker marched through his company's corridors gathering a crowd as he went.

Mr Kang spent three months creating the suit, which weighs almost eight stone and cost him 3,000 yuan (£280). The impact though must have been worth it.

"No colleagues knew my mission. Some of them froze there seeing me approach. Some were even screaming in fear," he said.

Mr Kang has since become an internet celebrity after an image of him in the costume on June 3 was posted on Chinese micro blogging site weibo.com, which is similar to Twitter.

Bride threatens to jump from seventh floor after fiancé leaves her

Bride threatens to jump from seventh floor after fiancé leaves her
A rejected bride-to-be was pulled to safety after threatening to jump out of a seventh-floor window in northeast China after her fiancé ended their relationship days before their wedding.



Dressed in her wedding gown, 22 year-old college student Miss Li, sat crying on the window ledge of a building in Changchun city.

Li threatened to jump from the apartment building she lived in, saying she could not live with the fact that her fiancé had left her and married another woman just days before their wedding.

Police called the distressed bride-to-be's mother and other relatives after Li dropped her bag containing her mobile phone from the building.

She was grabbed by community officer Guo Zhongfan who held Li by her neck and arms as she dangled above the street, while a man in the apartment below reached out of the window and pushed Li's feet up, as she was pulled to safety.

Li was sent to hospital following her rescue. Policemen and relatives were unable to contact Li's former fiancé by phone.

Elderly man survives tenth floor fall

The emergency services were called after startled neighbours discovered the man dangling precariously outside their eighth floor window.

Once on the scene rescuers quickly secured the elderly man, who was by now also clinging on with both his hands, by attaching rope to his outstretched leg.

The man, who could be forgiven for holding on, had to be persuaded to let go before the rescue worker who clambered out to save him was able to haul him to safety.

The elderly man was treated in hospital but remarkably suffered only a few minor scrapes, according to local press reports.

Comic life: graphic novel biographies of the rich and famous, by Bluewater Productions

Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, is the latest in a long line of politicians, celebrities, business people and royalty who have had their lives and careers retold in a biographical comic produced by the Canadian publisher Bluewater Productions Inc. The latest 32-page biography - titled "Steve Jobs: Co-Founder of Apple" will go on sale in bookstores and online retailers on August 24, 2011

The comic is part of the Vancouver, Washington-based publisher's wider series of looks at contemporary figures including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg

 

In 2009, the company ventured into biographical comics with Female Force. The female-centric biography comics line was announced during the US presidential election of 2008 with Female Force: Hillary Clinton. Most recently a follow up to Hilary Clinton focusing on her tenure as Secretary of State was published on June 8, 2011

A Sarah Palin biography comic soon followed. Female Force: Hillary Clinton was published in January 2009 and Female Force: Sarah Palin was published in February 2009

A 2nd Sarah Palin Female Force comic was published in December 2010

 

Michelle Obama's biography followed in April of 2009 (above), selling out within a day. She received a sequel, Michelle Obama: Year One in March 2010

Other women featured in Bluewater's Female Force portfolio include Carla Bruni-Sarkozy...

Ellen DeGeneres

Margaret Thatcher

Political Power is a spinoff of Female Force, profiling the lives of influential figures in and around politics. Subjects include Barack Obama

Al Gore

Rita and Frank's perfect picture ruined by modern technology

Rita and Frank's perfect picture ruined by modern technology
It is said a picture is worth a thousand words, but in this case the resulting video tells the better story.



Even the most tech-savvy have had to resort to the instruction manual to operate their new gadgets. So spare a thought for US pensioners Rita and Frank.

The technology novices have become unwitting internet stars after their attempt to work the camera function on their new computer failed and the pair ended up recording their efforts instead.

Posing cake in hand for a photograph for a friend's 84th birthday, the elderly couple repeatedly smile into the camera to no avail. Rita then dons her reading glasses to investigate the functioning of her new Mac's Photobooth program, as an increasingly frustrated Frank puts down the cake.

Rita and Frank's struggle to grasp modern technology has received over 600,000 views on YouTube.

Sheep stranded on roof in Wales rescued by firemen

Firefighters risked life and 'lamb' to rescue a sheep - which was stuck on the roof of a house. 

 Residents dialled 999 after the sheep was spotted scrambling across roof tiles in the remote village of Pontycymer, South Wales.

A team from Bridgend Fire and Rescue Service took 40 minutes to bring the animal down from the terraced row using a Large Animal Rescue appliance.

Homeowner Claire Walters, 38, photographed the drama as it unfolded on the roof of her house on Saturday afternoon.

She said: "I was sitting in my lounge watching television when suddenly I could hear a noise out in the street.

"When I went outside and was facing the front of my house, I looked up towards the roof and there was a sheep standing there."