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Moment wild bear goes on rampage through sleepy village as stunned locals try to scare it away
THIS is the moment a wild bear went on a rampage through a sleepy village as stunned locals desperately tried to scare it away.
Footage captured from a rooftop shows the bear on the loose attacking several people on its way.
The bear even broke into a local’s house and injured several people[/caption]
The bear attacked several people in the village[/caption]
At one point the bear apparently even broke into a local’s home by crashing through a wall.
Locals chased the bear, throwing objects at it in an effort to scare it off.
The bear was seen rapidly turning around to chase a local behind a house after he attempted to scare it away.
The animal was later tranquilised while hiding in a shed behind someone’s home late at night, according to local officials.
Officers at the local Forest department in India’s Uttar Pradesh region said that seven people were injured in the incident in the villages of Neguraban Singh and Bagheda Kala.
It comes a day after a zebra was spotted wandering through the streets of Seoul after escaping from a zoo.
The male zebra, named Sero was on the loose after it escaped from Seoul Children’s Grand Park Zoo, in South Korea.
And last month leopard terrorised a city for over six hours after escaping its cage and left five people injured.
Last year a pack of wolves was seen roaming a Canadian city after escaping from a zoo through a hole cut in the fence.
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Inside creepy abandoned ghost town where locals left their homes… and never returned
THIS is the ghost town locals left but never returned to.
The eerie village of Imber, on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, has stood empty for almost 80 years.
Imber village is now strictly guarded by the British Army[/caption]
Imber, on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, was abandoned during WWII[/caption]
An abandoned church, homes and town hall are all that remain of a once bustling village – locked securely behind metal gates.
But it had its heart and soul ripped out at the start of WW2 when residents were told to collect their belongings and leave.
It followed orders that the area was to be turned into a military training ground for the British Army ahead of the Allied invasion of mainland Europe.
Residents were dispersed to nearby towns and villages, understanding the evacuation would be temporary.
But even when the war ended, they were not allowed to return.
Ever since then, Imber, once home to 150 people, has stood empty bar visits by soldiers and the occasional tour.
That is until an exceptionally rare ceremony granted a fascinating glimpse into life inside the ghost town.
Raymond Nash’s remains were returned to the tiny settlement on Thursday for his funeral.
The great-grandfather and former mechanic, who died at the age of 87 last month, moved with his mother from his first home in December 1943, when he was just a baby.
He left Imber after his father died aged just 31 but always hoped to be buried alongside his father at St Giles Church in the village.
To be buried in Imber a person needs to have been born in or to have lived in the village.
Following special permission from the Ministry of Defence, Raymond’s funeral went ahead, the first of its kind since 2012.
Around 110 mourners attended Thursday’s service at St Giles Church to pay their respects.
Kelvin Nash, Raymond’s 63 year old son, said the family have only been able to visit the village on select, restricted-access visiting days run by the MoD.
Addressing mourners , Mr Nash – a councillor who lives in Devizes – said: “He told us all about his village life, nearly getting run down by the army trucks.
“It can’t have been easy growing up without a Dad but he made the most of life.
“Wherever his journey took him, he made new friends and always managed to lend a helping hand.”
There are still two or three people alive who were born in Imber who could qualify to be buried in the ghost town.
It means Raymond’s funeral could be the last ever to be held at St Giles Church.
Imber is now used as a training ground for the British Army[/caption]
Houses are boarded up in the ghost town[/caption]
Abandoned houses stand in a once thriving village that now stands empty[/caption]
Raymond Nash’s remains were returned to the tiny settlement on Thursday for his funeral[/caption]
The area is used as a live firing range by the army[/caption]
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London ice cream shop pulls its ‘murder scene’ Halloween display after outrage from locals
AN ICE cream shop has pulled its Halloween display because it was too grisly.
Kaspa’s mocked-up murder scene featured a dummy wrapped in bin bags and duct tape lying beside a knife and covered in fake blood.
It was condemned by knife crime campaigners and customers.
Patrick Green, head of the Ben Kinsella Trust said; “This display is insensitive and is likely to cause distress to anyone who has been affected by knife crime.”
Two councillors in Eltham, South East London, stepped in to demand its removal, saying: “We are very disappointed, it is not at all family-friendly for our high street.”
Kaspa’s said as soon as it was made aware of concerns, the display was taken down.
It added: “It was in poor taste and we apologise for any distress that it’s caused.”
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