A 37-year-old woman has been arrested after her Staffordshire bull terrier bit 11 children playing at a park in Blyth, Northumberland. The attack happened at 6.30pm on Wednesday, according to Northumbria Police. Sunderland Echo reports: The terrier was caught and taken to secure kennels while attempts were made to find the owner. A force spokesman said the woman was arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control.
Three Royal Marines have been have been sentenced to military detention for their part in a ‘depraved’ initiation ceremony which included waterboarding and drinking a mix of urine and alcohol from a paddling pool.
A Saudi bride was divorced minutes after getting married because her new husband felt ignored while she exchanged text messages with friends. Gulf News reports: “Following the marriage ceremony, the groom took his bride to the hotel where they had booked a room,” a relative said. “However, as soon as the bride was in the room, she kept using her mobile. Her groom tried to get closer with her and become more intimate, but he was shocked when she ignored him, not responding to his words and action.
Reader Chris Rawlings adds this comment to the thread in which I complained about the Obama administration adding a new and controversial Title IX mandate onto public schools, by citing the experience of a friend who teaches in a poor, rural Southern school. Chris says:
David Cameron claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS would both be happy if Britain were to leave the European Union.. The British prime minister made his comments to reporters on Tuesday following a speech at Mansion House organized by the World Economic Forum, which was aimed at bolstering arguments for remaining in the EU. Cameron’s claim comes a week after suggesting that a Brexit vote on June 23 could lead to World War Three breaking out in Europe.