Human Interest

Amur the Siberian tiger and Timur the goat had been best buddies, sharing an enclosure in a Russian safari park, but they have now fallen out. The unlikely pals have been captivating animal lovers since November, after the goat was placed in the tiger’s enclosure as a meal. The pair are now being kept in separate enclosures after a fight broke out this week according to the Primorsky Safari Park Timur had to receive treatment after Amur turned on him, though probably for good reason. The goat got a little too comfortable and became a tad too bold with the dangerous big cat.

Donald Trump got into a spat with the Saudi Royal Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on twitter. The republican front-runner insults the Saudi Prince who part-owns Fox News Channel, who retaliates by telling Trump that ‘he won’t bail him out again’ The Telegraph reports: Mr Trump posted an image on his Twitter account on Thursday showing Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who owns the Fox News network, standing alongside news anchor Megyn Kelly and a woman in a niqab who was described as the prince’s sister.

A liberal reader sends this story from the University of Oregon student newspaper as an example of what boobs her side can be:

Since 1986, the University of Oregon has housed a quote by Martin Luther King Jr. in the lobby of the Erb Memorial Union. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream…”

A mother is urging a ban on laser pens after her eight-year-old son suffered eye damage playing with the concentrated light beam. They should naturally carry a warning label saying: Avoid contact with people and pilot’s eyes. Not recommended for young children or competing football fans. The Jewish Chronicle reports: Angela Marshall from Bushey Heath has urged action after her son, Jonathan, was left with a damaged retina after playing with a laser pen bough from his school’s Christmas fair. “It was sold from a shop aimed at spending pocket money,” said Mrs Marshall.

A Worcester woman claims that a £33 million lottery jackpot that has been unclaimed belongs to her, but the winning ticket was accidentally put in the wash with the rest of the washing. The lottery organizers Camelot announced that a winning ticket purchased in Worcester had remained unclaimed and asked residents to ‘check down side of sofas.’ The lotto player insists that her fading ticket is the real deal and wants the £33 million prize money. The Guardian reports: The woman, who refused to be named, claims the paper slip went through the washing machine in the pocket of a pair of jeans.