Death Cap Mushroom Is Called That For A Reason!

Looks Pure Evil Full Stop!

When you go down to the woods today be sure to stay away from this badboy!
2 people in Australia are now dead thanks to this deadly fungi!

Mistaking this mushroom for the edible Paddy Straw mushroom 4 people indulged on the highly poisonous Death Cap leaving 2 dead and one still seriously ill in hospital!

Unfortunately a New Years Eve meal has now materialised into a nightmare, at first if ingested victims get bad vomiting, but after a few days the symptoms turn into something much worse as the toxins within this fungi cause mega complications with the liver! No part of this mushroom is edible whatsoever!
Just goes to show you never know what's lurking out there, one thing is for sure though, if I fancy mushrooms with my fry up then I'm going to make sure I buy them from my local store and not risk chancing what I might find in the backyard!

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LA Police Arrest Harry Burkhart Over Arson Attacks

Police appealed to public to find this man

53 fires and nearly 5 days later police in LA have arrested a man they believe to be the culprit of the arson attacks that have caused $3 million in damage to cars around the city.

Harry Burkhart a 24 year old male has been arrested and booked on arson charges and is currently being held without bail.

From what the cops are saying about Burkhart, he seems rather disturbed and angry at a current immigration issue which involves his mother. In other reports currently online the man has stated that he "Hates America", if that is the case then maybe he could explain some of his dumb behaviour!

Police had several leads in this case, one of which was of surveillance of a man who had been spotted several times in the facility of the cars that were set alight, mostly these cars were parked unattended when the crimes were committed.

Seems this real life firestarter has come to the end of the line, police are convinced they have their man so hopefully now for the residents of LA this nightmare is finally over!

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Manchester City v Liverpool Match Preview

Manchester City vs Liverpool EPL 7:45pm Kick Off

Barclays Premier League

• Venue: Etihad Stadium
• Date: Tuesday, 3 January
• Kick-off: 1945 GMT

Get ready for another exciting night of Premiership action and this time around it's a clash of the titans.
Manchester City play hosts to Liverpool and both are looking to claim the 3 points that are up for grabs. Currently #1 in the table albeit only on goal difference Manchester City will be after a win to push ahead of hometown rivals Manchester United.

Liverpool on the other hand have the opportunity tonight to nudge ahead of Arsenal and claim a 5th spot in the league.

City will be looking to get Mario Balotelli back on the field tonight, after he missed the teams defeat at Sunderland the other day due to an ankle injury he picked up.

Luis Suarez should also return to Liverpools main lineup after serving his one match ban.

On paper the Liverpool side look the better of the 2, claiming 80 wins in this fixture whereas Manchester City can boast only 41.
Last season though in this matchup City stole the show with a 3-0 against the Liverpool club.
Manchester City have lost 1, drawn 1 and won 1 in their last 3 games, most notably the last game was a loss away to Sunderland which saw the side lose 1-0.

Liverpool however have won 1 and drawn 2 of the last 3, with their last game winning 3-1 against the Magpies on the 30th of December. This will give them a good boost ahead of tonight's match.

I'd hate to call this game, although it should be a very entertaining game of footy!
Feel free to comment below on your match predictions guys!

Dobson And Norris Guilty Of Murder

Gary Dobson & David Norris

If you're over the age of mid 20 something then you might just remember the time when the news was full of stories relating to the murder of a young Stephen Lawrence.

Back in 1993 the 18 year old was killed in a racially motivated attack in Eltham, southeast London.


Amazingly almost 19 years down the line the 2 men pictured were brought to court and tried in front of a jury of 4 women and 8 men.

After a 7 week trial the court found the 2 men guilty of murder and now will wait to hear their sentences. Parents of Mr Dobson were in court when the verdict was given, outraged she shouted out "He's innocent. He didn't kill that man.", claiming as she has done all along that Gary was at home at the time of the murder.

Finally justice has been served and relatives and loved ones of the A Level murdered teenager can finally have some closure on a case that has gone on for 19 years.

Stephen's Mother Doreen spoke outside court today:

"How can I celebrate when I know that this day could have come 18 years ago if the police who were meant to find my son's killers failed so miserably to do so?" she asked.
She continued: "All I now feel is relief, relief that two of my sons killers have finally been caught and brought to justice, relief that these two racist men can no longer think they can murder a black man and get away with it, relief that despite the defence being able to raise issues of contamination the jury saw through it.
"I feel relief that to some extent I can move forward with my life but mixed with relief is anger - anger that me and my family were put through 18 years of grief and uncertainty not knowing if or when we would get justice."
My problem with this story is that why on earth did it take 19 years to bring these men to trial?
I couldn't begin to imagine how hard this time had to have been on Stephen's family!
And is this the end of this? How many others were involved in the gang violence that night?
Sorry but this to me is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the British court system and the policing methods used badly, 19 YEARS! come on "Great" Britain!

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UK Gets Battered By Storms - Rogue Wheelie Bins & Flying Roofs!

Check out this video filmed in Scotland

It shows just how powerful the winds were in the UK yesterday as storms made life miserable for many and caused many pounds worth of damage right across the country!
In Glasgow there were some amazing scenes also when a roof ripped off the top of a block of flats and landed on houses adjacent!

Thankfully no one was hurt or killed in this incident but can imagine that the families living in those houses got quite a shock when tonnes of debris came calling at their door!
Severe weather warnings are still in place throughout the next 24 hours, with the MET office warning of upto 100 mph winds again in some parts of the UK.

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