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Equine extraction: Stuck pony rescued from tractor tire

An animal rescuer in England came to the rescue of a pony that somehow ended up completely stuck inside a large tractor tire.

RSPCA Animal Rescue Officer Nicola Riley responded to the property in Stoke-on-Trent where the pony was found on its side, trapped inside the tire.

Local residents helped lift the tire while Riley worked to extract the equine.

"It was a very delicate rescue," Riley said in an RSPCA news release. "The poor pony was completely wedged against the tire and understandably very scared and uncomfortable."

"We had to take a staggered approach to free him safely — first easing out his front feet, then carefully working his shoulder free before finally releasing his neck and front end. Thankfully, everyone worked really well together and we managed to get him out without causing any injury," she said.

Riley said she stayed with the pony for about an hour after the rescue to make sure there were no lingering effects from the ordeal.

"He soon returned to grazing and walking around the field again," she said. "But this could have ended very differently, so I'm really grateful to the local residents who stopped to help."

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Cheese-rolling legend beaten by German YouTuber
World Record holder Chris Anderson, 38, had come out of retirement after being challenged by YouTuber Tom Kopke.

The Gloucestershire cheese rolling contest's most successful ever competitor has been beaten by a German YouTuber.

World Record holder Chris Anderson, 38, was pipped to the finish line by Tom Kopke, 24, in the death-defying annual race - which sees contestants chase an 8lb double Gloucester cheese down the steep Cooper's Hill in Brockworth.
"This year's cheese will taste the sweetest of all the cheeses I have won," Mr Kopke said after the race.

Recent hot weather had made it firmer and more dangerous for the competitors - with temperatures soaring to past 30C in recent days.
This year's instalment gripped fans after Mr Anderson came out of retirement, following a direct challenge by Mr Kopke.

Mr Anderson, from Brockworth, has won the competition 23 times.

But since his retirement Mr Kopke, from Munich, had taken over the annual race, winning it the last few years.

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British man becomes world's oldest wing walker at 98

A 98-year-old British World War II veteran officially became the world's oldest wing walker when he stood atop a flying plane in England.

Harry Heasman spent more than 9 minutes atop the plane at a height of over 1,000 feet on Saturday at Duxford Airfield in Cambridge.

A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to officially certify Heasman as the world's oldest wing walker.

"I have dreamed of doing this since I was a young child and to finally live that dream at 98 years old and to be a Guinness World Records title holder is beyond anything I could have ever imagined," Heasman told Guinness World Records.

The nonagenarian said he spent 11 months working with a physical trainer to get his body and mind ready for the attempt.

His record attempt raised money for the Lennox Children's Cancer Fund and served as a tribute to his wife and son, who both died after battles with cancer.

"Harry is proof that it is never too late to chase a dream. At 98 years old, what he has achieved is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the last few months, I've had the privilege of getting to know him and seeing the determination behind this challenge," said Lindsey Bidwell, a representative from the Lennox Children's Cancer Fund.

"To do this whilst raising money to help children with cancer, makes it even more special. Harry truly is a national treasure, and our team and the families he is raising money for will be forever grateful," she said.

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Trio sentenced over 'bear costume' insurance fraud scam in California
Three people have each been sentenced to 180 days in jail after a bizarre scam which saw someone in a costume damage luxury cars.
Three people have been jailed for insurance fraud after claiming their cars were damaged by a bear - only for the assailant to be somebody dressed in a bear costume.

The trio used a bear suit to stage the fake attacks inside a Rolls-Royce and two Mercedes in an effort to get their paws on $141,839 (£111,788) in insurance payouts.
Home surveillance footage submitted to an insurance company shows the so-called bear entering and damaging a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost while it was parked near Lake Arrowhead, northeast of Los Angeles, on 28 January 2024.

Investigators later found two additional fraudulent claims submitted to separate insurance companies, involving different vehicles on the same date and in the same location.

Images released by the California Insurance Department (CDI) show minor scratches on the car doors and seats that were intended to pass for claw marks.
Detectives later discovered the bear suit inside one of the suspects' homes. The department had called the investigation "Operation Bear Claw".

Alfiya Zuckerman, 39, Ruben Tamrazian, 26, and Vahe Muradkhanyan, 32, all pleaded no contest to felony insurance fraud, and were on Thursday each sentenced to 180 days in jail, to be served through a weekend programme.

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