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A couple were surprised to find an orphaned baby possum clinging onto the back of their long-haired herding dog. Sally Watkinson and her husband Jon found the possum on their Puli breed dog, Kato, at their family home in Melbourne. The couple don't know how long the possum had been resting on Kato at the time, but said he seemed unfazed by the hitchhiker. Sally Watkinson and her husband Jon found the possum on their Puli breed dog, Kato, while he was resting in their family home in Melbourne Ms Watkinson said: 'Jon spent the rest of the afternoon researching wild life rescue and eventually had to walk Kato to a nearby vet to let them take the possum.'  The possum spent at least three hours clinging onto Kato's long dread-locked fur. 'I think he [the possum] will be okay. He's probably not quite weaned yet but seemed well enough and was clinging on for dear life,' she told Facebook friends. 'He found the right dog for that. His eyes were pretty bright still and the wildlife rescue … [Read more...] about All aboard the Woof Woof express! Adorable moment orphaned baby possum hitches a ride on a long-haired dog through the streets of Melbourne

Brave transplant toddler Esme Hughes is really getting into the rhythm of life – ticking off a dozen dreams in as many months after being given a new heart. During a year in hospital waiting for a suitable donor organ, Esme thought of all the things she would love to do, from visiting Disneyland to riding a horse. And since finally going home last August, she has set about completing them. Mum Lisa Mallett said: “Esme was in hospital for over a year waiting. Every day we’d add to our list of what she’d do when she finally got out. “Turning those dreams into reality has been the most life-affirming journey for us all.” Last week Esme celebrated her fifth birthday surrounded by friends and family – marking a full year of her new life. She was born with aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aorta which restricts blood flow to the heart. That left the organ so scarred she developed cardiomyopathy, with the left side no longer able to pump blood. … [Read more...] about Girl, 5, ticks off dream bucket list she wrote in hospital waiting for new heart

Nigel Farage today claimed that he had killed the chance of second referendum by standing aside in 317 Conservative seats, saying he had weighed the decision more than anything in his life but decided it was 'the most important thing for Britain.' On Monday, the Brexit Party leader had claimed Boris Johnson had offered him a peerage before his climb-down over the general election. He branded the attempted bribe 'ridiculous.' It came as Mr Farage partially bowed to massive pressure by declaring that the Brexit Party will not fight any Tory-held seats. Writing in The Telegraph on Tuesday, Mr Farage declared: 'I had intended to stand 600 candidates next month. But the difficulty has been working out what the consequences of this would be. 'Many have said it would allow Jeremy Corbyn to win. I don't believe that is the case, but I do think it would lead to a hung parliament. This is something very few voters could possibly want.' While he said that Mr Johnson's Brexit deal 'was not Brexit' … [Read more...] about I’ve killed the chance of a second referendum by standing aside in 317 Tory seats says Nigel Farage branding it ‘the most important thing for Britain’

AMBITIOUS Boris Johnson will need to keep a cool head as he faces the toughest challenge of any PM to take office outside of wartime. Handicapped by a wafer-thin Commons majority, he has to deliver Brexit in 100 days, solve the Iranian crisis and rule on domestic policy decisions kicked into the long grass by predecessor Theresa May. And Tory MPs pointed out that all of this has to be achieved against a backdrop of feuding advisers and Boris’ headline grabbing relationship with PR girlfriend Carrie Symonds. There was no sign of Carrie yesterday but she expected to be by his side in No10 in the coming days as the new PM settles into the biggest job in the nation.Boris claimed to be “undaunted” by the scale of the task facing him in his “dream job”. Defeated rival Jeremy Hunt said today: “It’s a challenging moment for our country — this is perhaps the most difficult legacy that a prime minister has inherited in peacetime. It’s going … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson faces toughest challenge of any Prime Minister outside wartime but is ‘undaunted’

AS James Burke led the commentary on the Moon landing 50 years ago this week, he kept a secret from the 22million people watching on TV. The BBC’s bespectacled science expert had just taken the biggest gamble of his career. His show had ended after the landing craft, the Eagle, touched down that evening, and they were not expecting a Moon walk until the next day. But while the station was showing regular programmes — and due to shut down at midnight — James suspected Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were going to walk earlier — and persuaded his bosses to do the unheard of — and go back on air until after midnight.In an exclusive interview with The Sun, 82-year-old James reveals that if it all went wrong, his boss was going to fire him the next morning. The BBC had spent months and a small fortune planning its coverage. In 1969, most homes had black and white TVs, with colour a rarity. Across the country, people sat in their front rooms and crowded outside … [Read more...] about BBC almost missed Moon landing…and nearly fired me, says ‘Chief Geek’ James Burke