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Jacob Macdonald, 20, (pictured) filmed himself deliberately mowing down emus while speeding down an Outback road The young man who filmed himself deliberately mowing down emus in a four-wheel-drive begged his ex-girlfriend not to reveal his identity after the sickening footage went viral. Jacob Macdonald, 20, from Pinnaroo, a tiny country town in South Australia near the border of Victoria, deleted his social media accounts after the video began circulating online. Daily Mail Australia can reveal Mr Macdonald is the man in the video, seen laughing while running over the helpless birds and cruelly counting out the growing death toll. The 20-year-old is a keen hunter who is employed on a friend's farm to do tractor and welding work, but went 'off the rails' after his latest relationship breakdown, according to his ex-girlfriend. 'He's the type to go hunting, he grew up that way but this is just atrocious. I was shocked and speechless... angry mostly,' she told Daily Mail Australia.  … [Read more...] about Hunter, 20, who filmed himself deliberately mowing down emus with his 4WD is the son of a police officer and farmer – who went ‘off the rails’ after breaking up with his ex-girlfriend

The driver of a £130,000 sports car fled after losing control and crashing into street furniture, police say. The white Audi R8 Spyder V10 went bolting down the road before grinding to a halt in shrubbery, leaving behind a trail of destruction. But the driver did not stick around and ran away from the scene after the crash in Stretford, Greater Manchester. The sports car was pictured with its front crumpled, a broken rear bumper and its fuel cap sprung open. Next to it was a bent road sign. Greater Manchester Police Traffic confirmed on Twitter that the vehicle was not a hire car, but said there is "more than meets the eye to this one". It added: "Single vehicle RTC in @GMPStretford, this Audi R8 Spyder collided with several items of street furniture after losing control and veering off the road. "Surprisingly, the driver didn't stick around. Vehicle recovered for forensic exam." The R8 Spyder V10 supercar went on sale in 2016 priced from £129,990. Read More Top … [Read more...] about Audi driver flees after ‘losing control’ and wrecking £130,000 SUPERCAR in smash

Four activists from the hackers collective Anonymous caused multimillion-pound losses to a number of firms in revenge for the backlash against WikiLeaks, a court has heard. Using the name Operation Payback, the four flooded websites belonging to companies including PayPal and Ministry of Sound with messages and requests in order to bring them down. People who tried to visit the sites were greeted with the message: "You've tried to bite the Anonymous hand. You angered the hive and now you are being stung." What began as a targeting of the music industry over its antipiracy stance turned into a campaign in support of WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange. The self-styled "hactivists" caused losses worth more than £3.5m at PayPal and caused sites belonging to MasterCard and the recording industry to go offline. Three of the group have admitted their role in the conspiracy. Christopher Weatherhead, 22, a student at Northampton University, is on trial at Southwark crown court … [Read more...] about Anonymous cyber-attacks cost PayPal £3.5m, court told