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A woman bitten by one of Australia's deadliest snakes was airlifted to a hospital following an arduous rescue operation that took several hours. The unnamed 27-year-old, reported to be from the Perth metro area, was bitten by the venomous mulga, also known as the king brown snake, during a hike in Western Australia's Karijini National Park. The incident took place at around 3 p.m. local time Sunday while she was hiking with friends at the Dales Gorge in the park's remote Fortescue Falls area, Australia's 7NEWS reported. The rescue operation took several hours to locate the woman who was stranded in Western Australia's second largest national park, which spans 627,422 hectares (nearly 2,500 square miles). She was located in an area with very patchy cell phone reception about 62 miles from the nearest town. Darkness had fallen by the time first responders were able to secure her on a stretcher to lift her out of the gorge and transfer her to an ambulance at the top. The …

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A ‘struggling’ student has begged a bagpiper to stop playing after he practiced his hobby for eight days straight amid a strict lockdown in Australia. Year 12 student Lily Plummer wrote a note to the unidentified musician about his incessant playing in Sydney. The exasperated pupil is growing tired of listening to his music and asked him to ‘consider taking a day off every now and then’. Lily wrote: ‘Dear bagpiper, I understand lockdown is hard and we all need a creative outlet. ‘However, it’s been eight days and I’m not sure how much more bagpiping I can take. ‘Please consider taking a day off every now and then, it would be greatly appreciated. ‘Sincerely, a struggling Year 12 student.’ Lily accompanied the note with a colourful drawing of a bagpipe to make sure there was no confusion as to who the letter was addressing. She added: ‘If you play this instrument, this note is for you.’ Sydney is under lockdown until at least August 28 and people may only …

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The trailer for the upcoming reboot of DIY series Changing Rooms has been released, as interior design extraordinaire Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen returns alongside presenter Anna Richardson. From 1996 until 2004, Changing Rooms showed viewers across the nation how they could do up their homes with DIY improvements, presented by Carol Smillie from the start until 2003 and then Laurence for the final year. 17 years later, the iconic show is back, with two new designers brought into the mix as it makes its way over to Channel 4 . While Davina McCall had originally been attached to present the show, she had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with The Masked Singer. Joining Laurence and Anna will be designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead, who both work at 2LG Studio and will be sure to bring their own unique senses of style to the programme. Furthermore, Tibby Singh will also become a new part of the team, who works as a carpenter and joiner. Changing …

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Driving licence: DVLA instructs motorists on how to apply online Sign up for FREE for motoring tips every driver needs to know SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info It found that London topped the regional list, with learner drivers spending £8.6million on driving tests since 2019. This is five percent of the national total. Related articles Calls for private hire drivers to be exempt from car tax changes E10 fuel warning: Up to one million cars may not work with new fuel READ MORE Upfront cost of electric vehicles putting drivers off In 2019, more than £100million was spent on tests, with a further £49million being spent in 2020, despite much of the year being disrupted …

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