Michael Leidig

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T4 Hub Published Stories

Image shows the paraffin wax, undated photo. The Autobahn 7 motorway in the direction of the city of Kassel, in Hesse, German was closed after paraffin contamination on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Polizeiinspektion Goettingen/Newsflash)
11 January 2023
SLIP UP: M-Way Closed After Tanker Spreads Liquid Wax For 30 Miles

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A trucker who spilled thousands of litres of super slippery paraffin wax over a 30-mile...

Photo shows Shohreh Bayat, an Iranian chess arbiter based in England, undated. She wore pro human rights clothing during the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2022. Note: Picture is private (@ShohrehBayat/Newsflash)
11 January 2023
YOUR MOVE: Female Brit Chess Judge Defies Officials' Slur On Anti-Hijab T-Shirt

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A leading British female chess judge originally from Iran has been reprimanded for wearing...

Two men robbing a woman when she arrived home in Diadema, Brazil. They fled with the victim's car and money, but were arrested on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Note: Picture is screenshot from a video (PMTV/Newsflash).
10 January 2023
COPS AND ROBBERS: Police Track Down Muggers Who Fled in Victim's Car

This is the moment foolish crooks who mugged a woman in the street were caught after they stole her...

Photo shows Elbeyi Alemdag, undated. He was arrested in Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Note: Picture is private (Newsflash)
09 January 2023
OLD FOOL: Bank Manager Who Stole GBP 500K From Brit Customer Nabbed 20 Years Later When Cashing Pension

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A smooth-talking bank manager who stole GBP 500,000 from a British customer after saying...

Image shows the rescue of the two boaters from a capsized vessel, undated photo. The rescue opperation happened in the city of San Juan, in Puerto Rico. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (U.S. Coast Guard/Newsflash)
09 January 2023
CAPSIZED SHIP: Two Fishermen Rescued After Boat Tipped Over By Huge Wave

US Coast Guard surface and aircrews worked together to save two fishermen from a capsized vessel.

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A deer runs in front of a police a car in Dixon, Illinois, USA. A police officer nearly missed hitting the deer running across the road at night. Note: Picture is screenshot from a video (@DixonILpolice/Newsflash).
09 January 2023
OH DEER: Car Breaks As Jaywalking Deer Makes Dash Across Road

US cops have shared pictures of a close call between a car and a deer that ran in front of them.

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Thor the walrus makes an appearance in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, in England, in undated footage. According to Em Mayman, there hasn't been a walrus in this part of the UK in a very, very long time. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Em Mayman of BDMLR/Newsflash)
06 January 2023
THOR LOSER: Walrus Leaves UK For Colder Waters

This is Thor the walrus, who caused New Year's Eve fireworks to be cancelled at an English seaside...

Image shows a lama nibbling on a Christmas tree, undated photo. Animals at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, received about 120 unsold Christmas trees in January 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Zoo Zurich, Martina Kaelin/Newsflash)
06 January 2023
FUR REAL: Tannenbaum Trees Go Down A Treat For Swiss Zoo Animals

Animals at a Swiss zoo got an Alpine treat when dozens of unsold Christmas trees were delivered for...

Photo shows the Iranian chef, Navab Ebrahimi, undated. He was arrested in Tehran, Iran on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023. Note: Picture is private (@navab.ebrahimiiii/Newsflash)
06 January 2023
BBQ BEEF: Mullahs Arrest Chef Over Cutlet Recipe Seen As Reference To Death Of Soleimani

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A celebrity chef specialising in Persian cooking has been jailed in Iran - because he...

Picture shows the mother Maria Camila Mengual Mojica, 19, undated. A 7-month-old baby died inside a car parked in a motel abandoned in the vehicle, while her parents had a sexual encounter in Valledupar, Colombia, on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. Note: Photo is a screenshot from a video. (Newsflash)
06 January 2023
BABY CAR HORROR: Mum Left Tot To Die In Car While She Had Sex With Ex

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A seven-month-old baby girl choked to death in a parked car while her mother left her alone...

Picture shows the aftermath of a storm, a landslide, at the intersection of Canyon Heights Dr and Pickering Ave, in Fremont, California, on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2022. According to Alex Reyes, no one was injured. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (@djalexreyes/Newsflash)
06 January 2023
ROADS CLOSED: Landslides Cause Evacuations In Fremont, California

Some of the people living in Alameda County in the area of Niles Canyon were advised to leave their...

Photo shows a young woman named Bianca, undated. She was a candidate to be a flight attendant for Kuwait Airways. Note: Picture is a screenshot from a video (Newsflash)
06 January 2023
PLANE SICK: Female Flight Attendants Told To Strip By Recruiters

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Women applying for jobs as air hostesses with Kuwait Airways have told how they were...