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Havok breaks loose as a giant rubber duck flys along the river at port keelung in thailand.
The local people in thailand were amazed to see a 50ft duck travelling along their local river.
The giant duck was created in 2007. It got caught in a storm and finished its journey,poped in a tree.
The giant duck's life took it all the way from the way from the thaims to thailand.
New pound coin designed to combat counterfeitingA new £1 coin, billed by the Royal Mint as the "most secure coin in the world", is to be introduced in 2017.The move comes amid concerns about the 30-year-old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting, with an estimated 45 million forgeries in circulation. The new coin is based on the design of the old three penny bit, a 12-sided coin in circulation between 1937 and 1971.
Labour will support government plans to overhaul pensions, the shadow work and pensions secretary has said. Rachel Reeves told BBC Radio 4's Any Questions she supported the changes announced in Wednesday's Budget. But she said much more detail was needed about what the changes would mean "in practice”. The proposed reforms will allow people to spend their pension pots how they wish rather having to buy an annuity, which guarantees an annual income. The new rules are due to come in from April 2015, subject to consultation, with some existing regulations to be relaxed from next Thursday. 'More flexibility'Speaking on Any Questions, Ms Reeves said the annuities and pension market currently "does not work well for people who have saved all their lives”. She said: "I support reform and I support what has been announced this week, although we need to see a lot more detail about what that will mean in practice. “The party wants the consultation to consider whether the move helps lower and middle income taxpayers, whether people who want to buy an annuity under the current system can do so, and what provision is made for advice. Ms Reeves said "wider reform", including a cap on pension providers' fees and charges, was needed. Asked to give an undertaking that Labour would not seek to overturn the reform, she added: "I don't think the annuities market works for people at the moment, so I support reform and I support the changes that people have more flexibility about how to access their money. I can give that assurance. “She said she believes "the majority of people" would not choose to draw down their full pension.'Complex proposals'Labour leader Ed Miliband earlier insisted he backs more flexible rules on pensions, but said his party wanted to look at the detail before they support the changes in Parliament. “We’re certainly not going to reject these proposals out of hand," said Mr Miliband. "That would be the wrong thing to do. “These are complex proposals. We need to scrutinise the detail and we need to have some clear answers from the government on some of those questions. “Some in Mr Miliband's party, including former front bencher Tom Watson, had criticised the plans. Writing on his blog, Mr Watson said the move was "a one-sided charter for tax avoidance" that was unfair on younger taxpayers. It is expected that anyone over the age of 55 who belongs to a private pension scheme (as opposed to a final-salary scheme) will be able to take out their savings as a lump sum to spend or invest as they wish. Advice 'critical'Chancellor George Osborne has dismissed fears newly-retired people could "blow" their money. A Downing Street spokesman earlier said that under the rule changes, pensioners were guaranteed independent advice before making any decision about their pension provision. Joanne Segars, chief executive of the National Association of Pension Funds, told BBC Radio 4 this advice would be "absolutely critical", but said there was "very little detail" so far. Baroness Sally Greengross OBE, head of the International Longevity Centre think tank, agreed that "advice, and the right sort of advice, is absolutely critical".
Officials in Malaysia say they believe the co-pilot of missing flight MH370 spoke the last words to ground controllers before it vanished. Investigators are looking into the possibility that the aircraft's crew were involved in its disappearance. The search for the plane has extended into two vast air corridors. Twenty-six countries have been asked to help find the jet, which went missing over a week ago with 239 people on board. Malaysia says the plane was intentionally diverted and could have flown on either a northern or southern arc from its last known position. Ahmad Jauhari Yahy, chief executive of Malaysia Airlines, told a news conference on Monday that initial investigations had indicated that co-pilot Fariq Abdul Hamid had calmly said "all right, good night" shortly before the plane disappeared. However it is not clear whether the last words came before or after one of the plane's tracking devices was switched off. Officials believe the communications systems were deliberately disabled.'Switched off'Police have searched the homes of Captain Zaharie Shah, 53, and Mr Fariq, 27. A flight simulator taken from the captain's home was being reassembled and examined at police headquarters, officials said. Investigators are also looking at passengers, engineers and other ground staff who may have had contact with the aircraft before take-off. The plane left Kuala Lumpur for Beijing at 00:40 local time (16:40 GMT) on 8 March. Officials say the sign-off to air traffic controllers came at 01:19 as it left Malaysian airspace. The last transmission from the plane's Aircraft and Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) was received at 01:07."We don't know when the ACARS was switched off after that," Mr Ahmad Jauhari said. "It was supposed to transmit 30 minutes from there, but that transmission did not come through. “The plane disappeared from air traffic controllers' screens at 01:21, when it was over the South China Sea. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday that satellite and radar evidence showed it had changed course and could have continued flying for a further seven hours. 'Anguish'Searches have started in two air corridors - one stretching from the border of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to northern Thailand, and another from Indonesia to the Indian Ocean. “Today, I can confirm that search and rescue operations in the northern and southern corridors have already begun," Malaysian Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told a news conference on Monday. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday he had agreed to take the lead in scouring the southern Indian Ocean for the "ill-fated aircraft”. Mr Hussein said: "Over the past two days, we have been recalibrating the search for MH370." Acting transport minister, Hishammuddin Hussein, says finding Flight MH370 is Malaysia's priority. He also responded to speculation that the Malaysian authorities had withheld information, saying they had been open throughout the investigation. “For the families, I understand that every day prolongs the anguish," he said. "I understand because Malaysia, too, is missing its sons and daughters. “Our priority has always been to find the aircraft. We would not withhold any information that could help. But we also have a responsibility not to release information until it has been verified by the international investigations team." Two-thirds of the passengers were from China and the country's state media has been criticising the Malaysian operation. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in a phone call asked the Malaysian PM to provide more detailed information about the missing flight "in a timely, accurate and comprehensive manner", state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. Relatives of the missing passengers and crew members have now been waiting desperately for updates for 10 days since the aircraft disappeared. One woman, whose older sister was making her first plane journey, told the BBC she thought the Malaysian authorities were holding information back, “Why don't they tell us the truth?" she asked. "We are so anxious just waiting here."Meanwhile, three French officials involved in the search for Air France flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, which crashed in 2009, have arrived in Malaysia to offer their expertise.
Authorities say they have recovered the bodies of two more people killed in a massive mudslide in the US state of Washington, bringing the total to 16.The officials said they thought they had located eight more bodies under the mud but were unable to retrieve them. As many as 176 people remain unaccounted for. A 177ft (54m) wall of mud buried the town of Oso, north of Seattle, on Saturday. Officials said the search would resume at first light. "We haven't lost hope that there's a possibility that we could find somebody alive," local fire chief Travis Hots told reporters on Tuesday night. “We are coming to the realisation that that may not be a possibility - but we are going full steam ahead. “We are going at this hard to get everybody that's out there that's missing” The sudden, catastrophic mudslide on Saturday destroyed about 30 houses, temporarily damming a river and leaving a square-mile field of muck and debris in its wake. Survivors were last pulled alive from the mud on Saturday. But as many as 200 search-and-rescue workers at a time - aided by dogs, helicopters, laser imaging and excavation equipment - have not let up since, pausing only when darkness made the work too dangerous, officials said. The search-and-rescue operation was further complicated on Tuesday by heavy rain, Mr Hots said, as the workers were forced to contend with slippery mud, upturned nails, wreckage, and deep pits of water. "It's unimaginable, the conditions out there that they're dealing with," Mr Hots said. At a news conference in the Netherlands earlier, President Barack Obama asked all Americans to send their thoughts and prayers to the victims. “We know that part of this tightly knit community has been lost," he said. “We hope for the best, but recognise this is a tough situation.” He has declared an emergency in Washington State and ordered federal authorities to co-ordinate the disaster relief effort.
300 Objects spotted by a satelitte in the south indian ocean are likely to be flight MH370
300 Objects have recently been spotted in the south Indian Ocean south west of Perth in Australia. Over the past few days planes have been searching in the area where Thai and French satelittes have spotted the debris.
So far the aircraft have spotted objects slightly under the ocean and marked their position using flares. Today, the search teams have not found anything due to bad weather. In fact, they have suspended the search.
Snake in sex education class?
Pupil gets a suprise in sex education class when 2ft snake comes. First the pupils thought that it was a toy and that someone was pranking them but then the snake
Jack Martins, 18, at first assumed it was a toy - but got a nasty surprise when he took a closer look.
He said: “I went to grab it and it jolted its head back which threw me backwards and I hit one of the tutors.
“I’ve had four snakes as pets before so I wasn’t scared but it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end.”
Fellow classmate Lauren Postles, 19, said: “I didn’t even see it, I just heard the word ‘snake’ and I freaked. “I was a whole classroom away but that felt too close. I had to go upstairs to the office with a friend and I just cried.”
The snake slithered around the room until a RSPCA came and captured the snake. It was confirmed it was a non-venomous common corn snake.
By George
The Alone and Angry Fish
When a fish tries to cross its path seemingly trying to cheer it up, It steals refuses to crack a smile.
Tommarshall thought the fish resembled an angry buissnessman Who had a bad day.
Sport relief
Last week the leigh academy raised money for sports relief. They ran, cycled, frog leaped and done a three legged race for a mile. Not only that they ran stalls to raise even more money. All the money you raise can make people's life much better. Watch the videos below to see what questions the P.E Department have to answer.
We ask 4 year 8 that have just gone thorught picking there choice for year 9 we as them 3 questions What is good about picking you GCSE ?How do you feel about acting and dance could be drop for time table?If you could chageing one thing about your GCSE Tommy-get to pick them early so it gives you more time to prepare.Daisy-its goes with what I wanna do when I am older .Jay- its fun and a good experience for me. (Q2) tommy- if I could change one thing about my GCSE for less exams because it would be less stree for me.Daisy-my would be we should be able to pick ore then 4.Jay-less exams cause less stree for meAdam- less exams. (Q3) tommy- I would fine that bad because I loved drama an if it was not able to do it would be upsetting. Daisy-drama is one of my best subject and not be able to do will very upset me because I love this subject .
We ask one of the post 16 about what there feel about drama we ask lily 3 question. (Q1)what do you like about performing arts? (Q2)would you take a job in performing arts? (Q3)what do you feel about performing art could being drop from the time table? (Q1) i like the way that you can be you self when your not acting as a different person. (Q2)yes i would love to take a job in teaching drama to little kids. (Q3)I think that is would be a shame that it could get drop because i know that it the most best thing ever that you could do at school.
By Lily and Maddie