A 16-month-old British girl has been rescued unharmed by firefighters after she got stuck in a mop bucket.
Little Minnie Snodgrass managed to get wedged in the metal bucket after her mother, Gemma, was mopping the floor at their home in Conisbrough, near Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue came to the child’s aid after her family had rushed her to a nearby hospital. (PA)
Facebook post saves stricken teen
An “extremely lucky” UK teenager has been rescued at sea after making a plea for help on Facebook.
The 18-year-old man ran into difficulties after his dinghy capsized off Mevagissey in Cornwall on Thursday night.
Although his phone was too wet to make a 999 call, he was able to post on Facebook, telling friends and family that his Laser sailing craft was in trouble. (PA)
Wrapping up new TV technology
A flexible TV unveiled by LG could pave the way for a revolution in the way we watch and use screens: rolling them up and taking them with us in and out of the home.
The South Korean manufacturer has revealed two new screens, one of which is so flexible it can be completely rolled up and moved without affecting the picture when used again.
Experts say this could completely change the way that we use and interact with the various screens in our lives, including smartphones and even car windscreens. (PA)
Headhunt over donated skulls
Officials in Washington state are searching for the person who donated three human skulls to a thrift store in a Seattle suburb.
The skulls were donated to the Goodwill store in Bellevue, where staff contacted local police. The King County medical examiner said two of the skulls were from adults and appeared to have been used in a medical clinic or for instruction. The third was very old and appears to have belonged to a Native American child.
The medical examiner is asking whoever donated the skulls to provide some details, without penalty, so the third skull can be returned to its tribe, which is required by state law for Native Americans. (PA)
Dino fossils on their way home
US authorities have agreed to ship the remains of 18 dinosaurs back to Mongolia after finding the fossils during a criminal investigation.
The smuggled remains, all between 68 million and 80 million years old, were looted from sites in the Gobi desert.
Their repatriation comes a month after paleontologist Eric Prokopi was sentenced to three months in prison for his involvement in a smuggling scheme. (Reuters)
Pilot shares a pizza the action
An airline pilot treated stranded passengers to pizza when storms diverted a Denver-bound flight to Cheyenne, Wyoming, where the plane was stuck for two hours.
Andrew Ritchie, manager of the local branch of Domino’s, said he got a call at about 10pm – just as he was about to send his staff home – and Frontier Airlines pilot Gerhard Bradner told him he needed to feed 160 people: fast. Ritchie said his workers quickly knocked up about 35 pizzas and delivered them to the airport. (PA)