An Ohio lawmaker wants to give the state’s motorists the chance to score a licence plate honouring LeBron James.
State Rep. Bill Patmon is planning to introduce legislation to permit the sale of a commemorative “LeBron James Witness 2.0” plate honouring the Akron native’s decision to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
“When LeBron came home, it was a big deal for us,” said the Democrat from Cleveland.
“It might not be for the rest of the world, but it’s a big deal for Cleveland.”
James, a four-time NBA most valuable player, was drafted by the Cavaliers in 2003 but left town for Miami after seven seasons. Last month, he announced he would re-sign with Cleveland.
New home for a stowaway spider
A stowaway spider discovered in a shipment of bananas is the second exotic arachnid to be rehomed at a zoo in past 12 months.
The South American tarantula was discovered in a food store delivery in West Sussex and was handed into a veterinary surgery before being taken away by the RSPCA.
Inspector Tony Woodley collected the three-inch spider and took it to Drusillas Park in Alfriston, East Sussex, after they agreed to give it a new home. Angela Hale, the zoo’s spider expert, said: “We had the arachnid identified by Dr Stuart Longhorn of the British Tarantula Society, one of the world’s leading taxonomists and experts on South American tarantulas. He confirmed the tarantula was a fully grown dwarf species known as Peruvian green velvet.”
Axe smashed into car on highway
It was a scary moment on a highway north of the US city of Boston when an axe smashed through the windscreen of a car.
Massachusetts State Police say the axe bounced out of a dump truck. A photo was released showing the axe with a corner of its blade stuck in the passenger side of the car’s dashboard. The handle was sticking through the windscreen.
Police say the car’s passenger was “shaken up” but not hurt.
Rolled-chippings toll road opened
A temporary toll road made from rolled chippings has been opened in southwest England.
Businessman Mike Watts decided to open the thoroughfare to bypass a closed section of the A431 between Bath and Bristol. The Kelston Road was shut in February following a landslip and officials say it will not be repaired until the end of the year.
But a new makeshift road, which costs £2 a time to use, reopens the important “back road” which is used by commuters going between the two cities. Local villagers in nearby Kelston have repeatedly criticised Bath & North East Somerset council for not reopening the main road sooner and say it has caused major traffic problems in the area.
Charity nose job up the mountain
A man has completed his challenge to push a Brussels sprout up Snowdon using his nose, the BBC reports.
Stuart Kettell, from the West Midlands, took three days to reach the 1,085-metre summit. The 49-year-old trained for his charity mission by pushing a sprout around his garden with his nose.
Kettell said he selected a large sprout so it would not fall down a crevice in the rock. His aim was to collect at least £5,000 in sponsorship for Macmillan Cancer Support, but does not yet know how much he has raised. “People definitely think I’m mad, and I’m beginning to think it myself,” he said.