Man jailed over Bunnings prank, Trump pulls US from 'woke' UNESCO, BMW driver accused of wild move
Donald Trump has withdrawn the US from UNESCO. White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said the US president believed the organisation was "woke" and "totally out-of-step with commonplace policies".
Police in Queensland are urgently searching for a seven-week-old baby and two young children missing since last Friday.
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Urgent search for baby, two kids
Police are urgently searching for two schoolchildren and a seven-week-old baby who went missing from the Gold Coast last week.
The 10-year-old girl, six-year-old boy and the baby were last seen near Mirambeena Drive in Pimpama at about 8.50am on Friday, July 18.
Police say they were last seen with a woman, 41-year-old Monique, who they believe is known to the children and believed to be with them.
They have since released image of Monique to the public in hopes of locating her.
She has been described as caucasian with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
An image of the seven-week-old baby has also been released by authorities, in addition to those of the two older children that had already been made public.
Police believe Monique was driving a white Nissan X-Trail with the Queensland registration 992XPS, and may have travelled interstate to the Tenterfield area in NSW.
Anyone who may have sighted them or the vehicle is urged to contact police.
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Cops stunned by BMW spotted on Melbourne street
A driver in Melbourne's southeast has stunned police this week after he was allegedly spotted driving without a hood or driver's seat.
Instead, his BMW had a garden chair and cushion in place as it was spotted driving in Cranbourne North on Monday.
"The driver, a 64-year-old Narre Warren South man, claimed he was heading to get some parts and knew the car was not roadworthy," police said in a statement on Wednesday.
He was issued with a defect notice and is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences.
Trump removes US from 'woke' UNESCO
Donald Trump has removed the US from UNESCO for a second time.
'President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,' White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement.
While widely known for its control of heritage sites globally, UNESCO addresses issues like climate change. Trump initially pulled the US from UNESCO in 2019 during his first term citing concerns of anti-Israel bias.
Read more from Politico here.
Dad jailed over Bunnings prank
A father-of-three has been jailed over a Bunnings stunt he claimed was a prank gone wrong.
Paul Andrew Hart said he had planned on releasing fart spray in the Northam Bunnings store on ANZAC Day in 2024, but accidentally sprayed a chilli spray that left customers hospitalised and struggling to breathe, Nine News reported.
The stunt forced the Bunnings store to close, while victims were made to strip out of their clothes and be washed down in outdoor showers.
The 52-year-old was jailed for 16 months.
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Urgent search for baby, two kids
Police are urgently searching for two schoolchildren and a seven-week-old baby who went missing from the Gold Coast last week.
The 10-year-old girl, six-year-old boy and the baby were last seen near Mirambeena Drive in Pimpama at about 8.50am on Friday, July 18.
Police say they were last seen with a woman, 41-year-old Monique, who they believe is known to the children and believed to be with them.
They have since released image of Monique to the public in hopes of locating her.
She has been described as caucasian with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
An image of the seven-week-old baby has also been released by authorities, in addition to those of the two older children that had already been made public.
Police believe Monique was driving a white Nissan X-Trail with the Queensland registration 992XPS, and may have travelled interstate to the Tenterfield area in NSW.
Anyone who may have sighted them or the vehicle is urged to contact police.
- NewsWire
Police are urgently searching for two schoolchildren and a seven-week-old baby who went missing from the Gold Coast last week.
The 10-year-old girl, six-year-old boy and the baby were last seen near Mirambeena Drive in Pimpama at about 8.50am on Friday, July 18.
Police say they were last seen with a woman, 41-year-old Monique, who they believe is known to the children and believed to be with them.
They have since released image of Monique to the public in hopes of locating her.
She has been described as caucasian with dark brown hair and brown eyes.
An image of the seven-week-old baby has also been released by authorities, in addition to those of the two older children that had already been made public.
Police believe Monique was driving a white Nissan X-Trail with the Queensland registration 992XPS, and may have travelled interstate to the Tenterfield area in NSW.
Anyone who may have sighted them or the vehicle is urged to contact police.
- NewsWire
Cops stunned by BMW spotted on Melbourne street
A driver in Melbourne's southeast has stunned police this week after he was allegedly spotted driving without a hood or driver's seat.
Instead, his BMW had a garden chair and cushion in place as it was spotted driving in Cranbourne North on Monday.
"The driver, a 64-year-old Narre Warren South man, claimed he was heading to get some parts and knew the car was not roadworthy," police said in a statement on Wednesday.
He was issued with a defect notice and is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences.
A driver in Melbourne's southeast has stunned police this week after he was allegedly spotted driving without a hood or driver's seat.
Instead, his BMW had a garden chair and cushion in place as it was spotted driving in Cranbourne North on Monday.
"The driver, a 64-year-old Narre Warren South man, claimed he was heading to get some parts and knew the car was not roadworthy," police said in a statement on Wednesday.
He was issued with a defect notice and is expected to be charged on summons with traffic offences.
Trump removes US from 'woke' UNESCO
Donald Trump has removed the US from UNESCO for a second time.
'President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,' White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement.
While widely known for its control of heritage sites globally, UNESCO addresses issues like climate change. Trump initially pulled the US from UNESCO in 2019 during his first term citing concerns of anti-Israel bias.
Read more from Politico here.
Donald Trump has removed the US from UNESCO for a second time.
'President Trump has decided to withdraw the United States from UNESCO — which supports woke, divisive cultural and social causes that are totally out-of-step with the commonsense policies that Americans voted for in November,' White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said in a statement.
While widely known for its control of heritage sites globally, UNESCO addresses issues like climate change. Trump initially pulled the US from UNESCO in 2019 during his first term citing concerns of anti-Israel bias.
Read more from Politico here.
Dad jailed over Bunnings prank
A father-of-three has been jailed over a Bunnings stunt he claimed was a prank gone wrong.
Paul Andrew Hart said he had planned on releasing fart spray in the Northam Bunnings store on ANZAC Day in 2024, but accidentally sprayed a chilli spray that left customers hospitalised and struggling to breathe, Nine News reported.
The stunt forced the Bunnings store to close, while victims were made to strip out of their clothes and be washed down in outdoor showers.
The 52-year-old was jailed for 16 months.
A father-of-three has been jailed over a Bunnings stunt he claimed was a prank gone wrong.
Paul Andrew Hart said he had planned on releasing fart spray in the Northam Bunnings store on ANZAC Day in 2024, but accidentally sprayed a chilli spray that left customers hospitalised and struggling to breathe, Nine News reported.
The stunt forced the Bunnings store to close, while victims were made to strip out of their clothes and be washed down in outdoor showers.
The 52-year-old was jailed for 16 months.
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