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ABC News
19-05-2025
- ABC News
Erin Patterson's movements traced by location expert
Today was all about that base (station), as a mobile phone location data expert traced Erin Patterson's alleged movements in the months before the deadly beef Wellington lunch. The data showed Erin's phone connecting to base stations in Loch and Outtrim – locations where death cap mushrooms were said to be growing. In this episode Kristian Silva and Stephen Stockwell explain the data analysis, including some of its limitations in pinpointing a person's precise movements. If you've got questions about the case that you'd like Kristian and Stocky to answer in future episodes, send them through to mushroomcasedaily@ - It's the case that's captured the attention of the world. Three people died and a fourth survived an induced coma after eating beef wellington at a family lunch, hosted by Erin Patterson. Police allege the beef wellington contained poisonous mushrooms, but Erin Patterson says she's innocent. Now, the accused triple murderer is fighting the charges in a regional Victorian courthouse. Court reporter Kristian Silva and producer Stephen Stockwell are on the ground, bringing you all the key moments from the trial as they unravel in court. From court recaps to behind-the-scenes murder trial explainers, the Mushroom Case Daily podcast is your eyes and ears inside the courtroom. Keep up to date with new episodes of Mushroom Case Daily, now releasing every day on the ABC listen app.
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- The Guardian
Country diary: Miniature ‘oil' slicks in lofty locations
When you move across the country, as we did a few months ago, you are changing not only a house but the landscape that comes with it. Suddenly, far-distant lochs and mountains known only from maps swing into view; unknown summits shimmer invitingly in the heat haze of this unlikely sweltering spring. Recently, restless to explore, we scampered up the slopes of Meall nan Tarmachan, a Munro that rises high above Lochan na Lairige – high and hemmed in by the grand curving buttresses of the Lawers Dam – and looked out across the many rippling ridgelines, bare hill upon hill upon hill. Every ascent comes as a surprise, a blowing open of the mind. But the real revelations were found on the lower slopes, which were starred with wood anemones and violets, and lit by the tiny pink lanterns of the blaeberries, just coming into fruit – long before I've been used to seeing them in Orkney. The divots were wriggling with tadpoles, shipwrecked on the shores of their shrinking pools, not long for this world. In places, the track itself took on a shimmering appearance: the swirling, polychrome sheen of the petrol station, an opaline ooze that seeped over the ground like an chemical spill. Despite appearances, this 'bog oil' is not an oil at all but a bacterial film, the iron- and manganese-loving Leptothrix discophora, which slowly builds a delicate sheet of oxidised metal across the surface of still water. It can be identified quite easily by touching it gently with a stick. If a suspected oil spill shatters into tiny platelets, it is bacterial in origin, not industrial, and usually indicates the presence of bog iron nearby – pea-sized metallic nodules once forged by Norsemen to make the rivets on their Viking longboats. Leptothrix colonies thrive when water levels fall, raising the concentration of dissolved metals in standing water. And so now, weeks into our heatwave, as the long grass wilts under a hot sun and the puddles simmer away into nothing, the hillside glistens with metal-eating micro-organisms, glittering with the disco lights of a bacterial bloom. Under the Changing Skies: The Best of the Guardian's Country Diary, 2018-2024 is published by Guardian Faber; order at and get a 15% discount
Daily Record
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Lorraine Kelly interviews 'Loch Ness Monster milker' ahead of Irn-Bru new flavour tour
National treasure Lorraine spoke to Angus McLean, who is embarking on a UK-wide milk-float tour to deliver Irn-Bru Xtra's 'Nessie Nectar' to doors across the nation. Lorraine Kelly had the most mythical encounter of her career as she interviewed the "5th generation Loch Ness Monster milker" behind Irn-Bru's new limited edition "Nessie Nectar" flavour. National treasure Lorraine caught up with Angus McLean, who is embarking on a UK-wide "milk-float tour" to deliver Irn-Bru Xtra's latest creation to doors across the nation. Marking the release of the soft drink brand's new flavour, from today it is possible to book a delivery from the electric milk-float which is travelling all the way from Loch Ness straight to homes across the country. Packed full of crates of eye-catching new cans and customised with two humps and Nessie tale, the orange milk-float is hitting the road. In the interview, Angus - star of the behind-the-scenes comedy documentary at McLean & Sons - chats to Lorraine about what it's really like working with Nessie and the delicious taste of new Irn-Bru Xtra cans hitting shelves soon. Speaking about her unusual interview, Lorraine said: "Oh, what a treat it was to meet Angus as he sets off on his big UK tour. Hearing all about his time working with one of Scotland's most famous legends was just magical. 'And let me tell you, getting a cheeky preview of the Irn-Bru Xtra Nessie Nectar with its sweet, juicy twist - straight from the source - well, it was an absolute delight. It tastes bloomin' unbelievable. So keep your eyes peeled for that fabulous Nessie float as it makes a splash across the UK and don't forget to sort out your delivery while Angus is on his rounds.' Angus recently shot to fame after letting cameras peek behind-the-scenes of his Nessie Nectar milking business on the shores of Loch Ness. The film was debuted by Irn-Bru to launch their newest limited edition flavour which he is now taking across the UK. Kenny Nicholson, head of brand at Irn-Bru said: 'McLean & Sons have been tugging on Nessie's teat for centuries so it's finally time to share her juicy nectar with the rest of the UK. 'To spread the word about our new Irn-Bru Xtra limited edition, made with hand-milked Nessie nectar we just knew we had to call in another legend. Who better than Lorraine Kelly to help kick off the tour?' To be in with a chance of catching a glimpse of the float and tasting Nessie's Nectar, fans simply need to send a text to McLean & Son's hotline on 07955583726. The new Legend Editions 330ml cans also include a Unicorn Tears flavour, with tears farmed from Unicorns themselves. They are available in convenience stores and supermarkets across the UK and both the Nessie Nectar and Unicorn Tears behind-the-scenes brand films can be viewed on Irn-Bru's social channels.
