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2 days ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Incredible and 'rare' phenomenon on quiet Aussie beach vanishes within 24 hours
A dog walker strolling along a rugged Australian beach was 'amazed' to stumble across a sprawling natural phenomenon few people are lucky enough to witness. While Sybil Jethro thought the formation resembled ancient stalactites, which grow slowly at 10cm every thousand years, experts believe the strange sand flow she photographed likely materialised in milliseconds. Sybil spotted the gnarled shapes in the sand on Sunday morning at Ocean Beach, a wild 37km stretch of sand on Tasmania's west coast. They were just two metres from the water's edge, and directly below a bank of mud or peat. 'I'd say it was as big as a couple of tables, big eight-seater dining room-sized,' she told Yahoo News Australia. 'I couldn't quite work them out. They were close to the water line, so I'm pretty sure the next high tide will just wash them away.' Related: 🦀 Incredible sand formations created by sand bubbler crabs How were the sand formations created? The formations in her pictures have been described as resembling seaweed, tongues, and even caterpillars. But Professor Patrick Hesp, an expert in coastal geomorphology at Flinders University, has settled on the description of 'tongues'. He explained it's 'rare' to see formations as large as these. They form quickly during a sudden inundation of water onto the sand and are quickly destroyed by the tides or more rain. When a bed of sand is suddenly soaked with water, it can form dozens of these long, flowing 'tongues' which then move down the hillside. Professor Hesp compares them to debris flows that occur after heavy water flows turn loose soil, rock and organic matter into a slurry, but in this case, they're much smaller. Their lifespan is short because as they move over sand that's less wet, the moisture sinks below, drying out the tongue above. 'People don't think sand dunes have much water influence, but at times, you get quite significant sheet wash. This means the water is flowing across the surface and washing a fan of sand down,' Professor Hesp explained. 'But on occasions it's more localised, and it produces these saturated flows that just lose all their water suddenly and stop in place.' Replacements form after 'tongues' vanish After returning to Ocean Beach on Monday morning, the original sand tongue Sybil photographed was gone. Signs of million-year-old ancient humans found on Australia's doorstep Solution to Great Barrier Reef problem as new report released Toxic chemicals in simple household items pose worrying 'threat' But already there were new ones forming along the coastline. Although they aren't as intricate as her weekend find, her images help illustrate how these incredible structures form. With her dog sitting on the sand for scale, you can see large globs of sand rolling down the bank. Incredibly, the sand tongues were just 1.5km from where Sybil photographed a rare oarfish in June, also known as a "doomsday fish". While its discovery created national media attention, she was likely the only person to witness the intact fish before it was torn apart by scavenging birds. Love Australia's weird and wonderful environment? 🐊🦘😳 Get our new newsletter showcasing the week's best stories.
The Sun
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Inside new Love Island bombshell Ryan Bannister's jetsetter lifestyle from beach club visits to a month in Ibiza
LOVE Island's newest bombshell Ryan Bannister is used to a jetset lifestyle which includes beach club visits and a month long holiday in Ibiza. Earlier today The Sun revealed how TWO brand new Islanders have arrived in the villa - and hunky Ryan, 27, is one of them. 6 6 6 6 As well as workout videos and fitness tips, gym enthusiast Ryan's Instagram is packed with trips abroad to sunny locations. One place he appears to REALLY like is Ibiza. In fact the hunk in trunks stayed on the Party Isle for a month as he soaked up the sun with pals. Sharing pictures from his four week trip, Ryan wrote: "Honestly could write a book with everything that's happened in just 1 month in Ibiza. "Met the most amazing people and only lost/broke 6 pairs of sunglasses. Vamosssss." In the slew of holiday snaps he shared, Ryan did what all Love Island stars do, and made sure to make a trip to Wayne Lineker 's famous Ocean Beach bar. Earlier today the Sun revealed how Ryan is one of two new bombshells going into the villa for a summer of love. A source told us: 'The Islanders have been crying out for some bombshells with so many of them currently single. 'It's only really Meg and Dejon who are in any way settled which is bonkers at this stage of the game. 'The villa is a bombshells paradise right now and it's everything to play for.' Love Islang girl looks very smug after the results of the Heart Rate Challenge Quizzed by ITV but his ideal girl, Ryan said: "A tanned brunette with a good body, bubbly personality, a joy to be around. "They've got to be funny and someone I just love spending time with. I also like a bit of a fiery side." Asked about his dating rules, he revealed: "A red flag would be someone who jumps from relationship to relationship and isn't happy on their own. "A green flag is when people have good things to say about you, having a good family and set of friends." 6 6 Ryan will be seen arriving in the villa with stunning girl bombshell Billykiss Azeez. The 28-year-old content creator from Dublin already has her eye on Meg 's man Dejon. When quizzed on what she looks for in a man, Billykiss told ITV: "Someone tall who's good looking but not too good looking and that's confident, assertive, knows what they want and is serious about me." Love Island 2025 full lineup Harry Cooksley: A 30-year-old footballer with charm to spare. Shakira Khan: A 22-year-old Manchester-based model, ready to turn heads. Megan Moore: A payroll specialist from Southampton, looking for someone tall and stylish. Alima Gagigo: International business graduate with brains and ambition. Tommy Bradley: A gym enthusiast with a big heart. Helena Ford: A Londoner with celebrity connections, aiming to find someone funny or Northern. Ben Holbrough: A model ready to make waves. Dejon Noel-Williams: A personal trainer and semi-pro footballer, following in his footballer father's footsteps. Aaron Buckett: A towering 6'5' personal trainer. Conor Phillips: A 25-year-old Irish rugby pro. Antonia Laites: Love Island's first bombshell revealed as sexy Las Vegas pool party waitress. Yasmin Pettet: The 24-year-old bombshell hails from London and works as a commercial banking executive. Emily Moran: Bombshell Welsh brunette from the same town as Love Island 2024 alumni Nicole Samuel. Harrison Solomon: Pro footballer and model entering Love Island 2025 as a bombshell. Giorgio Russo: The 30-year-old will be spending his summer in the sun, potentially his sister Alessia's successful tournament at the Euros in Switzerland. Departures: Kyle Ashman: Axed after an arrest over a machete attack emerged. He was released with no further action taken and denies any wrongdoing. Sophie Lee: A model and motivational speaker who has overcome adversity after suffering life-changing burns in an accident. Blu Chegini: A boxer with striking model looks, seeking love in the villa. Malisha Jordan: A teaching assistant from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, who entered Love Island 2025 as a bombshell. Shea Mannings: Works as a scaffolder day-to-day and plays semi-pro football on the side. Caprice Alexandra: The 26-year-old bombshell owns a nursery in Romford. Poppy Harrison: The bombshell broke up with her boyfriend after finding out she would be in the villa Will Means: The fourth fittest farmer in the UK according to Farmers' Weekly in 2023 entered the villa as a bombshell Megan Clarke: An Irish actress part of the OG line-up.
The Sun
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Katie Price's boyfriend JJ Slater UNFOLLOWS Conor McGregor after she was pictured partying with him in Ibiza
KATIE Price's boyfriend JJ Slater has unfollowed Conor McGregor on Instagram after she was pictured partying with him in Ibiza. Page 3 legend Katie, 47, was snapped in a barely-there red and white bikini cuddling up to the UFC star, 36, at Ocean Beach during a rowdy day out on the Spanish party island. 4 Grinning for selfies and dancing among the crowd, the mum-of-five looked in her element as she joined a host of celeb pals - including Wayne Lineker, Jamie O'Hara and Dean Gaffney - at the event. Conor later posted a photo from the event with Katie, captioning it: "Katie Price Forever." But behind the scenes, the pictures didn't go down well with JJ, 31, who swiftly hit the unfollow button on Conor's account. A source told The Sun: 'JJ had been following Conor on social media for around six months. "Katie and JJ went to Ireland a few months ago and Katie took him to Conor McGregor's pub and introduced them. "Katie was already following Conor on socials, and after that he followed her back and JJ also started following Conor. "Now, after Katie was snapped partying with Conor in Ibiza, JJ has unfollowed Conor. "He didn't like seeing the pictures of them having a whale of a time on the party island, he thought it looked disrespectful.' JJ, who found fame on Married at First Sight UK, has been dating Katie since earlier this year, with the pair recently enjoying a string of PDA-filled outings. Katie's tiny figure was on full display as she cuddled up with Conor during the wild party earlier this month. The reality star nearly slipped out of her tiny bikini as she danced among the crowd with the boxer. Showing off a deep bronze tan and slender frame, Katie beamed next to Conor as she posed with fans and the boxer. With a tiny red and white bikini barely keeping her famously enhanced boobs covered, Katie delighted in the revelry on the day out. JJ's representatives have been contacted for comment. Fans have grown concerned for the star in recent weeks during her increasingly slender frame. Katie has repeatedly shut down speculation she had started using weight loss jabs – and hit back at critics of her weight loss. Speaking on her Snapchat in May, Katie said: "Yes I've lost weight. "Yes that what I've wanted to do, I've wanted to lose weight. "Because the past three, four years ago when I broke my feet and I was in a wheelchair for 10 months because they said I'd never walk again, and obviously you put weight on being in a wheelchair. "And then I did all the IVF stuff, that also puts on weight. "So yeah I did put on weight and I hated it, I felt uncomfortable and it wasn't me." She then explained how, after finishing her failed IVF treatment, she became more active with healthy eating. "Everyone is talking about it - it's driving me mad," she said. "I'm healthy and I do eat. "If you look at old old pictures of me in the Jordan days, I was always skinny." The mum-of-five underwent a £1,500 bum filler procedure in May which she livestreamed on TikTok from the operating table. She told the camera: 'You can grow old gracefully, but I don't want to grow old gracefully. "If there's procedures out there to be done, I will take advantage of them. And at least I'm being honest.' Just weeks later, she shared that she had gone for more, further enlarging her rear. Plasters from the treatment were still present and bleeding on her bum by the time she arrived in Ibiza, with Katie showing off the bandages by the poolside. 4
Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Daily Mail
Wayne Lineker 'reveals victim hit by Conor McGregor in Ibiza nightclub and praises him for 'taking punches like a champion' while slamming the MMA fighter'
The man allegedly punched by former UFC fighter Conor McGregor in an Ibiza nightclub is Joe Gomez, a 'close friend' of club mogul Wayne Lineker. Lineker, 63, identified employee Gomez in a now-deleted post on Instagram where he said that he was 'disappointed' with McGregor for attacking his employee, according to The Sun. Former UFC fighter Conor McGregor, 36, was carousing at the Pacha nightclub on the Spanish island of Ibiza on Tuesday morning when he was said to have struck Gomez for 'absolutely no reason'. 'This is my very close friend who has worked at Ocean for eight years,' Lineker wrote on Instagram. 'He has the most special heart and in all of the years that I've known him he has never raised his voice once.' Entrepreneur Lineker said that Gomez 'took two punches from Conor McGregor in Pacha for absolutely no reason'. 'Let me introduce you to Joe Gooomez [sic]. He took the punches like a champion,' he joked, according to The Sun. 'To say I'm disappointed is an understatement,' he added in more serious tone. 'We at Ocean Beach Ibiza will always put our family first #wearefamily.' McGregor had been enjoying himself for hours with the likes of Katie Price and Wayne Lineker, with glimpses of the evening captured by others and posted online. He was seen in footage talking to a man before putting his arm around his shoulders on the dance floor at 5:53am. McGregor appeared to speak to the man for a few seconds before appearing to strike him with his left hand, while holding a glass in his right. McGregor, a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion, then appeared to land another blow seconds later. The alleged victim appeared to fall to the floor. McGregor has not fought professionally since 2021 and was protected by his entourage. He was reportedly allowed to carry on partying while the other party was said to have been removed from the venue. A friend of the alleged victim told The Sun: 'Joe's not said anything about pressing charges or making a formal complaint to the police. 'He had some time off booked after the incident anyway, but Wayne has been very good at handling it.' He said that Joe was 'fine' and there was 'no injury'. The scrap came just hours after McGregor was seen partying with Katie Price at Wayne Lineker's famous O Beach club. Price shared a picture of the pair on her Instagram page with the caption: 'You legend,' after McGregor tagged her in his own story and said: 'Forever'. Tottenham defender Kevin Danso also posted a picture with the former fighter on his Instagram. It is not the first time McGregor has come under fire for antics outside of the octagon. In 2019, McGregor was filmed punching an elderly grey-haired man at his pub in Dublin. The customer had reportedly declined a shot of McGregor's own-brand whiskey. Video from The Marble Arch Pub in Dublin and shared by TMZ showed the ordeal unfold. McGregor had reportedly lined up cups for patrons, looking to buy a round of his Proper Twelve for everyone. When the older gentleman refused, McGregor 'downed a shot with the other drinkers, he unexpectedly threw his notorious left fist right in the face of the old man'. McGregor later apologised for punching the man. 'I was in the wrong,' he said at the time. 'That man deserved to enjoy his time in the pub without having it end the way it did. He said that he had tried to make amends previously, before adding: 'That doesn't even matter. I was in the wrong.'
The Sun
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Wayne Lineker reveals victim of Conor McGregor nightclub attack who ‘took punches like a champ' as he slams UFC brute
THE man punched by Conor McGregor in a 6am nightclub brawl is Wayne Lineker's close pal who has 'the most special heart'. Joe Gomez was whacked twice by the ex-UFC fighter, 36, in the legendary Pacha nightclub 'for absolutely no reason' on Tuesday morning. 11 11 11 11 His identity was revealed in a now-deleted Instagram post by club mogul Wayne, 63, who said he was 'disappointed' with McGregor for attacking his employee. MMA legend Conor had been partying in Lineker's Ocean Beach club earlier in the night before moving to the VIP section of Pacha. Wayne's post, to his one million followers, said: 'Thought about this post a lot. 'This is my very close friend who has worked at Ocean for eight years, he has the most special heart and in all of the years that I've known him he has never raised his voice once. 'He took two punches from Conor McGregor in Pacha for absolutely no reason. 'Let me introduce you to Joe Gooomez (sic). He took the punches like a champion. 'I've since deleted my post of Conor at Ocean on Sunday. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. 'We at Ocean Beach Ibiza will always put our family first #wearefamily.' One of Joe's pals, who was in the club during the bust-up, told The Sun: "He has worked with Wayne for a long time and Wayne is very loyal to his staff. "Conor had a great deal at Ocean - he got a table and drinks for free. Now that benefit may well be taken away. "If you were around Conor in the club and you took your phone out, you'd be told to put it away. Love Island star sparks feud with Wayne Linekar calling him him an 'insecure grandad' "I don't know how Joe got that close to begin with. "Joe's not said anything about pressing charges or making a formal complaint to the police. "He had some time off booked after the incident anyway, but Wayne has been very good at handling it. "Joe's fine and there was no injury from the punches. It was obviously a shock, and he feels he was in the wrong place at the wrong time." Earlier in the evening, the combat sports legend was pictured with glamour model Katie Price at Lineker's club. Taking to Instagram, he was seen puffing on a cigar while wearing red shorts, a sun hat and sunglasses while playing up to the crowd. Price, 47, reshared the story to her own Instagram page with the caption: "You legend," after McGregor tagged her in his own story and said: "Forever". Spurs ace Kevin Danso also shared a snap of himself with the MMA fighter. The Sun's exclusive footage first showed how McGregor was talking to a man on the exclusive club's dancefloor before putting his arm around his shoulders from a platform above. After the pair chat for less than ten seconds, McGregor strikes the man, who appears to be Mr Gomez, next to his pal with his left hand. The first punch failed to cleanly connect, but less than a second later, the "Notorious" lands a clean left hook as the startled party-goer falls to the floor. McGregor, wearing a black and white shirt and tight white trousers, is then shielded from other club-goers by his own friends, who stormed the booth he was standing in. Revellers in the nightclub revealed that after the bizarre scrap, the man punched by McGregor was thrown out, while the Irish fighter kept drinking. One told The Sun: 'Clearly something's been said to annoy him and he's reacted very badly. 'The guy seemed to fall to the floor, and his mates came to pick him up and get him away. 'There [didn't appear to be any] consequences for Conor, but the guy he punched was taken away and I didn't see him again.' 11 11 The short but violent scrap unfolded at 5:53am after McGregor, who hasn't fought since 2021, had spent the night partying with his huge entourage. Another club-goer said: "He had his arm around someone who looked like his mate. 'Someone came up to them and when Conor hit him, about five people fell to the floor as the guy stumbled back. "It was a bit like bowling pins, but the guy was really shaken by the hits. "About a minute later, the bouncers came and got him on the back and took him out of the club, because he had annoyed Conor. "It was right before close anyway. There was no messing around, they just removed him. "Conor left through the garden a bit later, he didn't look very happy that they got into a fight." Wayne Lineker and McGregor's representative were asked to comment. 11 11
