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Times
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Kite surfer's 30ft jump — and more news in pictures
Andrew Shield making beer at the family-owned World Top Brewery in Driffield, East Yorkshire TIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP Steve Wheeler, 76, has the largest collection of milk bottles in the UK, having amassed more than 26,000 since the 1980s. He recently admitted he hates milk and hasn't had a glass in 65 years EMMA TRIMBLE/SWNS The Greek army's Apache helicopters send vegetation whirling during a US-led military exercise in Petrochori, northern Greece THANASSIS STAVRAKIS/AP Camels and sheep at a livestock market before the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha — the Feast of Sacrifice — in Tripoli, Libya XINHUA/REX/SHUTTERSTOCK The Dalai Lama, 89, presides over an event in Dharamshala, India, during which exiled Tibetans gathered to pray for his long life ASHWINI BHATIA/AP The actor Hugh Jackman greeted fans and signed autographs outside Minetta Lane Theatre in New York before riding away on a bicycle BAUER-GRIFFIN/GC IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES Sun conures, also known as sun parakeets, huddle close together at Bird Gardens Scotland in Oxton PHIL WILKINSON Runners compete in the inaugural Annapurna Marathon in Myagdi, Nepal, marking 75 years since the first ascent of the world's tenth-highest peak PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES ATTILA KOVACS/EPA ZHOU SHEGEN/XINHUA/ALAMY ROBERT HUGHES/DEVON SEA SAFARI/BNPS Mexican women in traditional attire attend Pope Leo's weekly general audience in St Peter's Square, Vatican City FABIO FRUSTACI/EPA Inmates compete in a boxing tournament at the Central Prison in Sofia, Bulgaria VASSIL DONEV/EPA Dua Lipa performs at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, the Netherlands KRISTY SPAROW/ABA/GETTY IMAGES A photographer is photographed in front of Where Am I Now?, by the Cypriot artist Maria Loizidou, in Liverpool Cathedral, part of the Liverpool Biennial, Britain's largest free contemporary arts festival
Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Pensioner who owns UKs biggest milk bottle collection hasn't drunk milk in 65 years
A man who owns the UK's largest milk bottle collection has revealed he 'hates' milk and hasn't drunk a glass in 65 years. Steve Wheeler, 76, has collected over 26,000 bottles since the 1980s and travels all across the UK to find them. Around 23,000 bottles are from the UK which Steve says is around 20 per cent of the total amount of different types which have ever been manufactured in Britain. He also has 3,000 bottles from overseas - that includes at least one from every European country.
ABC News
01-05-2025
- ABC News
Lexton farmer target of three 'coordinated' sheep thefts costing $175k
A Victorian farmer has become a victim to a sophisticated, coordinated farm theft attack costing him more than $175,000. Steve Wheeler has had more than 1,700 sheep stolen from his Lexton farm on the Sunraysia highway north-west of Melbourne in the past two years. In the latest heist, 1,115 fine-wool merinos were taken from his property between February 25 and March 28. They included 600 unshorn and mixed sex merino lambs that had been drafted off as the best of the mob, valued at $60,000. There were also 500 older merino ewes stolen and six prized rams valued at about $70,000. Cross-bred sheep at Steve Wheeler's farm in Lexton, western Victoria. ( ABC Rural: Jane McNaughton ) Western Region Crime Squad Detective Senior Constable Greg Broom said it now appeared to be a targeted series of crimes. "This was not a random act — we believe this was a carefully coordinated theft that has left a local farmer significantly out of pocket," he said. " Moving this volume of stock requires planning, knowledge, and resources. " Detective Senior Constable Broom said all of the sheep were fitted with electronic ear tags and the criminals would have used a large livestock transport vehicle to move such large numbers. Criminal target In 2023, Then in November that same year, the rustlers returned, taking 16 highly valued merino rams. Police suspect the same offenders may be responsible for all three incidents and are urging anyone in the area who noticed any suspicious activity to come forward. "We're calling on the farming and transport sectors to stay alert — whether it's sudden increases in livestock numbers, unexpected wool sales, or suspicious land leasing enquiries," State Farm Crime Coordinator Inspector Paul Hargreaves said. "Even a small detail could help solve this case." ABC Ballarat — local news in your inbox Get our local newsletter, delivered free each Wednesday Your information is being handled in accordance with the Email address Subscribe
