Police Take A Hamster Into Protective Custody.

The police in the USA have taken a hamster into protective custody after it was found roaming free in a drunk drivers car.

Nicole Heuy

In the early hours of Tuesday morning the police pulled over a car. After a long chat with the driver, the police then noticed she was holding a hamster in her lap.

They then asked her to step out of her vehicle and she then placed her hamster on the dashboard of the car. She was arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.

The hamster, who's name is not known, has been allowed to roam around the car. However it then took three men to get the very energetic hamster out.

The hamster looks similar to this.

It remains a mystery why the woman decided to take her furry friend along to the shop. She then later told police she had no one who would want the hamster, so she said "just kill."

A bit harsh?

The chief police executive said "A lesson to learn from this incident, other than do not drink and drive, is it is not safe to operate a motor vehicle with any type of animal on your lap."

Dead woman at the side of A90

 A woman has been found dead next to the A90, north of Laurencekirk.


Her body was found at approximately 08:00 and her death was unexplained. The police want any one that saw her walking next to or on the road on the early hours of Friday morning to contact them. The road has been closed for investigation purposes.

16 Year Old Attack

In Ballymena, on Saturday at 07:00, a teenager was robbed and beaten outside a fast-food restaurant.

The 16 year old was picking up litter in a car park when he was attacked by 3 men. He suffered minor injuries but didn't loose much money. Two 16 year olds and a 19 year old are being questioned about the incident.

Bristol Bridge Disaster

A woman and eight others, including six police officers, were killed after a silver BMW lost control and crashed into the railings of a bridge in Bristol.

After the crash the car drove and landed in a nearby lake. The six police officers died trying to save the passangers trapped, who are now being treated in the local hospital. Two drivers have now been arrested and the road is still closed for investigation.

iPad Mini?

Recently there have been a lot of rumours about the 'still to be' iPad mini. No one knows if they are true, but many believe what they read. Apple have sent out invitations, which had 'We've got a little more to show you' written on them; to an event on the 23rd of October that will hopefully reveal the largely anticipated device. 

It is thought that it will come with the new Lightening connector and maybe an updated and more powerful A6 chip. If this chip is included, then the gaming experience will certainly be a lot better than any other tablet in the market. The iPad mini, as the name suggests, will be smaller than the current line up; it is said that it will have a 7.8 inch screen, the current tablets have always had a 10 inch display. This exciting new device will go on sale on the 2nd of November this year, just in time with the Christmas rush. Rumours suggest that the tablet will be sold at a price of £150 to £200, which means that people who can't afford the current iPad can now own a smaller, but better, one.

The iPad Mini is set to battle with the other smaller tablets including Google's Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD. Right now, it looks like it will win everyone over, as it will have better features and a much more respectable price. Will Apple's new tablet cause a stir and up their market value? The iPhone 5 hasn't done that yet, but the iPad Mini might...

Brunette Squirrel Discovered

Scientists have found a fourth type of squirrel living in the UK called a Brunette Squirrel. The 3 other types are red, grey and black. The Brunettes are also known as black-reds. They are dark brown with the same body shape as the red squirrel as well as tufty ears and white markings which are on its stomach. The brunette squirrels are a subtype to red squirrels which there is only 120,000 left. On the other hand there is 2.5 million greys and 25,000 blacks.

There has been a number of sightings of the brunette squirrel in places where red squirrels can still be found such as Scotland, Cumbria, Merseyside and The Isle Of Wight. There has been research on the grey and black squirrels and scientists have found that the black squirrels have a missing piece of DNA which causes them to only produce black furred baby squirrels. Now scientists want to know more about the reds and brunettes and why the greys are such a successful invader.

'Nun' Caught Shoplifting On Camera!

CCTV cameras caught a nun recently shoplifting refreshments.

It appears the religion-committed woman, dressed in a long dress, helped herself to refreshments such as beer. The CCTV footage shows the woman walking up to the fridges, grabbing a beer or two and dropping it in her pocket. She then got a bottle of water and walked out of the shop, unquestioned!

The video was uploading to the popular video-sharing website, YouTube, and received Orr 145,000 views and thousands of likes. One user commented "She payed for nun of them things" which was liked again by thousands.

It's not the first time a nun has been caught committing a crime. A few years back two nuns robbed a bank in Chicago.

You can watch the video here: http://youtu.be/5RgcwIhEkL0