Helga, the seven-foot bald eagle, capable of lifting children escapes from bird sanctuary

Helga, a massive bald eagle with a wing span of seven-foot gas escaped from Raptor Centre in Groombridge, Kent and the public are being warned to ensure that small children and pets do not venture out of their houses because the bird can kill a toddler missing. The bird has three-inch-long razor-sharp talons, and can dive-bomb for a prey at 99mph.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 1 October 2015.

The bald eagle disappeared from the Raptor Centre in Groombridge, Kent during the afternoon display and was last spotted at Ashdown Forest in East Sussex next morning. Its owners Freddie and Veronica Hare are on the road searching for her. It is the first time in 17 years that the bird has escaped.
A local resident, who has five Jack Russell terriers and a six-year-old, has revealed that he would keep them all inside till the bird is found. Bald eagles can kill animals as large as raccoons, beavers and even lambs with their sharp talons. These birds are native to north America and Helga has been in Kent since she was 18 weeks old.
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Britain is on top of the world as far as cherry production is concerned because it has a bumper crop of cherries the size of plums. Some growers feel that the fruit could be ‘the new strawberry’.
In fact, British growers of the fruit have had their best year in decades.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 15 August 2015.

It seems near-perfect weather conditions of warm days and cold nights have produced one of the largest crops on record. This year there is a 20 per cent more home-grown cherries than in 2014.
Cherries grown in Britain are bigger in size than imported ones because here, the growers can leave them on the tree for longer periods. Thereby, it gives them a better flavor and a darker skin.
The fruit is grown in Kent, Herefordshire and Scotland. The British season runs from April until September. The health benefits of cherries are many – it contains fiber and vitamin C and have gained popularity as an on-the-go snack. Cherries also contain powerful antioxidants such as carotenoids and anthocyanins that help prevent cancer. It also has natural melatonin which can help with sleep and bodily regeneration.
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Hottest day 26.7C recorded in Frittenden, Kent, with nearly 500 lightning strikes

The Met office has confirmed that the temperature of 26.7C recorded in Frittenden in Kent was the highest to be recorded anywhere in the UK in 2015 and it beats the earlier record of 25.6C (78.08F) that had been was registered in Faversham, also in Kent, on 15 April.
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The Met office have issued severe weather warnings for London and southeast England and the East of England and have cautioned about possible flooding and disruption due to lightning and hail storms. Incidentally, passengers on Norwich to London trains faced cancellations and delays due to lightning strikes between Diss and Ipswich that had temporarily knocked out the signaling system.
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68-year-old thief used wrappers of KitKat chocolates steal £20,000 in cash

No doubt it was an innovative idea to steal out cash using empty wrappers of KitKat chocolates but the 68-year-old thief got caught. This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 20 March 2015.
His modus operandi was simple - he would eat the chocolate ad stuff the empty wrapper with wads of £50 notes that he stole from his employers Vaultex Ltd in Tonbridge, Kent. His activities were caught on CCTV after his employers at the cash handling depot became suspicious. On investigation they came across 97 incidents over 50 days of Mills who used to hide the money and subsequently conceal the wrappers on his body.
When searched, the staff found five £50 notes round a KitKat wrapper and they handed over the case to the Kent Police who found more cash in the car of the errant employee. Moreover, a search of his locker revealed a stash of empty KitKat wrappers inside.
He had been working with Vaultex Ltd since 2008 and was given a 21 month prison sentence for the £20,000 that he stole.

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