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BBC News
a day ago
- Climate
- BBC News
Four escaped cows rescued from quicksand near Newton Arlosh
Four cows who managed to break out from their enclosure had to be rescued from Fire and Rescue Service said it had received reports of the animals being stuck up to their necks near Newton Arlosh at 10:00 BST on said the cows had broken through a gate overnight and entered a team from Carlisle East station said they worked with local farmers to pull the cows from the mud and return them to dry land. They added they had worked alongside Carlisle West and Wigton fire stations. "An udderly good ending for all," the fire service said. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment helpless hiker is viciously trampled by raging herd of cows after 'taunting one with walking stick' on Chinese hillside
This is the shocking moment a hiker was trampled by a herd of cows after allegedly poking one with a walking stick. The dramatic incident unfolded on a hillside in Xinzhou, China, on July 16. Footage shows the lone cow charging the man before the rest joined in, leaving him with bruises and minor rib fractures. Click above to watch the shocking moment.
South China Morning Post
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Travel back in time with this Swiss festival marking summer's end
We hear them before we see them, the hollow clang of bells ringing out over the hills above the village. Advertisement As the sound draws nearer, a buzz runs through the crowd. Onlookers spread out along the edge of the steep, winding road, the main thoroughfare in the Swiss Alpine village of Seewis im Prättigau, to claim a vantage point. When they turn a sharp corner and emerge from behind a wooden-shuttered house, we catch our first glimpse of the glossy, mushroom-coloured herd, which is being led down the narrow road by a cow crowned with green pine cuttings, a bright yellow dahlia and a cluster of edelweiss. The fur-lined leather strap of the huge bell around her neck is stitched with bright flowers. Cows lined up to be judged in various categories, including for the title of Alp Queen, at the Prättigauer Alp Spektakel, in the Swiss Alpine village of Seewis im Prättigau. Photo: Victoria Burrows Mountain blooms also adorn the chest of her cowherd, a young woman in a bright blue embroidered shirt, a corsage of pretty flowers pinned to her breast. Her hair is braided and captured in a loose bun. As with the other two cowherds, young men in matching blue embroidered shirts, she holds a rough-hewn crook with which to gently guide her bovine charges. Flocks of sheep festooned in small brass bells and brown goats in red neckerchiefs tinkle past. A band provides harmony above the livestock percussion: three white-haired musicians playing a concertina, a flute and a double bass all crammed, along with the coachman, into an open-topped carriage pulled by two horses. The fox-coloured horses, with ivory manes and tails, are Haflingers, a sturdy and gentle-natured breed that originated in the Alps less than 200 years ago. Advertisement More herds follow, one led by a cow with a halo of red, yellow and white chrysanthemums above her head. Her halter is wrapped in moss and studded with flowers, and a wooden sign at her forehead reads: 'Heimat ist dort wo die Berge sind' ('Home is where the mountains are').
RNZ News
5 days ago
- RNZ News
Around 10 cows killed after vehicle crashes into herd outside Palmerston North
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER *A previous version of this story stated around 20 cows had been killed. A later police update clarified that 10 died and four have been injured. Police say 10 cows have died, and four have been injured after a vehicle crashed into a herd outside of Palmerston North on Friday night. Emergency services received reports of a collision between a vehicle and a herd of cows on Napier Road, SH3, near Ashurst around 8.30pm. The driver of the vehicle suffered moderate injuries. Both lanes were blocked, and diversions were put in place while the road was cleared. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- RNZ News
Around 20 cows killed after vehicle crashes into herd outside Palmerston North
Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER Police say around 20 cows have died after a vehicle crashed into a herd outside of Palmerston North on Friday night. Emergency services received reports of a collision between a vehicle and a herd of cows on Napier Road, State Highway 3, near Ashurst around 8.30pm. The driver of the vehicle suffered moderate injuries. Both lanes were blocked, and diversions were put in place while the road was cleared. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
