Lord Lucan ‘found in Australia’

An elderly man living in Australia has been found to be an “exact match” for Lord Lucan, said The Mirror. Computer scientist Professor Hassan Ugail used an artificial intelligence algorithm to run 4,000 cross-checks of seven photos – four of Lucan and three of the mystery pensioner in Australia. The expert said the algorithm is “never wrong”. Lord Lucan disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his family’s nanny, Sandra Rivett, in London.

Cobra dies after boy bites it

A cobra died after it was bitten by eight-year-old boy in India. The boy was attacked by the snake in the remote Pandarpadh village in India’s central Chhattisgarh region. The serpent wrapped itself around the boy’s arm and sank its fangs into his skin. “As the reptile didn’t budge when I tried to shake it off, I bit it hard twice,” remembered the boy. Snakebites are “exceedingly common” in India, said the Daily Mail, with a study published last week revealing that more than 85% of snakebite deaths recorded in 2019 occurred there.

Americans told not to lick psychedelic toad

Hikers in the US have been warned to “refrain from licking” psychedelic toads. Officials said the Sonoran Desert Toad secretes a potent toxin that can make people sick if they touch the frog or get the poison in their mouths. The substance is sometimes crystalised and smoked as a psychedelic substance, said the New York Times. However, writing on Facebook, the National Park service described the potential risks as “toad-ally terrifying”.

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