Two-Year-Old Child Was Abandoned Over Fears He Was A Witch

A two-year-old Nigerian boy has been rescued after his family abandoned him in the street over fears he was a witch.

The poor child was left to fend for himself for eight months, surviving off the scraps thrown to him by passersby, reports the Daily Mail.

Thankfully the boy was found by Danish aid worker Anja Ringgren Loven on January 31, and has been rescued from the street.

The boy has been renamed Hope and has received urgent medical attention for malnutrition and to help rid him of worms.

Loven founded the African Children’s Aid Education and Development Foundation three years ago, and has taken to Facebook to highlight how many children are at risk.

She said:

Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we’ve both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children.

Thanks to her intervention Hope is reportedly recovering well.

Loven commented:

Hope’s condition is stable now. He’s taking food for himself and he responds to the medicine he gets.

Today, he has had powers to sit up and smiling at us. He’s a strong little boy.

After the incredibly powerful images of Hope went viral donations flooded in to help with the cost of the infant’s medical bills, with it reported by the Mail that $1million (roughly £695,000) was received.

Loven has promised the money will be put to saving even more kids like Hope.

She said:

With all the money, we can, besides giving Hope the very best treatment, now also build a doctor clinic on the new land and save many more children out of torture!

He certainly looks a lot happier now.

Loven, and her husband David Emmanuel Umem, are reported to have been building their own orphanage since late January, and needless to say they will definitely be making a huge difference in the lives of many underprivileged children.

A Baby Dolphin Died Because Tourists Wanted Selfies With It

A baby dolphin has died after it was pulled from the sea into the hot sun so tourists could take selfies with it.

Last week, a young Franciscana dolphin was killed on a beach in Argentina as a consequence of severe dehydration and ‘rough handling’ by a crowd of eager tourists, reports The Dodo.

The animal was reportedly taken from the water along with another dolphin, so people could take photos with it, and images from the scene – which were posted to Facebook – show one of the dolphins surrounded by a crowd of beachgoers.

An environmentalist from the Vida Silvestre Foundation wrote online in response to the incident:

[Dolphins] can not remain long above water. They have very thick and greasy skin that provides warmth, so the weather will quickly cause dehydration and death.

The foundation confirmed that at least one of the dolphins had died, but it is unclear whether the second animal survived the ordeal.

As if the loss of life simply to satisfy some tourists’ need for photographs wasn’t bad enough, Franciscana dolphins – found only in the waters of southeastern South America – are classified as a ‘vulnerable’ species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

The Argentinian Wildlife Foundation has now issued a public reminder about the vulnerable dolphins – of which there are only 30,000 left in the world.

The species’ conservation is of particular concern because they tend to swim close to the shoreline, where they often become tangled in fishing equipment. 

The Simpsons Make History With First Live Episode

It has been announced that for the first time in the history of The Simpsons the show will feature a live cast appearance.

The Daily Mail has reported that Homer, voiced by Dan Catellaneta, will be coming to us live at the end of an episode on May 15.

It will be the first time since the show started in 1989 that it will have taken on the challenge of live production.

No, the writers won’t be breaking their wrists to frantically scribble down the scene, it will apparently be created through the use of motion capture technology.

According to Deadline Homer’s appearance will also allow for fan interaction as he will be reflecting on events of the day and answering viewer’s questions.

If there is something you are itching to have the man answer for you on the show then you can use the hashtag #HomerLive between May 1-4 for your chance to be involved.

The Mail has reported that the live segment has been produced to help aid the show’s ratings during May’s ‘sweeps’, a period where ratings measuring company Nielsen monitor around two million paper diaries from homes across America to review what viewers are tuning in to.

The results of ‘sweeps’ months can greatly impact scheduling and advertising in the future.

This will be a huge moment in the show’s history!

 

Would You Try This Pub's New Take On Guinness - 'The Badger'?

I'm hesitating to call this drink a cocktail, but I guess it is one...

A pub in Skegness has come up with a new drink that incorporates Guinness and none other than Smirnoff Ice. They've dubbed it 'The Badger' and it looks gross and intriguing in equal measures.

The Marine Boathouse invented the drink in celebration of 'Young Farmer's Weekend' (whatever that is). However, many others have come forward to claim that they invented it after the picture went viral.

It's certainly split opinion. Hundreds of the comments below the images are people tagging their mates saying that they want to try one, however others aren't so keen.


Josh Smith is clearly the voice of reason and has never mixed drinks in his life.



However, the winning comment goes to George Rowe.


Anyone fancy trying it? Yeah, me neither.

However, the pub has expressed that you 'shouldn't knock it until you try it'. Fair enough.

BREAKING: A New Harry Potter Book Is Coming Out This Year

There's been a lot of talk recently about Harry Potter and The Cursed Child - a two-part West End play due to open this summer.

The story is set 19 years after the very end of the final book, and follows the story of Harry (as a Ministry of Magic employee) and his son, Albus.

However, loads of Harry Potter fans (myself included) were absolutely gutted when tickets sold out in a matter of seconds.

BUT NOT TO WORRY, POTTERHEADS.

Little, Brown UK has just tweeted this, and it was promptly retweeted by J. K. Rowling.

According to the tweet, the script book will be coming out on 31 July this year.

Time to dust off my old wizard's robes and hang outside the local bookshop at midnight like I used to do as a kid. Don't judge.

The front cover (which is subject to change) states 'based on an original story by J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.'

So if you didn't manage to get tickets for the play, you'll still be able to find out what happens.

Skate 4 Could Be A Reality As “Leaked” Image Surfaces

Get your salt at the ready, because we don’t have too much to go on here other than an image. Still, if it’s legit, we may just have had confirmation that Skate 4 is on its way and ready to help us enjoy skateboarding games again.

The image comes from a listing on Australian home entertainment website JB Hi-Fi. Apparently the post was quickly taken down, but luckily someone managed to grab a picture on their phone before that happened.

Fans have been waiting for a new Skate from EA ever since Skate 3 rolled into our lives back in 2010. After all, it’s not like we can count on the Tony Hawks series anymore, because Tony Hawks Pro Skater 5 was a hot pile of steaming shit (and that’s being kind).

Personally, I call bullshit on this. As much as I’d love a new Skate game, this just screams fake. The “cover” for the game looks pretty poor – so either this is a fake, or EA need to hire themselves a new team of designers.

Someone Has Started A Petition To Get Snoop Dogg To Narrate An Entire Series Of Planet Earth

After THAT video of Snoop Dogg commentating on nature went viral, some genius has come up with a petition we can all definitely get behind.

Imagine a world where an entire series of Planet Earth was narrated by Snoop Dogg. Just imagine that. Seriously.

Well, someone has created a petition to make it happen and we think everyone in the world should sign it because it's got to be up there with the most worthy of causes ever seen on one of these petition websites. OK, I'm massively exaggerating but still, this would be epic.