The gold, weighing around 300 pounds was on its way to Switzerland from the Cayman Islands when it was seized at Heathrow Airport, London. It had previously arrived in the Caymans from Venezuela on a private jet. The shipment was seized last month but magistrates have now allowed the National Crime Agency to hold it under the Proceeds of Crime act. The gold is now being treated as money laundering in an investigation by the Cayman Islands with the help of the NCA.👮🏻‍♂️

Wollondilly deputy mayor Matt Gould took to Facebook on Friday to warn park-goers to be careful when adventuring in Thirlmere Lakes National Park, southwest of Sydney, Australia. He shared an image of one of the traps - a wooden plank with nails hammered through. The spiked side was upright, which could have created devastating damage. 😱

The California state Senate on Saturday approved a bill to require candidates appearing on the presidential primary ballot — including President Trump — to release five years' worth of income tax returns. The measure was approved in a 27-10 vote, according to The Associated Press. California, for the first time, will be one of the first states to hold its presidential primary in the 2020 cycle.

Heat wave death toll rises to six as temperatures rocket towards 115F across Midwest and East Coast. Temperatures Sunday are expected to range from the mid 90's to the triple digits, with the heat index making it feel as hot as 100 to 115 degrees - making it a record breaking sizzler from the Midwest to much of the East Coast. Such is the strength of the heatwave that police officers in Braintree, Massachusetts, asked residents 'to hold off' on all criminal activity until it’s cooler. Officers said in a tongue-in-cheek Facebook post: 'Folks. Due to the extreme heat, we are asking anyone thinking of doing criminal activity to hold off until Monday. 'It is straight up hot as soccer balls out there. Conducting criminal activity, in this extreme heat is next level henchmen status, and also very dangerous.' 😱

A Speedo-clad sun seeker has been caught on camera being kicked in the testicles by a feral horse during a day out at the beach. The wince-inducing footage was recorded late last month on Assateague Island, located off the coast of Maryland. 🤣 #losers #lmao

Never seen before footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing has been released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic mission. It reveals the quarantine environment the astronauts were forced to sit through after returning to Earth as scientists tried to ensure they did not carry alien pathogens back form the moon. The footage, remastered as part of an upcoming Discovery Channel documentary called Apollo: The Hidden Films, which is narrated by Apollo astronauts - including Apollo 11's own Michael Collins. 🗿 #history

Last night Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations (football) and young Algerians took to the streets in France to cause unrest for the third time in a week.

Here is a video of them scaring two French girls and then stealing their phones and money.

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#France #Algeria #Soccer #Diversity

Washington Monument is transformed into a stunning tribute to the Apollo 11 moon landing with projections of the mission from blast-off to splash-down to mark the 50th anniversary 🚀🗿🥳

White Fort Stewart soldier is arrested by military police after arguing with a group of black women over parking space before ripping off his uniform AND shoving his own wife while screaming 'Fuck this country' and 'Fuck America' 👮🏻‍♂️#fools

'This is unprecedented': Climate scientists signal alarm as Arctic heatwave hits the northernmost settlement on the planet, causing temperatures to reach 70 DEGREES for the first time ever. As two-thirds of the United States grapples with dangerously high temperatures this weekend, climatologists are now sounding the alarm over another blast of warm weather further to the north. On Tuesday, an Arctic heatwave hit the settlement of Alert, Canada causing temperatures to reach 70 degrees (21 degrees Celsius) for the very first time. The news has shocked even the most hardened environmental experts, with Alert located less than 500 miles from North Pole. 🥵

#Meanwhile in Ukraine ... election to the Supreme Senate 😂 #facepalm #wtf?

#Meanwhile in Poland ... In Warsaw, the Poles in protests against LGBT propaganda burned a "rainbow" on the street.

Did west London gangsters hack the Met's Twitter? Cyber criminals called for police to free jailed rap artist Digga D while helpless cops told public to ignore stream of obscenities. Cyber criminals broke into the Metropolitan Police Twitter account on Friday and posted tweets calling for the release of 18-year-old Drill rap artist Digga D. Digga D, real name Rhys Herbert, is part of the '1011' drill music group from Ladbroke Grove in West London many of whom are currently serving time in jail. Dozens of nonsense messages were sent out over the period of about 30 minutes. 😂 #facepalm