BRIGHT SPARK
Flap over a spaceship Reveller’s drive with no tyres
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THOUSANDS of starlings create a formation resembling a flying saucer in this incredible picture.
About 70,000 birds took to the skies at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve in South Yorkshire.
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Wildlife photographer Gerald Robinson said: “To see something like that is mind blowing.”
A NEW year reveller was caught almost six times over the drink-drive limit – crawling along a motorway with no front tyres.
Police pulled over the Renault at 1.50am yesterday believing the car had two flat tyres.
They said it was “no surprise” the driver failed a roadside breath test. He had 196mcg of booze in 100ml of breath – the legal limit is 35mcg.
The motorist was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after the incident on the M66 near Bury, Greater Manchester.
Traffic Police tweeted: “Driver stopped by #traffic on the M66 SB prior to Jct 2 when they noticed a vehicle struggling to drive as it had NO front tyres!!”
Twitter users were stunned by the sky-high breath test. One said: “How could he stand up after blowing that, never mind drive? Well done and thank you to the officers who stopped them.”
Another wrote: “There just aren’t enough words to describe how stupid and reckless some people are.”
Meanwhile, Lincolnshire Police revealed another motorist was stopped for drug-driving just eight hours after getting his licence.
The force’s Sgt Mike Templeman tweeted: “Unbelievable! A DL is a privilege not a right.’’