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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s home targetted by intruders

<p dir="ltr">Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s California mansion has been the target of intruders twice in just two weeks.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Sussexes were inside their $14 million mansion in the town of Montecito with their children Archie, three, and Lilibet, one when the alarm went off. </p> <p dir="ltr">Santa Barbara Police arrived at the home on May 19 at 5:44pm following reports of a trespasser. </p> <p dir="ltr">Then 12 days later on May 31 at 3.21pm, the alarm was once again triggered, just hours before the Sussexes were due to leave for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. </p> <p dir="ltr">Police attended the home once again and reported the incidents as trespassing, property crimes and “suspicious circumstances” by police. </p> <p dir="ltr">Their mansion has been broken into a total of six times in 14 months. </p> <p dir="ltr">It comes as Prince Harry won a case to sue the Home Office who cut his police protection after he left the Royal Family. </p> <p dir="ltr">Shaeed Fatima QC, who is representing Harry in court, said the Prince believes the Queen’s private secretary, Sir Edward Young “should not have been involved” in the decision. </p> <p dir="ltr">The couple have had to hire ex-President Barack Obama's former bodyguard Christopher Sanchez and Michael Jackson's former security chief Alberto Alvarez to keep them safe. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Getty/Sotheby's International Realty</em></p>

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Guy Sebastian questioned over home intruder head-butt

<p>Guy Sebastian has been grilled in court over claims he head-butted an intruder who broke into his Sydney home while his wife and newborn son were sleeping. </p> <p>The singer recalled the incident while being cross-examined at the embezzlement trial of his former manager Titus Day.</p> <p>“I had a newborn who was sleeping, I was at my recording studio … I received a call from my wife about this person who was trying to get into our house through my little boy’s window and as a result I arrived home,” Mr Sebastian told the court on Tuesday.</p> <p>“By the time I got home the guy trying to break in was still there. I chased after him.”</p> <p>However, the court heard different stories about what the singer told people happened next. </p> <p>When asked repeatedly if he head-butted the intruder, Mr Sebastian said he had not.</p> <p>But he agreed with Dominic Toomey SC, who is acting for Mr Day, that’s what he told people afterwards.</p> <p>“While I was holding him he was trying to grab me … elbowing and kicking me … he grabbed my [motorbike] helmet,” Mr Sebastian said.</p> <p>“I’ve told people that I knocked him out … I didn’t head-butt him … I agree I’ve told people that I head-butted him."</p> <p>“You’re implying I head-butted him as an intentional act but it just didn’t happen like that.”</p> <p>The incident was brought up in relation to its inclusion in an Apprehended Violence Order taken out by Titus Day.</p> <p>Mr Sebastian was served with the AVO application two days before he reported Mr Day to police over the allegations of embezzlement.</p> <p>Mr Sebastian said his former manager was trying to “weaponise” the incident by including it in his AVO.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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Security concern after intruder spends night just metres from Queen

<p dir="ltr">An intruder who was given access to the Army Barracks by soldiers who protect Queen Elizabeth has sparked a security concern.</p> <p dir="ltr">The man, who claimed to be a priest, told the soldiers that he was a friend of the padre to the Coldstream Guards at the base. </p> <p dir="ltr">Soldiers allowed the man into the Victoria Barracks on Sheet Street - the week the Queen was away at Sandringham for Easter - despite not providing any form of ID.</p> <p dir="ltr">He was given a bed and spoke to the soldiers about “how he had worked as an ejector-seat test pilot and had donated some of his organs”.</p> <p dir="ltr">The next morning, after the intruder was given breakfast, the soldiers raised the alarm.</p> <p dir="ltr">Police attended the barracks just hours before the Queen was due to return to Windsor Castle and removed him from site. </p> <p dir="ltr">The fake priest however was not arrested and is believed to have been suffering from mental issues.</p> <p dir="ltr">"Officers attended and removed the intruder from the barracks. No further action was required," a Thames Valley Police spokesman told <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/18438925/queen-shock-security-blunder-windsor-castle/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sun</a>. </p> <p dir="ltr">Ex-Met Police commander John O’Connor said the palace should already be on “full alert” as they counteract threats.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The timing is very serious. They should already be on full alert for the Jubilee.</p> <p dir="ltr">“We are still under a continuing threat from terrorists, It’s this lackadaisical attitude which leads to disasters.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Major royal security breach as intruder pretends to be engaged to Prince Andrew

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text redactor-styles redactor-in"> <p>A woman has sparked a major scare in Windsor Great Park after being found wandering around Prince Andrew's official residence.</p> <p>Guards accidentally let the woman in after she claimed she had a lunch appointment with Prince Andrew.</p> <p>An insider has provided more information, saying to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14700679/prince-andrew-security-scare-windsor/" target="_blank"><em>The Sun</em></a>: "She was apparently very smartly dressed, in suit trousers, a yellow blouse and peach jacket, and had her hair done up and full make-up.</p> <p>"She cut quite a glamorous figure and the guards were completely taken in by her.</p> <p>"The woman demanded they pay her cab fare as she was a close friend of Prince Andrew, and they obliged before helpfully pointing her on her way towards the Royal Lodge.</p> <p>"They had no idea this woman was a total stranger to Andrew and seemingly had a fixation with him."</p> <p>The only reason the woman was caught was because she went up to a royal staff member and asked where Prince Andrew was, claiming she was engaged to him.</p> <p>"The woman then went up to a member of staff and asked where Prince Andrew was," the insider continued.</p> <p>"She was then asked who she was and what she was doing here.</p> <p>"To the staff member’s shock, the woman then claimed to be engaged to Prince Andrew and said she was there to get married to him.</p> <p>"She said that was the reason why she had flown over from Spain a couple of days earlier."</p> <p>The issue is being dealt with as a "major security breach" as the woman was found with maps of the building as well as a self-defence keyring with two prongs on it.</p> <p>She was initially arrested under suspicion of burglary but has since been sanctioned under the Mental Health Act.</p> </div> </div> </div>

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“He picked the wrong house to break into”: 82-year-old bodybuilding grandma beats home intruder

<p><span>An 82-year-old award-winning female bodybuilder turned the table – literally – on a home intruder as she fought and dragged the unwelcome guest out of her property.</span></p> <p><span>Retired social worker Willie Murphy said she was getting ready for bed Thursday night at her home in Rochester, New York when a man pounded on her door, asking her to call an ambulance for him, <em><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/24/us/82-year-old-bodybuilder-grandma-intruder-trnd/index.html">WHAM</a> </em>reported.</span></p> <p><span>Murphy said the man broke through the door when she wouldn’t let him in her house.</span></p> <p><span>“It’s kind of semi-dark and I’m alone, and I’m old. But guess what, I’m tough,” said Murphy, who won a weightlifting competition earlier this year. “He picked the wrong house to break into.”</span></p> <p><span>Murphy said she used various household items to attack the intruder, starting with her table.</span></p> <p><span>“I took that table and I went to working on him, and guess what? The table broke,” she said, adding that she used the metal table legs to keep hitting the man afterwards.</span></p> <p><span>She said she also used a bottle of baby shampoo and a broom to attack the man before dragging the man out of the house.</span></p> <p><span>“He wants to get the heck out of there. And I’m trying to help him get out of the house, but he’s too heavy. I can’t move him. He’s dead weight.”</span></p> <p><span>When police officers arrived a few minutes later, the intruder was apprehended.</span></p> <p><span>“He’s laying down already because I had really did a number on that man. I’m serious. I think he was happy when he went in the ambulance,” Murphy said.</span></p> <p><span>“The officers that came wanted to go on my front porch and take selfies with me.”</span></p> <p>Murphy has made headlines before for her record-setting participation in the World Natural Powerlifting Federation. Speaking to the American <em><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/a-drunk-man-broke-into-her-house-this-82-year-old-bodybuilder-did-a-number-on-him-she-says/ar-BBXjW6M?li=BBU4PL8">Today</a> </em>show, she said she began powerlifting in her mid-70s to stay healthy and fit.</p>

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“How is it possible?” Intruder breaks into Buckingham Palace

<p>An intruder has broken into Buckingham Palace on Wednesday morning.</p> <p>The Queen was just metres away from where the man broke into the massive palace in what has been labelled a “major security breach.”</p> <p>The 22-year-old man is assumed to have climbed over the front gates of the palace before banging down the front doors.</p> <p><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.express.co.uk/" target="_blank">Express</a></em> reported it took four minutes for police to apprehend the man and check if he was carrying weapons.</p> <p>It is widely believed the young man was attempting to replicate a similar situation done almost 37 years ago by Michael Fagan who broke into the Queen’s bedroom.</p> <p>Metropolitan Police have confirmed they arrested the 22-year-old on suspicion of trespassing.</p> <p>“Officers have arrested a man on suspicion of trespass, contrary to section 128 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005,” the statement read.</p> <p>“The 22-year-old man was arrested at approximately 02:00 hrs on Wednesday, 10 July by officers from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command after he climbed over the front gates at Buckingham Palace.</p> <p>The man was not found in possession of any offensive weapons and the incident is not being treated as terrorist related.</p> <p>“He remains in custody at a central London police station.”</p> <p>The Queen was in the Palace at about 2 am when the young man entered the premises however a spokesperson has declined to comment to say if she was told about the security breach.</p> <p>In 1982, Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace at 7:15 am on July 9 by claiming over the walls and entering the Queen’s bedroom.</p> <p>The 31-year-old schizophrenic told the Queen about his family problems and while Her Majesty called the panic button – there was no response.</p> <p>After being forced to call the palace switchboard, the operator believed it was a practical joke.</p> <p>During the ordeal Fagan smashed a glass ashtray and warned he would slash his own wrists.</p> <p>Thankfully the Queen was rescued after being spotted by butler Paul Whybrew as he was returning back to the Palace after walking her corgi dogs.</p>

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Can you spot the surprise intruder on this Christmas tree?

<p>A user on Twitter has taken to the social media site to challenge her followers in spotting the unexpected intruder on her Christmas tree.</p> <p>Alli McDonald, from Wentzville in St Louis, Missouri in the US, shared a snap of her festive tree claiming that she discovered an unlikely intruder finding refuge amongst the branches.</p> <p>The photo, which has now been liked over 2800 times, shows Ms McDonald’s cat hiding amongst the decorations. She reveals that her cheeky pet likes to find a new spot every day to hide in and can be extremely hard to spot.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Alright guys let’s play a game: every morning we find my cat in a different place in our Christmas tree and take a picture. Screenshot when you find him😂😂 <a href="https://t.co/usWoCmyYTS">pic.twitter.com/usWoCmyYTS</a></p> — Alli McDonald (@ALLI_doiswin3) <a href="https://twitter.com/ALLI_doiswin3/status/1071866545989668866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2018</a></blockquote> <p>“Alright guys let’s play a game: every morning we find my cat in a different place in our Christmas tree and take a picture,” she said.</p> <p>“Screenshot when you find him.”</p> <p>Twitter users were left confused after they tried finding the clever cat amongst the tree.</p> <p>“I soo got it wrong. I have thought I saw a black cat and its eyes,” said one user.</p> <p>“I don’t see how his head is at that angle,” said another.</p> <p>One user was impressed by the cat, saying: “Seems like he’s an expert with his sneaky ninja cat skills!”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/FTrMrKFKEi">pic.twitter.com/FTrMrKFKEi</a></p> — alejandro guzman (@230414saturn) <a href="https://twitter.com/230414saturn/status/1072021433231032320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2018</a></blockquote> <p>And it didn’t take long for other proud cat owners to share photos of their own kitty hiding amongst their trees with one user saying: “My advent calendar is just me pulling my cat out of the Christmas tree every day.”</p> <p>Another said: “Friend’s cat is doing some performance art as a Christmas tree decoration.”</p> <p>One user shared a snap of his cat amongst the Christmas tree lights, saying: “Here’s a photo of my stupid cat in the Christmas tree. Look at his eyes.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Here’s a photo of my stupid cat in the christmas tree. Look at his eyes. <a href="https://t.co/NwnwUMMInM">pic.twitter.com/NwnwUMMInM</a></p> — tess (@_tessabauer) <a href="https://twitter.com/_tessabauer/status/1072901223790141441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2018</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Friend’s cat is doing some performance art as a Christmas tree decoration. <a href="https://t.co/Yp8LPLlfZt">pic.twitter.com/Yp8LPLlfZt</a></p> — Dating Dad (@aDatingDad) <a href="https://twitter.com/aDatingDad/status/1071742471766446082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2018</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">one of our cats loves sitting in our christmas tree <a href="https://t.co/aGSUS3VaVN">pic.twitter.com/aGSUS3VaVN</a></p> — sansan (@sanjista) <a href="https://twitter.com/sanjista/status/1071641198060810243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2018</a></blockquote> <p>Do your pets have any funny habits with your Christmas tree? Let us know in the comments below. </p>

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Northern Territory family wakes up to crocodile intruder

<p>An inquisitive saltwater crocodile has given a Northern Territory family the fright of their lives, popping in for a quick visit recently.</p> <p>Sixteen-year-old Coralie Myers from Bees Creek initially thought the 1.7-metre-long beast had been placed their as a prank after being alerted to the visitor by her housemate. “I went into bathroom and there's a croc sitting there on my floor,” she told <a href="http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/only-in-the-territory/bees-creek-family-wake-to-crocodile-left-in-bathroom-after-home-intruder/news-story/954c3e971d9d896beb62d7d4e8d9d395" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">NT News</span></strong></a> of the reptile, which was found unmoving with its mouth tied. “I didn't know if it was alive or not — its eyes were open but it wasn't moving.”</p> <p>Crocodile ranger Tom Nichols explained the female croc, which was in poor condition, would have taken two people to catch and tie it, meaning a prank was the most likely conclusion – however, interfering with wild crocodiles is a punishable offence.</p> <p>“[My roommate] thought my mum put it there because she went fishing the other day,” Myers explained, “but we don’t know who it was.”</p> <p>Only in Australia! Tell us in the comments below, have you ever had an unlikely animal intruder?</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><a href="/lifestyle/family-pets/2016/07/couple-find-koala-in-living-room/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Couple return home to find a new koala housemate</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/travel/international/2016/07/6-best-animal-experiences-you-can-have-in-australia/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>6 best animal experiences you can have in Australia</strong></em></span></a></p> <p><a href="/news/news/2016/06/baby-kola-rescued-after-storm/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Tiny baby koala rescued after storm is melting hearts</strong></em></span></a></p>

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