BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent breaks down in hysterics over story of animal lover who mistook the top of a bobble hat for a hedgehog that needed rescuing

BBC Breakfast’s Sally Nugent struggles to contain herself on the iconic red sofa as she hears the tale of an animal lover who mistook the top of a bobble hat for a hedgehog in need.

The presenter, 52, broke down in a fit of giggles as co-host Jon Kay read out stories of would-be Good Samaritans who mistook inanimate objects for animals in need.

As Jon read out submissions from viewers who mistook food – and worse – for the spiky mammals, the journalist failed to hold onto her nerves and had to cover her face as she laughed at

‘Herbie’ the dangerous 4-metre crocodile captured by Queensland wildlife officers | Queensland

A nearly 4-metre crocodile which has been “stalking” animals and people in Queensland for almost a month has been captured by wildlife officers.

The crocodile, which some locals nicknamed “Herbie”, lingered around Herbert River stalking domestic and farmed animals, making it a “dangerous animal”, Tony Frisby, a senior wildlife officer said.

“Thankfully the property owner reported the animal.”

The reptile was captured in a trap on the banks of a private property on the Herbert River in Cordelia on Sunday. Separately, a 3-meter crocodile was also caught in a trap in the Ross River, Townsville, less than two hours south.

Introducing TKPlate – food safety without animal testing?

Predicting toxicokinetics and toxicity with open-access software

Scientists at EFSA and several top European research organizations teamed up to create “TKPlate”. It is an online platform that offers a space and a suite of tools for scientists and regulators to model and predict TK and TD properties.

Two senior scientists at EFSA – toxicologist Jean-Lou Dorne, and statistician/modeller Jose Cortiñas Abrahantes – are leading this work.

Jean-Lou: “The idea for TKPlate started in 2014 with a scientific report on alternative methods to animal testing that could be used by EFSA’s experts. The report proposed the development of a series of