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Mystery as Brit vanishes in New Zealand… and California invaded by monster ‘alien’ rats

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MISSING BRIT MYSTERY

A BRIT backpacker has disappeared from a hostel in New Zealand sparking an urgent public appeal for help.

The family of Grace Millane are desperately trying to reach the 22-year-old after she didn't return to her room in the Auckland hostel five days ago.

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 Grace Millane, 22, has been missing for five days now
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Grace Millane, 22, has been missing for five days nowCredit: Facebook


WORLD'S OLDEST YOUTUBER DIES

A 107-YEAR-OLD grandmother who shot to fame with her Indian cooking classes has passed away after a six-month-long illness.

Mastanamma, from Andhra Pradesh, India, was the world's oldest YouTuber who ran the popular Country Foods channel.

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 Indian YouTuber Mastanamma, 107, has passed away after a long illness
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Indian YouTuber Mastanamma, 107, has passed away after a long illnessCredit: YouTube


SWAMP RATS ON STEROIDS

GIANT swamp rats the size of dogs have invaded California - four decades after they were thought to have all been killed off.

Nutria - which weigh up to 30lb - devour plants and snails with their inch-long teeth eating a quarter of their body weight a day.

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 Hunters are now being paid five dollars for every one of the giant rodents they kill
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Hunters are now being paid five dollars for every one of the giant rodents they killCredit: Twitter


MISS BUMBUM CONTESTANT FINED

A BITTER Miss Bumbum contestant is being fined £25,000 after getting into a catfight on stage and stealing the winner's sash.

This year's final of the racy Brazilian pageant - which celebrates curvy backsides - ended in shambles after runner up Aline Uva ripped the sash off winner Ellen Santana, screaming that she had won using illegal butt implants.

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 Ellen Santana was crowned Miss Bumbum 2018 at last months's finals
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Ellen Santana was crowned Miss Bumbum 2018 at last months's finalsCredit: Splash News


LIVING WEAPONS THAT EAT NUKES

HUGE bug armies — so tiny you cannot see them — could be mobilised by the US military to combat North Korea’s nuclear weapons arsenal.

Creepy organisms could be developed that love to gorge themselves on solid rocket fuel that propel Kim Jong-un's nuke rockets.

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