Horse wins restraining order against pensioner

A retired racehorse in

A retired racehorse in Yorkshire has won a restraining order
against a grandmother who would not stop feeding him carrots. The
chestnut gelding, called Nelson, was regularly visited by Margaret
Porter, 67, who felt the horse was “looking quite sad”. However,
Nelson’s owner claimed Porter had mounted a campaign of harassment
by ignoring her pleas to leave the horse alone. York Magistrates’
Court convicted Porter of harassment and took the unusual step of
affording the horse legal protection.

All-you-can-eat restaurant ban

A man in China has been barred from an all-you-can-eat
restaurant for eating too much. The man, known only as Mr Kang,
said he was banned from the Handadi Seafood BBQ Buffet in Changsha
city after he ate 1.5kg of pork trotters on one visit and 4kg of
prawns on another. “Every time he comes here, I lose a few hundred
yuan,” said the restaurant’s owner. Mr Kang argued that the
establishment is “discriminatory” against people who can eat a
lot.

Mbappe is panda godfather

The French football star Kylian Mbappe has become godfather to
two baby pandas. At a special naming ceremony at Beauval Zoo the
PSG age was joined by Chinese Olympic diving gold medallist Zhang
Jiaqi, who will act as godmother for the cubs. The football star
said he felt “great pride”. Zoo director Delphine Delord said the
involvement of the two athletes “shines a light on the protection
of threatened species and on the environment”.