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SWMRfags – By Adam Dutton This is the moment cops found thousands of fake cigarettes hidden in a secret compartment behind a bathroom towel rail. Officers also discovered illegal tobacco and vapes stashed inside a book case and in secret rooms behind fake walls and ceilings. Footage released by Lincolnshire Police revealed the creative hiding places used by criminals to stash their illicit goods. In one clip, officers found a storage box which could be raised through the floor at the press of a button. Inside the box were hundreds of boxes of counterfeit cigarettes being sold on the black…

SWFScrowd – by Sejal Mandal Chaos unfolded at a station in India as thousands of devotees tried to cram onto a packed train. Devotees heading to Maha Kumbh, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, desperately tried to board an already-packed train at Patna railway station in Bihar on Tuesday (Feb 11). Footage shows a sea of passengers surging forward to climb onto the moving train – almost causing a stampede. Ticketed passengers struggled to board, prompting the Railway Protection Force (RPF) to intervene. Officers allegedly used batons to remove non-ticketed travelers, leaving several with minor injuries.

SWLNbirds – By Imogen Howse In scenes reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 thriller The Birds, a UK village has been invaded by tens of thousands of starlings – which have covered everything in poo. Residents of Rearsby, Leics., are upset about the “downpours” of bird droppings since the flock started to appear two weeks ago. At first, locals were amazed by the beautiful sunset displays of clouds of birds circling overhead. But it quickly turned into a “nightmare”. The birds have left behind a mountain of mess, covering cars and homes in droppings. Villagers have had to wash their vehicles…