A woman has been sentenced in New Zealand after being caught trying to smuggle nearly 1,000 cacti and succulents strapped to her body
A smuggler called Wenqing Li
Brought cacti where they shouldn’t be
Across New Zealand’s border
But now a court order
Means that she is no longer free
Pic: Alamy
Meanwhile…
Tomorrow Tonight.
William Campbell (top left), presenter of the Here’s How current affairs podcast, previews tomorrow’s front pages.
Disheartening toys, randomly distributed in actual stores by Jeff Wysaski, aka Obvious Plant.
Annd you’re under.
Ian Collins writes:
Looking for something different this lockdown Valentine’s Day? Irish mentalist and brainhacker, Keith Barry has announced a live virtual Valentine’s show on Sunday, February 14.
This virtual valentine’s brainhacking show is a 70-minute (starts at 9:00pm) immersive and interactive experience where ticket holders become the stars of the show!
Unforgettable, fun-filled and laugh-out loud funny, leave with a feeling of wonder and knowing you have witnessed something truly unique – something you have never seen before!
Tickets for this virtual interactive and immersive experience are on sale now (at link below) and we have a PAIR of tickets for a Broadsheet reader interested in the art of mind reading and brain hackery.
To enter, Just tell us your most memorable mind-bending experience involving a mentalist..
Lines MUST close 10pm.
*swings pocket watch gently*
Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien
Dáil debate on Thursday, January 28
This afternoon.
Social Democrat housing spokesman Cian O’Callaghan TD writes
“In the Dáil last Thursday, the Minister for Housing stated that the National Quality Standards Framework [standards that have been in place in all charity-run hostels since 2019] applies to all providers of emergency accommodation for homeless people – including private providers.
“However, on Friday, Brendan Kenny of Dublin City Council confirmed at the Oireachtas Housing Committee that these standards are not in fact being applied to private for-profit providers of emergency accommodation.
“The Minister must come before the Dáil and correct the record, and the Government must act swiftly to ensure that the National Standards applies to all providers of homeless accommodation, including private providers….
Meanwhile…Council Says It Plans to Hire Company to Inspect Homeless Hostels (Dublin Inquirer)
An hypnotic pareidolic short by designer and artist Rus Khasanov, who uses bursts of inky technicolour liquid to mimic the appearance of heterochromia iridium – a surprisingly common condition that can cause the iris to exhibit multicoloured spikes and whirls of melanin.