Woman claims surgical sponge left inside her for 15 years after operation - Australia

Helen O'Hagan is suing a doctor in Sydney, Australia, because she claims that he left a surgical sponge inside her after surgery - and it's been there for 15 years.

The surgeon has retired and says the case should be dismissed because she has taken so long to bring legal action.

He claims not to remember treating her… and that he always counted every instrument at the end of an operation.

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Charles Darwin book returned 122 years overdue - and no need to pay £22,800 fine

A first edition copy of a Charles Darwin book has been returned to a library in Sydney, Australia, 122 years overdue - and there's no fine to pay because of an amnesty.

The stamp in Insectivorous Plants shows that it was borrowed on January 30, 1889, according to the Telegraph.

Late fees for the book are estimated at $35,000 (£22,800), but it's "fine amnesty month", when borrowers only make a donation to charity.

The book is too valuable to be lent out again.

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Rats, Oz flight grounded - rodents found in cabin

A Qantas jet due to fly from Sydney to Brisbane was grounded when five baby rats were found in the cabin. Air crew found the rats minutes before passengers boarded the Boeing 767.

"We don't know how they got there," said a spokesman. "It is a rare occurrence. We have no record of it ever happening before."

BBC

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