Cat On Roof, Window Cleaner Goes Home, Another In-Doors

Window cleaner Nick Glover with little Molly.

Window Cleaner Rescues Kitten Being Attacked by Angry Birds: A window cleaner became a hero for a day when he came to the rescue of a stranded kitten that was stuck on a roof in Bourne. The RSPCA has said a special thank you to cleaner Nick Glover who managed to rescue little Molly after she crept out of her home in Essex Way and climbed up onto a roof top.

The 12-week-old kitten was spotted by a concerned member of the public who said Molly was being “dive-bombed” by some magpies and crows. RSPCA animal welfare officer Becky Harper was called to attend the incident but the cat was too far up for her to reach. But instead of calling out the fire service to rescue Molly, it was suggested a call be made to local window cleaner Nick Glover. Becky said: “Nick immediately offered to help and arrived within 10 minutes.

“He then climbed up his ladder and gently picked up little Molly and carried her back down to safety where she was reunited with her owner. “She was a little cold and hungry but apart from that fine. “I just hope this experience puts her off climbing on to roofs in the future although it’s still a bit of a mystery how she managed to get up there considering how tiny she is. “I would really like to say thank you to Nick for helping Molly so quickly and he gave his time free of charge. “He saved calling the fire brigade out and it is great that this had a happy ending.”

David Sewell "was worried and he went home."

A window cleaner deserted his car after smashing it into a lamp-post on a South Tyneside street. David Sewell crashed his Ford Fiesta on Hedworth Lane, Boldon Colliery, on the night of June 28. The 34-year-old abandoned his car, but police traced him from the number plate. Sewell, of Eskdale Drive, Jarrow, pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident and careless driving at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court yesterday. The court heard he lost concentration because “he had a lot on his mind”.

Paul Anderson, prosecuting, said: “When police arrived at the scene of the crash the driver had left. “He was eventually traced and accepted he had been driving it. “He said he wasn’t concentrating because he had a lot on his mind because he had recently lost some money. “He told the police he was scared so ran off in a state of panic. “There is no suggestion he had been drinking.”

Charlton James Carr, defending, said: “He was driving and had a momentary lapse going round a bend and collided with the lamp-post. “We don’t know how much damage he caused to it but we do know that his car, which was worth £600, was effectively written off. “He panicked because in 2006 he was given a two-year prison sentence for something totally different and was released three and a half years ago. “He was worried and he went home. “There was no-one else involved and no one was injured.”

Mr Carr told the court that when the police went to his house to speak to him about the smash, Sewell wasn’t at home but called them back when he found out they had been to see him. He added: “He didn’t try and concoct a cock-and-bull story, he was honest with them. “He is a self-employed window cleaner with two children and a partner to support. If he loses his licence they will suffer.” Magistrates added seven points on to Sewell’s driving licence and fined him £100. He was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.

He navigates his home using LED flashlights and candles.

Rare Medical Condition Forces SF Man To Live In Darkness: Extreme photosenstivity means SF man is harmed by cell phone glow. The light is unkind to John Kapellas. In fact, the light burns him. Sunlight or artificial, a ray of sun or a shine from a smartphone's screen, light causes the 59-year old to break out in blisters, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. This extreme form of photosensitivity means Kapellas rarely leaves a darkened San Francisco apartment. This kind of affliction is extremely rare, the experts say. Usually, people with photosensitivity can cope with artificial light.

John is lit by one of the small LED flashlights he often uses as he poses for a portrait in the blacked-out bedroom of his apartment in San Francisco. John Kapellas is a sculptor who lives in almost complete darkness since being diagnosed 5 years ago with solar urticaria, an extreme form of photo sensitivity that produces burns and hives with even small exposures to light.

But not Kapellas, who used to run a window-washing business. He must block even the light from his microwave and refrigerator, according to the newspaper. Doctors are unsure what caused his case, the newspaper reported. He has been HIV positive since 1988, and it is possible the disease or the combination of drugs he is on may had led to it. He navigates his home using LED flashlights and candles, the newspaper reported, but still remains upbeat.

John Kapellas spent a large part of his life outdoors. He ran a window-washing business for 29 years and, for a time, he and sculptor Daniel Goldstein collaborated on a series of successful public-art installations.