The last meal of an ancient human sacrifice discovered in a peat bog in Denmark has been revealed in a new study.

"Tollund Man" was discovered in 1950 in Jutland, Denmark.

The corpse was famously so well preserved that the peat cutters who found it initially thought they had stumbled onto a recent murder victim.

However, analysis of the body soon indicated that whoever killed him was far beyond the reach of any justice.

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Tollund Man died sometime between 405 BCE and 380 BCE, aged 30 to 40, probably by strangulation.

His body was laid in its grave in a foetal position, naked except for a belt and a cap, and a rope tied around his neck.

Even a layer of stubble remains visible on the body's chin.

Bog bodies dating from the Iron Age in northern Europe are often thought to have been the result of human sacrifice, or else slain as captives or criminals, due to their lack of clothing and atypical body placement.

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But Tollund Man's status as a human sacrifice is also built on the presence of food in his stomach, indicating a ritual last meal.

In the 1950s, analysis concluded that the man, before his death, had eaten a meal of barley porridge.

Now, the authors of a new study published by Cambridge University Press have updated that knowledge.

The authors found Tollund Man also consumed a fatty fish, such as an eel, at the same point before his death – not believed to be a regular dietary element at that time and place.

He also suffered from parasites, with eggs and even a tapeworm found in his stomach.

Nonetheless, the authors said the meal was far from a poor one.

"With the addition of an unknown amount of animal fat/fatty fish, the meal probably differed little from the present-day recommended intake of 10–20 per cent protein, 55–60 per cent carbohydrates and 25–30 per cent lipids," the study stated.

"Thus, Tollund Man's final meal shows no evidence of a severe food shortage."

New floods have again swamped areas of Belgium and washed away cars as a wave of thunderstorms and heavy rain hit the country over the weekend.

The provinces of Namur and Walloon Brabant south-east of the capital city Brussels were particularly hit.

They had already been impacted by the devastating floods that left 36 people dead and seven missing in the nation with 11.5 million inhabitants last week.

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Belgium's crisis centre issued a warning to the population as the bad weather is expected to last for several days.

Heavy rainfall caused significant damage in Dinant, where piles of cars were strewn across the town.

Deputy mayor Robert Closset said firefighters were deployed to tackle floods he described as worse than last week.

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"I've been living here all my life and I've never seen this before," he told the Associated Press, adding that no new victim had been reported.

In the province of Liege, which was badly hit last week, local authorities monitoring the situation said no significant overflows of rivers were expected over the weekend and decided that a global evacuation of the area was not necessary at this stage.

The confirmed death toll from last week's floods in Belgium and neighbouring countries passed 210 this week and the economic cost is expected to run into the billions.

The Walloon government, in charge of the executive power in the French-speaking region, has announced a two billion-euro ($3.2 billion) plan for the reconstruction.

To help citizens cope with the urgency before insurance companies take over, every household affected by the catastrophe will be granted interest-free loans of 2500 euros ($3995) to cover basic needs.

Experts say such floods will become more frequent and severe due to climate change, and countries will need to adapt, including by revising calculations about future flood risks, improving warning systems and preparing populations for similar disasters.

A large and noisy meteor flashed across the night sky in Norway on Sunday, creating a spectacular light show and generating gusts of wind which blew open doors and hatches.

Local experts said a chunk of the "unusually large" meteor, which travelled at 15-20km per second, may have broken off and hit in a forest outside the capital Oslo.

So far there have been no reports of damage.

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The meteor "lit up the sky for a brief time as if broad daylight," just after 1am, Steinar Midtskogen, a spokesperson for the Norwegian Meteor Network, said.

"A minute later or more a loud rumbling sound could be heard over a large area, perhaps up to 100 km away from where the meteor was seen straight overhead," Mr Midtskogen said in an email.

Some people close to the meteor's path reported feeling a shock wave, he added.

"Doors and hatches were blown open and there were gusts of wind. No damage has been reported, though."

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The meteor was visible for at least five seconds after it appeared at about 1am local time, according to the Norwegian Meteor Network.

Meteors over Norway are not uncommon, and the network has a number of cameras continuously monitoring the sky.

A preliminary analysis of videos from the cameras shows that the meteor fell in Lier, about 15 miles west of Oslo, Mr Midtskogen said.

The Norwegian Seismic Array (NORSAR) confirmed the area and "recorded the airblast hitting the ground as a seismic event," according to Mr Midtskogen.

Now the search is on for meteorites – parts of the meteor – on the ground.

"We do not yet know for sure the size of meteor. It could be a rock weighing a few hundred kilograms, but we only expect a small part of this body to have reached the ground," Mr Midtskogen said.

"Our preliminary analysis suggests that it entered Earth's atmosphere at a speed of about 15 km/s and it fragmented in a series of bright flashes between 35 and 25 km above ground," he wrote.

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The analysis also suggested that the meteor was not typical in that "its orbit seems to have been confined to the innermost part of the solar system," and not originating in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, he said.

"This would make a recovery of meteorites very valuable for science," Mr Midtskogen said.

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Severe thunderstorms and a deluge of heavy rain have flooded roads and tube stations in southern England.

Eight London tube stations have been closed due to flooding, while cars and buses have been stranded on streets amid rising water.

The city's fire department has received close to 300 calls for assistance due to the floods in the space of hours, the BBC reports.

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And the flooding is expected to get worse with the Environment Agency issuing five flood warnings for parts of southern England and 19 flood alerts including locations in Wales, the Guardian reports.

In many parts of southern England, 75-100mm of rain is forecast to fall on Sunday evening.

Met Office meteorologist Steven Keates told the BBC the region between south Suffolk and the Isle of Wight could be hit with 100mm of rain in just a few hours.

Mr Keates said there were likely to be "pretty lively showers" from Norfolk to Bournemouth, with "torrential downpours, thunder and lightning and potentially some hailstones settling in the south."

The storms are being caused by a "convergence" of air currents as warmth in the Earth's surface from a recent heatwave rose into cooler air in the atmosphere.

More than 5,500 reports have been made to police, so far, from concerned members of the public in the wake of violent protests that took place in Sydney's CBD on Saturday.

NSW Police Minister David Elliott said that the reports are a "great start" to tracking down everyone involved and repeated his plea for anyone with information to come forward.

"As of this morning 63 individuals have been charged for offences yesterday, 35 have been arrested and 16 are before the courts today," Mr Elliott said yesterday.

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"Overnight, 5,500 people have provided evidence to the NSW Police through Crime Stoppers.

"So, that's a great start to Taskforce Seasoned. My appeal to everybody who has information: please don't give up."

Thousands of people descended on Sydney's CBD on Saturday to protest against COVID-19 vaccinations and the state's lockdown laws.

Marchers started at Victoria Park, Camperdown, where police tried to contain the crowds, but were soon outnumbered.

The group soon left the park and made their way up George Street, where the situation quickly unravelled and turned violent.

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Dozens of people were witnessed assaulting officers, destroying public property, chanting anti-government sentiment and climbing onto shop awnings.

Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon, Metropolitan Field Operations, said that following the calls to Crime Stoppers, over 200 people have so far been identified.

"I'm gratified by the fact that over 5000 reports have been made to Crime Stoppers for members of the public," he said.

"Even more importantly, over 200 people have so far been identified and police are currently following those people up to take appropriate action.

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"That action may range from infringement notices right through to being put before the court on charges."

Deputy Commissioner Lanyon said that the "unprecedented" levels of violence displayed in the city will not be tolerated.

"What we saw was unprecedented violence which is completely unacceptable and disgraceful," he said.

"The fact that police officers and horses were targeted for violence yesterday, is something that we won't take."

Mr Elliott said that those in attendance yesterday have a "moral obligation" to seek a COVID-19 test to minimise the chance of infections as a result of the gathering.

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"What we have said is that anybody that was there yesterday has a moral obligation to self-isolate and be tested until a negative result occurs.

If protesters do not get tested, "it would only take three or four people" to become super-spreaders, he said.

"So, you did the wrong thing yesterday, do the right thing by your families today get tested and isolated," Mr Elliott said.

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