by . rob waugh . a cat has been freed after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub , it has been revealed . simba was rescued by firefighters in meckenheim , near bonn , germany , after a neighbour heard scratching in her newly refitted bathroom . owners helga and eberhard henkel had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . by . travelmail reporter . lucky escape : simba the cat was freed by firefigthers after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent civilisation there , it would have watched how the universe started expanding after the big bang and how galaxies and the first stars formed . ' pet rescue : it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor boards as the bathroom was being renovated . but nearly four weeks later , a neighbour raised the alarm after hearing noises from under the bath . it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor as the bathroom was being renovated . according to the local , mrs henkel told a local newspaper : ` it 's a miracle , a gift . ` we looked everywhere for simba , hung up notices , watched out for cats ' eyes with a torch at night . ' she said that simba was showing the effects of not having eaten for four weeks - but that he had put back on 300 grammes . owners helga and eberhard henkel -lrb- pictured with simba -rrb- had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . on the mend : although simba was ` traumatised ' by his experience , he is quickly recovering and has put back on 300 grammes . pretty town : tenterden in kent wants to change its clocks to central european time . a pretty english market town could adopt central european time -- in a bid to boost tourism numbers . tenterden in kent 's idea has been backed by the town 's chamber of commerce , and if approved would mean the small rural village being an hour ahead the rest of the uk . ` he is skin and bones . you feel all the ribs , the backbone , simba has fallen sharply and is traumatised , ' die welt quotes her as saying . the local quotes professor neigel an animal expert from giessen , germany , as saying cats were capable of surviving for long periods on only a small amount of water . the planets are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . a jupiter-like extrasolar planet : one planet is the size of jupiter , the other three times bigger . both are thought to be three times as old as earth , and were formed 12.8 billion years ago . with a population of 7,800 , the town , which has been twinned with avallon in france for 25 years , believes it should be ` closer in line with the rest of europe ' . mike carter , the chamber 's president said : `` i think we should seriously push this forward , . he said that a month was still a long time for a cat to survive , but that it was not ` out of the ordinary ' . they are just 375 light years away from our solar system . they were detected using ` radial velocity ' , where astronomers watch for ` wobbles ' in starlight , caused by the pull of orbiting worlds . one planet is thought to be as massive as jupiter in our solar system . the other is roughly three times the size of jupiter . if there is life , there , it 's liable to be very different from human beings . planet formation was not thought to be possible in the early universe , when stars were ` metal poor ' - lacking elements heavier than hydrogen and helium . setiawan says , ` it 's iron abundance is only about one per cent that of our sun . i wonder what kind of ` blood ' they have without iron element -- at the time , there were almost no heavy elements available . ' the new planets were detected by the european southern observatory at la silla paranal , chile , south america . it had been thought that it was impossible for planets to form without these heavier elements . setiawan acknowledges that the planets could have formed later in the life cycle of the star - but says this is unlikely . usually planets form just shortly after the star formation , ' he said . ` second-generation planets might also form after a star has died , but this is still under debate . ' ` tenterden is a real tourist hub and we need to cash in on the millions spent in the area and make the best of it . ` i hope this gets people talking and thinking about the idea . ' mr carter plans to start lobbying ashford conservative mp damian green to put pressure on the government to rethink the uk 's clocks . the chamber has a meeting with mr green later this month and he intends to raise it there . mr carter said : ` it was done as a bit of fun , but there is a serious side to it . tourism bid : the town is mooting the idea to boost spending by tourists . popular town : tenterden in kent is to lobby its mp in a bid to change its time . ` it would be great for tourism to have the extra hour sitting outside and people would save on their electricity bills . ` for quality of life , businesses and leisure time it would be so much better . ' when mr carter raised the question at the chamber annual meeting , the majority of those present voted in favour . scenic : picturesque tenterden wants to give tourists an extra hour of daylight . judy turk , chairman of the tenterden & district twinning association , said : ` i think it would be a great idea for england . ` businesses would be on the same time and it would not get dark so early . ` i ca n't say i have noticed having the extra hour when we have been in france , but then we only go for three days . ' twinners are going to avallon later this month for celebrations marking the quarter century of friendship .
simba went missing in early march in the town of meckenheim , germany . his owner 's neighbour heard scratching in her bathroom four weeks later . the pet was freed by firefighters and is now starting to put weight back on .
by . rob waugh . a cat has been freed after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub , it has been revealed . simba was rescued by firefighters in meckenheim , near bonn , germany , after a neighbour heard scratching in her newly refitted bathroom . owners helga and eberhard henkel had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . by . travelmail reporter . lucky escape : simba the cat was freed by firefigthers after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent civilisation there , it would have watched how the universe started expanding after the big bang and how galaxies and the first stars formed . ' pet rescue : it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor boards as the bathroom was being renovated . but nearly four weeks later , a neighbour raised the alarm after hearing noises from under the bath . it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor as the bathroom was being renovated . according to the local , mrs henkel told a local newspaper : ` it 's a miracle , a gift . ` we looked everywhere for simba , hung up notices , watched out for cats ' eyes with a torch at night . ' she said that simba was showing the effects of not having eaten for four weeks - but that he had put back on 300 grammes . owners helga and eberhard henkel -lrb- pictured with simba -rrb- had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . on the mend : although simba was ` traumatised ' by his experience , he is quickly recovering and has put back on 300 grammes . pretty town : tenterden in kent wants to change its clocks to central european time . a pretty english market town could adopt central european time -- in a bid to boost tourism numbers . tenterden in kent 's idea has been backed by the town 's chamber of commerce , and if approved would mean the small rural village being an hour ahead the rest of the uk . ` he is skin and bones . you feel all the ribs , the backbone , simba has fallen sharply and is traumatised , ' die welt quotes her as saying . the local quotes professor neigel an animal expert from giessen , germany , as saying cats were capable of surviving for long periods on elements heavier than hydrogen and helium . setiawan says , ` it 's iron abundance is only about one per cent that of our sun . i wonder what kind of ` blood ' they have without iron element -- at the time , there were almost no heavy elements available . ' the new planets were detected by the european southern observatory at la silla paranal , chile , south america . it had been thought that it was impossible for planets to form without these heavier elements . setiawan acknowledges that the planets could have formed later in the life cycle of the star - but says this is unlikely . usually planets form just shortly after the star formation , ' he said . ` second-generation planets might also form after a star has died , but this is still under debate . ' ` tenterden is a real tourist hub and we need to cash in on the millions spent in the area and make the best of it . ` i hope this gets people talking and thinking about the idea . ' mr carter plans to start lobbying ashford conservative mp damian green to put pressure on the government to rethink the uk 's clocks . the chamber has a meeting with mr green later this month and he intends to raise it there . mr carter said : ` it was done as a bit of fun , but there is a serious side to it . tourism bid : the town is mooting the idea to boost spending by tourists . popular town : tenterden in kent is to lobby its mp in a bid to change its time . ` it would be great for tourism to have the extra hour sitting outside and people would save on their electricity bills . ` for quality of life , businesses and leisure time it would be so much better . ' when mr carter raised the question at the chamber annual meeting , the majority of those present voted in favour . scenic : picturesque tenterden wants to give tourists an extra hour of daylight . judy turk , chairman of the tenterden & district twinning association , said : ` i think it would be a great idea for england . ` businesses would be on the same time and it would not get dark so early . ` i ca n't say i have noticed having the extra hour when we have been in france , but then we only go for three days . ' twinners are going to avallon later this month for celebrations marking the quarter century of friendship .
by . rob waugh . a cat has been freed after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub , it has been revealed . simba was rescued by firefighters in meckenheim , near bonn , germany , after a neighbour heard scratching in her newly refitted bathroom . owners helga and eberhard henkel had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . by . travelmail reporter . lucky escape : simba the cat was freed by firefigthers after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent civilisation there , it would have watched how the universe started expanding after the big bang and how galaxies and the first stars formed . ' pet rescue : it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor boards as the bathroom was being renovated . but nearly four weeks later , a neighbour raised the alarm after hearing noises from under the bath . it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor as the bathroom was being renovated . according to the local , mrs henkel told a local newspaper : ` it 's a miracle , a gift . ` we looked everywhere for simba , hung up notices , watched out for cats ' eyes with a torch at night . ' she said that simba was showing the effects of not having eaten for four weeks - but that he had put back on 300 grammes . owners helga and eberhard henkel -lrb- pictured with simba -rrb- had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . on the mend : although simba was ` traumatised ' by his experience , he is quickly recovering and has put back on 300 grammes . pretty town : tenterden in kent wants to change its clocks to central european time . a pretty english market town could adopt central european time -- in a bid to boost tourism numbers . tenterden in kent 's idea has been backed by the town 's chamber of commerce , and if approved would mean the small rural village being an hour ahead the rest of the uk . ` he is skin and bones . you feel all the ribs , the backbone , simba has fallen sharply and is traumatised , ' die welt quotes her as saying . the local quotes professor neigel an animal expert from giessen , germany , as saying cats were capable of surviving for long periods on was still a long time for a cat to survive , but that it was not ` out of the ordinary ' . they are just 375 light years away from our solar system . they were detected using ` radial velocity ' , where astronomers watch for ` wobbles ' in starlight , caused by the pull of orbiting worlds . one planet is thought to be as massive as jupiter in our solar system . the other is roughly three times the size of jupiter . if there is life , there , it 's liable to be very different from human beings . planet formation was not thought to be possible in the early universe , when stars were ` metal poor ' - lacking elements heavier than hydrogen and helium . setiawan says , ` it 's iron abundance is only about one per cent that of our sun . i wonder what kind of ` blood ' they have without iron element -- at the time , there were almost no heavy elements available . ' the new planets were detected by the european southern observatory at la silla paranal , chile , south america . it had been thought that it was impossible for planets to form without these heavier elements . setiawan acknowledges that the planets could have formed later in the life cycle of the star - but says this is unlikely . usually planets form just shortly after the star formation , ' he said . ` second-generation planets might also form after a star has died , but this is still under debate . ' ` tenterden is a real tourist hub and we need to cash in on the millions spent in the area and make the best of it . ` i hope this gets people talking and thinking about the idea . ' mr carter plans to start lobbying ashford conservative mp damian green to put pressure on the government to rethink the uk 's clocks . the chamber has a meeting with mr green later this month and he intends to raise it there . mr carter said : ` it was done as a bit of fun , but there is a serious side to it . tourism bid a great idea for england . ` businesses would be on the same time and it would not get dark so early . ` i ca n't say i have noticed having the extra hour when we have been in france , but then we only go for three days . ' twinners are going to avallon later this month for celebrations marking the quarter century of friendship .
by. rob waugh. a cat has freed spending 27 days a bath tub, it simba was rescued firefighters meckenheim, near bonn after a neighbour heard scratching in her newly refitted bathroom owners helga and eberhard henkel had lost their pet in early march looked everywhere - even hanging up notices surrounding streets. published :. 09:25 est, 27 march 2012. |. updated :. 09:32 est, 27 march 2012. by. travelmail reporter. lucky escape : simba the cat freed firefigthers after spending 27 days a bath tub. two huge new planets spotted a telescopes chile are the oldest planets detected outside - have there the milky way fully. dr johny setiawan, whose team found the planets the star hip 11952 said : ` if once intelligent civilisation, watched how started expanding after and. ' pet rescue : it thought crawled the floor boards as the bathroom renovated. but nearly four, a neighbour raised noises under the bath. it thought the animal had crawled as the bathroom renovated. according local, mrs henkel told : ` it 's a miracle, a gift. ` we looked everywhere simba, hung notices watched out cats ' eyes with a torch at ' she that simba showing the effects not eaten - put back 300 grammes. owners helga and eberhard henkel -lrb- pictured with simba -rrb- had lost their pet in early march looked everywhere - even hanging up notices surrounding streets. on the mend : although simba ` traumatised is quickly recovering put back 300 grammes. pretty town : tenterden in kent wants change its clocks central european time. a pretty english market town could adopt central european time -- in a bid boost tourism numbers. tenterden in kent 's idea has backed the town 's chamber, if approved would mean the small rural village being an hour ahead the rest the uk. ` he is skin and. you feel all the ribs, the backbone simba has fallen sharply traumatised ' die welt quotes her as. the local quotes professor neigel an animal expert from giessen, as saying cats were capable surviving on. the planets thought three earth, were 12.8 a jupiter-like extrasolar planet : one planet jupiter three times bigger. both are thought three earth, were 12.8 with a population, the town, twinned avallon france for believes should ` closer in line europe mike carter, the chamber 's president said : `` i seriously push,. he said a month was still a cat survive, not ` out '. they just 375 light. they detected using ` radial velocity where astronomers watch ` wobbles starlight, caused the pull orbiting worlds. one planet thought as massive jupiter. the other is roughly three times jupiter. if there life,, liable very different human beings planet formation was thought, when stars ` metal poor ' - lacking elements heavier setiawan says, ` it 's iron abundance only one that our sun. i wonder ` blood ' they without iron element -- at, there almost no heavy elements available. ' the new planets detected the european southern observatory at la silla paranal, chile it had thought impossible planets these heavier elements. setiawan acknowledges the planets could later -. usually planets form just shortly, ' he ` second-generation planets might also form after, still under. ' ` tenterden is a real tourist hub we need cash the millions spent and. ` i hope gets people and thinking the idea. ' mr carter plans start lobbying ashford conservative mp damian green put pressure rethink the uk 's clocks. the chamber has a meeting mr green later he intends raise there. mr carter said : ` it done as a bit, there a serious side. tourism bid : the town mooting the idea boost spending tourists. popular town : tenterden in kent is to lobby its mp in a bid change its time. ` it would great tourism the extra hour sitting outside people save on. ` for quality, businesses leisure time it would so. ' when mr carter raised at the chamber annual meeting, voted. scenic : picturesque tenterden wants give tourists an extra hour daylight. judy turk, chairman the tenterden & district twinning association said : ` i england. ` businesses would on the same time and it get dark so early. ` i ca n't say have noticed having the extra hour when we france, then only go. ' twinners going avallon later for celebrations marking the quarter century friendship.
by . rob waugh . a cat has been freed after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub , it has been revealed . simba was rescued by firefighters in meckenheim , near bonn , germany , after a neighbour heard scratching in her newly refitted bathroom . owners helga and eberhard henkel had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . published : . 09:25 est , 27 march 2012 . | . updated : . 09:32 est , 27 march 2012 . by . travelmail reporter . lucky escape : simba the cat was freed by firefigthers after spending 27 days trapped under a bath tub . two huge new planets spotted by a telescopes in chile are the oldest planets detected outside our solar system - and have been there since before the milky way was fully formed . dr johny setiawan , whose team found the planets orbiting the star hip 11952 said : ` if there was once intelligent civilisation there , it would have watched how the universe started expanding after the big bang and how galaxies and the first stars formed . ' pet rescue : it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor boards as the bathroom was being renovated . but nearly four weeks later , a neighbour raised the alarm after hearing noises from under the bath . it is thought the animal had crawled under the floor as the bathroom was being renovated . according to the local , mrs henkel told a local newspaper : ` it 's a miracle , a gift . ` we looked everywhere for simba , hung up notices , watched out for cats ' eyes with a torch at night . ' she said that simba was showing the effects of not having eaten for four weeks - but that he had put back on 300 grammes . owners helga and eberhard henkel -lrb- pictured with simba -rrb- had lost their pet in early march and had looked everywhere - even hanging up notices in surrounding streets . on the mend : although simba was ` traumatised ' by his experience , he is quickly recovering and has put back on 300 grammes . pretty town : tenterden in kent wants to change its clocks to central european time . a pretty english market town could adopt central european time -- in a bid to boost tourism numbers . tenterden in kent 's idea has been backed by the town 's chamber of commerce , and if approved would mean the small rural village being an hour ahead the rest of the uk . ` he is skin and bones . you feel all the ribs , the backbone , simba has fallen sharply and is traumatised , ' die welt quotes her as saying . the local quotes professor neigel an animal expert from giessen , germany , as saying cats were capable of surviving for long periods on elements heavier than hydrogen and helium . setiawan says , ` it 's iron abundance is only about one per cent that of our sun . i wonder what kind of ` blood ' they have without iron element -- at the time , there were almost no heavy elements available . ' the new planets were detected by the european southern observatory at la silla paranal , chile , south america . it had been thought that it was impossible for planets to form without these heavier elements . setiawan acknowledges that the planets could have formed later in the life cycle of the star - but says this is unlikely . usually planets form just shortly after the star formation , ' he said . ` second-generation planets might also form after a star has died , but this is still under debate . ' ` tenterden is a real tourist hub and we need to cash in on the millions spent in the area and make the best of it . ` i hope this gets people talking and thinking about the idea . ' mr carter plans to start lobbying ashford conservative mp damian green to put pressure on the government to rethink the uk 's clocks . the chamber has a meeting with mr green later this month and he intends to raise it there . mr carter said : ` it was done as a bit of fun , but there is a serious side to it . tourism bid
 A cat named Simba was rescued by firefighters after spending 27 days trapped under a bathtub in Germany. The cat's owners had lost hope and were searching everywhere, even hanging up notices in surrounding streets. Luckily, a neighbor heard Simba's cries for help and alerted the authorities. Simba is now recovering from its ordeal and has been fed 300 grams of food to regain strength.