5 Things posted Jun 25, 2019 @ 08:00am by Josh Duncan

5 things you need to know this morning: June 25, 2019

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.

Five things you need to know

1. Man who pushed 91-year-old on London tube is jailed for life

Last year, shocking video surfaced of Paul Crossley pushing a 91-year-old man onto the tube tracks at London’s Marble Arch station. He even tried to do it again a short time later at a different station, but was unsuccessful in pushing a young man onto the tracks. On Monday, Crossley was sentenced to life in jail and will serve a minimum of 12 years before he gets any chance of parole.

This is the shocking moment a 91-year-old man was pushed onto Tube tracks one minute before a train was due to arrive.

Paul Crossley was jailed for life with a minimum of 12 years for two counts of attempted murder https://t.co/FqnlreXngm pic.twitter.com/Er5JrPWzrr

— ITV News (@itvnews) June 24, 2019

2. Astronauts return to earth after 204 days in space

Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and two others returned safely to earth on Monday after spending the last 204 days in space. Saint-Jacques, American Anne McClain and Russia Oleg Kononenko landed safely in Kazakhstan at 7:47 p.m. PT.

📍 There’s no place like home! Mission teams confirmed that @AstroAnnimal and two of her crewmates landed safely at 10:47pm ET after spending 204 days in space conducting science and maintenance aboard the @Space_Station. Coverage continues: https://t.co/ZuxLDtzW9c pic.twitter.com/YC9UzBpRC1
— NASA (@NASA) June 25, 2019

3. Giannis Antetokounmpo wins NBA MVP

They’re going to need to make some space on the NBA’s MVP trophy to fit Giannis Antetokounmpo’s name on it. The ‘Greek Freak’ beat out James Harden and Paul George to win the NBA’s top regular season honour. He’s the first Milwaukee Buck to win the award since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971.

Giannis got emotional as he paid tribute to his family while accepting the #KiaMVP trophy. 🙏#NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/T8p5XH73cZ
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 25, 2019

4. Zimbabwe plans to sell its elephants to “anyone who wants wildlife”

In an attempt to reduce its elephant population, which has caused growing conflict between people and wildlife, Zimbabwe is looking to sell some of the animals. The African nation says it has in excess of 30,000 elephants and will sell them to any country who wants them.

Elephants for sale: Zimbabwe plans to sell its elephants to "anyone who wants wildlife"

Find out more @business: https://t.co/8BT8AiJxGP pic.twitter.com/yGXjt5Agmb
— TicToc by Bloomberg (@tictoc) June 25, 2019

5. Tom Holland comes to the rescue of distressed fan in New York

While being swarmed by autograph seekers on Monday, Spider-Man showed some serious class to help out a struggling fan. The young lady was having “a panic attack” as she was pushed from behind into a barrier in front of Tom Holland. The actor told her, “It’s okay, I got you” before telling the grown man that he would throw his stuff on the ground if he didn’t stop pushing the girl.

“It’s okay I got you I got you” @TomHolland1996 🙃
This was absolutely INSANE and should NEVER happen....my neck was literally against the barricade with 30 grown men behind me pushing.... ridiculous how people act like you’re not only endangering fans safety but Toms as well🤯 pic.twitter.com/uey9VVMfBJ
— cass ◟̽◞̽ (@NamelessCass) June 24, 2019