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Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets
Simple deterrents can slash the number of razorbills and guillemots being trapped underwater, two-year study showsBird-shaped kites and a floating sca…
Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol
Suspect Benny Caldera Jr held on bond as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threatA 40-year-old man was arrested early We…
In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California
Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, charged days before Jonathan McKinsey and wife were set for hearing in divorce caseA California couple have be…
Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report finds
No new indictments from eight-year investigation as state attorney general says church knew about abuseMore than 270 Catholic clerics sexually abused …
Crews filming in Scotland told to hire local as industry booms
While the country’s screen sector is growing, only a fraction of production staff are Scottish themselvesScotland’s striking Ardross Castle, the oldes…
French court jails six men for manslaughter over mass drowning in Channel
Seven others found guilty of lesser charges in connection to incident in 2021 when inflatable dinghy sank killing at least 27 people with four more mi…
Australia’s cheapest mayonnaise is also the best tasting, Choice test finds
Two supermarket home brands claim equal first while the worst-ranked condiment has double the sugar content of almost all the other productsA condimen…
Grooming gangs inquiry to investigate offending in Wales and Birmingham
National inquiry will conduct local investigations and look at wider picture of sexual abuse and exploitation of childrenBirmingham and Wales will be …
Car thieves target Nissan Jukes as 11 stolen in one county in 24 hours
Security expert Michael Fraser says the cars have "valuable spare parts" and are "easy to steal".…
Grenfell fire police investigators hand files on 20 firms and 54 people to CPS
Met calls move ‘milestone’ moment that paves way for ‘very best possible evidence for charging decisions’Police investigating the 2017 Grenfell Tower …
MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities
Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mountingMI5 issues spy alert to UK universiti…
California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise
Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward AlaskaCommunities across California are rushi…
Mediation over Drumcree parade is ‘dead in the water’, say nationalists
Northern Ireland secretary holding talks with both sides as Garvaghy Road group launches fresh legal challengeUK politics live – latest updatesTalks t…
Greggs to close four UK factories with potential for 740 job losses
Bakery chain says move is necessary to provide growth in the ‘most cost-efficient manner’Business live – latest updatesGreggs has announced plans to c…
Leaving your engine running in Wales could cost you £150
The previous punishment for idling was £20 and had not changed since its introduction in 2003.…
More talks over Drumcree dispute as stalemate continues
Lawyers for the Garvaghy Road Residents Coalition issued a fresh legal bid on Tuesday to try to prevent the march from going ahead.…
Gentle giant Backpack wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week
The contest celebrates the resilience of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula.…
Hegseth to cut number of US general and admiral positions by 20%
Pentagon official says the plan will be announced in the defence secretary's 'State of the Force' address in Virginia.…
Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’
Many products aimed at women over 45 lack meaningful quantities of key nutrients, consumer watchdog Which? foundMenopause supplements costing more tha…
World’s seas heated by a record 23 zettajoules last year
The injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidificationA re…
Double beds, aircon and big-screen TVs: Indonesia suspends officials over luxury prison cells
Indonesia’s prisons have long faced allegations that well-connected inmates can obtain preferential treatment through briberyFive Indonesian prison of…
ABC finance journalist Alan Kohler to retire after three decades as Jim Chalmers says he will be ‘really missed’
The 74-year-old says he is leaving to spend more time with his family, including his six grandchildrenFollow our Australia news live blog for latest u…
Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi
Exeter museum to host DJ’s ‘collaboration’ with woodland fungi and artist’s map of her own body’s mycobiomeFor one of the installations, a musician sp…
Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years
Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US historyAfter 23 years, a district judge has released the O…
77-year-old man put to death in Florida, 16th person to be executed in the state this year
Curtis Wilkie Beasley was executed for the 1995 killing of Carolyn Monfort, after supreme court declined to interveneA 77-year-old Florida man was put…
California bans officers’ use of electric-shock gloves after ICE reveals plan to equip agents
State passes law banning local, state and federal officers from using gloves that deliver painful electric shocksCalifornia has passed a law Tuesday b…
‘Cute but unbearable’ freeloading bear discovered in another LA crawlspace
‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces but he just keeps coming backHe’s back: the 550lb bear made famous after …
Six Flags permanently shuts down X2 rollercoaster after claims of brain injuries
More than 100 people have said they were injured by the ride in California, which reaches up to 76mphSix Flags has permanently shut down its embattled…
Give BrewDog second chance, says new owner as it invests £50m
US cannabis and drinks firm Tilray, which took over in March, will improve beers, pubs and working conditionsBrewDog’s new owner has urged drinkers to…
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now questions whether she killed her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is arguing that there wasn't enough evidence to prove she killed her three children. It's a striking turn after a lengthy tria…