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Covid origins: Genetic ghosts suggest pandemic started in market
Getty ImagesRacoon dogs are implicated as one of the potential animals that could have been the source of CovidA team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonab
North Cumbria flood victims sked to shape future defences
Residents are being asked to help shape flood prevention plans after severe weather battered their area in May.Cumberland Council and the Environment Agency are
Anglesey man admits having porn of sex acts on a…
A man has admitted possessing extreme pornography involving sexual acts with a tortoise. James Owen, 30, from Llanfechell, Anglesey, also pleaded guilty to havi
BBC Natural History Unit co-founder Tony Soper dies aged 95
A former BBC wildlife TV presenter, author and naturalist has died aged 95.Tony Soper co-founded the BBC's Natural History Unit, which began in Bristol in 1957
Farage will not hold face-to-face surgeries amid fears of attack
Matt Knight/BBCClacton MP Nigel Farage says people will target him if he holds face-to-face meetingsReform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would not hold face-to
WorldSkills 2024: Ballymena man wins bronze for Team UK
WorldSkills UKDavid trained at Riverpark Training facility in MalluskA car repair man from Ballymena has become the latest competitor from Northern Ireland to s
Lionsgate announce collaboration with AI video company Runway
Entertainment giants Lionsgate are partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) company Runway to allow a new AI model to be trained on their extensive film and
French dig team finds 200-year-old note from archaeologist
A team of student volunteers on an archaeological dig in northern France has had a surprise communication from the past.Sifting through the remains of a Gaulish
Secret gifts from public swell Treasury’s coffers
As Keir Starmer struggles to balance the government's books - and his staff pay bill - help is at hand: people making voluntary donations to the nation’s coff
Starmer accepts staggering football freebies from clubs opposed to regulation
Keir Starmer received football hospitality tickets worth a staggering amount of money last season as he watched Arsenal play eight away fixtures, it has been re
Knowsley safari park rhino has world-first operation
Knowsley SafariAmara had to wear a special cast for four weeksA rhinoceros with a broken leg is back on its feet after a world-first operation. Amara, a souther
Some offenders released early without being electronically tagged
Getty ImagesSome prisoners released early as part of efforts to ease overcrowding have not been fitted with electronic tracking devices, despite it being a cond
