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Yellowstone tourists get dangerously close to a resting bison in shocking nature video
A video circulating online shows tourists standing dangerously close to a resting bison at Yellowstone National Park, the latest in a series of clips highlighting visitors’ reckless behaviour around the animals. The footage has drawn criticism for demonstrating how little regard some park guests show for basic wildlife safety, with commentators noting that bison are…
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Ed Miliband to take seat on board of World Bank – with overseas aid and climate ‘central to UK’
Ed Miliband has taken up the UK’s seat on the board of the World Bank, saying international development and the climate crisis are “central” to government policy. The foreign secretary, who previously served as energy and net zero secretary, described the move as “personal leadership” of overseas aid and global finance, and pledged to help…
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TV presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies at 85
TV presenter, comedian and naturalist Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85, his agent David Foster announced. Oddie found fame in the 1970s as part of the anarchic comedy trio The Goodies, before becoming one of the best-known faces of British wildlife broadcasting, notably as an original host of BBC’s Springwatch. Foster described…
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How ‘fire-generated thunderstorms’ make wildfires more deadly
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the Gironde region around Bordeaux as firefighters battle wildfires that have generated an unprecedented “pyrocumulonimbus” cloud in France. These “fire-generated thunderstorms” form when intense heat from a blaze forces air to rise rapidly, carrying smoke, ash and water vapour high into the atmosphere, where it cools…
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PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling
Leading climate scientists who helped Andy Burnham design Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral by 2038 plan have written to him urging him, as prime minister, to reject new North Sea oil and gas drilling. The intervention comes amid weekend reports suggesting his government could approve development at the Jackdaw and Rosebank oilfields, a move the academics…
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CNN staffers see Paramount merger as ‘inevitable’ despite legal battle delaying Ellison takeover
A delay in the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger has done little to ease anxiety among CNN staff, who reportedly regard the tie-up as “inevitable” regardless of ongoing legal wrangling. The deal would place CNN under the control of David Ellison, and the uncertainty comes at a difficult time for a network that has already…
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UK’s iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts
The Jodrell Bank Observatory, home to the UK’s largest telescope for nearly 70 years, has lost its government funding and faces closure, the BBC understands. Scientists have called the decision “heartbreaking” and “scientifically misguided”, warning it would end the site’s near seven-decade role in radio astronomy, Cold War missile monitoring and training future scientists, and…
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Measles Is Becoming So Common That Treatments May Soon Be Needed
Measles cases in the US have hit a 35-year high, driven by falling vaccination rates and large outbreaks in states including South Carolina and Utah. In response, a small number of biotech firms and academic researchers have begun developing treatments for the disease, something that was previously seen as unnecessary given how effective vaccination has…
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Tragedy as body found at South Yorkshire bar and hotel
A body has been found at the Fitzwilliam Arms bar and hotel in Parkgate, Rotherham, after emergency services were called to the venue. The discovery has prompted a response from the authorities, though the article does not provide further details about the person or circumstances. The Fitzwilliam Arms is on Taylors Lane in Parkgate, South…
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Bill Oddie, Goodies star and wildlife broadcaster, dies at 85
Bill Oddie, the writer, comedian and conservationist who found fame with comedy group The Goodies before becoming one of Britain’s best-known wildlife broadcasters, has died aged 85. He later presented BBC series including Springwatch and Autumnwatch, using the platform to campaign for conservation and environmental protection, work his agent, David Foster, said would “never be…