The fastest birds in the world, peregrine falcons are sought after for racing and can sell for up to £250,000 in the Middle East. Poaching is a constant threat, with eggs and chicks stolen to supply the hidden market. Now, there are nationwide efforts under way to ring and take DNA from wild chicks – but just reaching their...
It takes a scientific mind to see the grunting hulk of a hippopotamus and wonder whether, given sufficient motivation, such an improbable beast might ever become airborne....
Dr Hilary Caldwell’s new book Slutdom looks at how women navigate sex and shame, and at all ages. She shares what she’s learned as both a sex worker and as an academic.
Nigel Farage has said he is part of a “similar phenomenon” to the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, as he claimed that there were forces in society trying to “stop young men from being young men”....
A man has been jailed for brandishing a replica of a sword from the Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda on the streets of a Warwickshire market town, which he said was a “fidget toy” to keep his hands busy....
The EU is moving forward with plans to impose customs duty on cheap goods in a shift that could hit imports from online retailers and harm a hoped-for London listing by the fast-fashion seller Shein....
Artist behind controversial piece in Linz cathedral says vandalism shows there are still ‘people who question women’s right to their own bodies’...
Laura Kuenssberg and Clive Myrie helm the BBC’s coverage, while Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy do things a bit differently on Channel 4. Plus: more juicy drama in Douglas Is Cancelled. Here’s what to watch this evening...
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Joe Biden has moved to correct a “great injustice” by pardoning thousands of US veterans convicted over six decades under a military law that banned gay sex....
Ann Wilson, the lead singer of rock band Heart, has announced that she has been diagnosed with cancer....
Defence secretary Lloyd Austin says package will include anti-tank weapons and air defence interceptors including Patriot systems. What we know on day 861
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Beloved by Shakespeare and the Beatles, the blackbird and its sweet song have captured the imagination of Britons for centuries....
A woman with diabetes who died after stopping her insulin while taking part in a four-day slapping therapy workshop regarded the person who ran the retreat as a “messenger sent by God”, a jury has heard....
