A domestic tourist climbed over a fence and jumped into a section of the world-famous display of China’s terracotta army, damaging two ancient clay warriors, authorities said on Saturday. The 30-year-old was visiting the museum housing the terracotta army in the city of Xi’an on Friday when he “climbed over the guardrail and the protective…
The Conservatives have called for some prison officers to have access to firearms to counter “out of control” Islamist gangs and violent prisoners. The shadow justice secretary, Robert Jenrick, said specialist teams should be armed with Tasers, stun grenades, and in some circumstances lethal weapons. He also called for high-collar stab vests to be provided…
The UK will spend £1.5bn on building six munitions and energetics factories to “better deter our adversaries” as part of its long-awaited strategic defence review. John Healey, the defence secretary, said the funds formed part of plans for an “always-on” weapons pipeline and would support the procurement of up to 7,000 UK-built long-range weapons. The…
A critically endangered possum species thought to be isolated to Victoria has been found in a New South Wales alpine national park. Previously thought to be extinct in the state, a leadbeater’s possum has been found in Kosciuszko national park, at least 250km away from the nearest sighting in Victoria. A trawl through millions of…
At least 81 people have been arrested after violent clashes in Paris after huge crowds of fans gathered to watch PSG’s victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League final. The club’s Parc des Princes stadium was transformed into a fan zone for the night to screen the match, which took place in Munich, with…
