More than 1,300 tiny, critically endangered snails have been set free to roam on an island off the coast of Morocco after a breeding programme rescued two obscure species from the brink of extinction. The Desertas Island land snails had not been recorded for more than 100 years and were believed to have disappeared from…
Rare cannon allegedly smuggled out of Irish waters by a gang of British treasure hunters and acquired for a knockdown price by a Tower of London official were at the centre of a decades-long dispute between British and Irish officials, according to newly released records. Irish officials made extensive efforts to convince UK authorities to…
Fog has continued to cause disruption to flights at some of the UK’s busiest airports and is forecast to persist through the weekend. The murky weather has shrouded much of the country over the past few days and shows little sign of abating yet. In some areas, thick fog patches could reduce visibility down to…
The 2002 World Cup had been a gruelling rollercoaster for the Republic of Ireland. Nine days before the team’s first match in the tournament, hosted by Japan and South Korea, its captain and talisman Roy Keane was on his way home before a ball had been kicked, after publicly berating his manager, Mick McCarthy. Two…
Mourners in India’s capital gathered on Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan Singh ahead of a state funeral for a leader who was key to the country’s economic liberalisation. Singh, who held office from 2004 to 2014, died at the age of 92 on Thursday, after which seven days of state…
What’s occurring with the Shipping Forecast? The Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones is to read the seafarers’ bulletin to celebrate a centenary of the shipping news on the BBC. It will be Jones’s last performance in her Gavin and Stacey role as no-nonsense Nessa after the sitcom’s triumphant Christmas finale. Gavin and Stacey won…
Indonesia has received an official request from France to transfer a French death row inmate imprisoned on drugs charges since 2005, a senior Indonesian minister said on Saturday. “We have received a formal letter requesting the transfer of Serge Atlaoui on 19 December 2024. The letter was sent on behalf of the French minister of…
A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said in…
A man has died after he was arrested while allegedly attempting to enter vehicles armed with a knife in the middle of Sydney traffic. Police declared a critical incident after officers responded to reports of a man trying to stop traffic and enter vehicles on Remembrance Driveway at Tahmoor in Sydney’s south-west at about 1pm…
Milder conditions across the weekend will bring temporary relief to firefighters who continue to battle an out-of-control bushfire in Victoria’s Grampians. But the forecast rain is not expected to extinguish the fires and hot weather is expected to ramp up again from Monday. One home has been lost and seven sheds and other structures destroyed…
