A family of three, including a child, are the first people to arrive in the UK under the government’s “one in, one out” agreement with France, the Home Office has announced. The move follows the removal of the first four migrants from the UK to France as part of the year-long scheme. “This is a…

The 110-foot-long section near Hickman – credit, Turlock Irrigation District Californian power authorities have finished their first solar panel-covered canal project, that will generate 1.6 megawatts. Overseen and built by and for the Turlock Irrigation District Water & Power overtop a curved section near the town of Hickman, the canal helps irrigate cotton, tomatoes, almonds,…

Peter HoskinsBusiness reporter Video shows moment lithium batteries exploded in a South Korea factory, leading to a deadly fire A South Korean court has handed a 15-year prison sentence to the boss of a lithium battery maker after a deadly fire last year. In June 2024, a blaze at a plant in Hwaseong city, about…

Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus) at Great Bay Boulevard Wildlife Management Area – credit, Brian Henderson CC 2.0. via Flickr This is a saltmarsh sparrow, an Endangered species of bird that builds its nest in its eponymous habitat. A collaboration of citizen scientists working in Jacob’s Point salt marsh in Rhode Island is attempting to save…

Local TV stations say they will not air Jimmy Kimmel Live! despite Disney-owned ABC bringing back the comedian’s late-night show – a week after he was suspended for comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Nexstar and Sinclair, which together run dozens of stations affiliated to ABC, said they would continue to replace…

A beetle in amber sample – Credit: Senior Researcher Enrique Peñalver In the blockbuster 1993 film Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg’s screenwriters tell the story of scientists who recover dinosaur DNA from a mosquito entombed in amber and use it to clone the animals back into existence. Today, a recent paleontological discovery comes to the very doorstep of…

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been freed and reunited with his family after almost six years of imprisonment in Egypt. One of the country’s most prominent political prisoners, he was pardoned by President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, reportedly after a request from the National Council for Human Rights. Video of the blogger and…

credit – Adam Kay, Twycross Zoo / SWNS Conservationists and zookeepers are celebrating our closest living relative giving birth to a healthy baby. Heart-tugging photos show the bonobo mother Yuli cradling her tiny newborn after it was born at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire last Thursday. Experts have hailed the birth as a ‘globally significant’ moment…

Beard had two spells in charge at Liverpool and after his reappointment in 2021 helped them win promotion back to the WSL, and a seventh-placed finish on their return to the top flight. Taylor became Reds boss in August and added: “I had a bit more insight into Matt because I used to play with…

credit – Greek Ministry of Culture A team of deep-sea divers has recovered a slew of artifacts from the wreck of Titanic’s sister ship, a vessel sunk by a mine during the First World War. Called the HMHS Britannic, it was one of three Olympic-class ocean liners built by the White Star Lines company in the early 20th…