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Following Antarctic whales for climate change clues

2 days ago By Victoria Gill, Science correspondent, BBC News, @vic_gill • Kate Stephens, Senior science producer Why scientists are using a crossbow to study whales Inside the bodies of humpback whales are clues about how climate change is transforming Antarctica. The BBC’s Victoria Gill and Kate Stephens crossed the Southern Ocean, with the researchers, on a mission to follow and […]

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Family of late Post Office victim win fight to clear her name

1 hour ago By Katie Hunter, BBC Scotland News BBC Caren Lorimer’s husband David said he was sorry she never lived long enough to see her name cleared The family of a convicted sub-postmistress who died before her name was cleared say they have made her final wish come true. Caren Lorimer’s family took on her case […]

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Coal tips landslide concerns over illegal riding in valleys

Illegal off-road vehicles could damage coal tips and potentially cause dangerous landslides, fear officials at the local authority with the highest number of sites in Wales. The warning from Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) council comes as police have called on the public to report incidents of illegal riding over the summer months. Coal tips from […]

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The trial of Hunter Biden enters its second week : NPR

Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden. The case could wrap as early as this week. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Federal prosecutors rested their case Friday in the federal gun trial of Hunter Biden. The case stems from a cult revolver the president’s son bought in October 2018. He […]

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Uruguay won the 1924 Olympics and put South American soccer on the map

Soccer went global 100 years ago this week. Fans watching the 1924 Paris Olympics tournament must have felt the shift as they witnessed players from tiny Uruguay appear to be running circles around confounded opponents from the sport’s traditional European powers. In the early 20th century, soccer’s power was centered in Europe, and aside from […]

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Ross travel expenses allegations ‘significant’

Getty Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is facing “significant and serious” allegations that he used Westminster expenses to travel in his role as a football linesman, the first minister has said. John Swinney said reports in the Sunday Mail, if accurate, would amount to a “potential misuse of public funds”. The newspaper said advisers to […]

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100ml liquid rule reintroduced at some regional UK airports

Restrictions on carrying liquids over 100ml in hand luggage are being temporarily reintroduced at some regional airports in the UK. The change will apply from 00:01 BST on Sunday 9 June 2024 and will affect passengers at Newcastle, Leeds Bradford, London City, Aberdeen, Southend and Teesside airports. All of the airports affected have Next Generation […]

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