Andrew Cooper, Butterfly Conservation The small tortoiseshell butterfly has suffered its worst year on record in the count A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big Butterfly Count recorded its lowest ever numbers. The count has been running for 14 years. This year’s poor results are partly down to the […]
Jason Brown Jason Brown was happy with the AI input into his holiday to Ireland When Jason Brown organised his summer holiday to Amsterdam and Ireland this year, he didn’t turn to a travel book or check out Instagram. Instead the founder of recruitment company People Movers consulted ChatGPT, Open AI’s generative artificial intelligence tool. […]
Israeli defence minister says Hezbollah to ‘pay an increasing price’ as group promises retaliation over device attacks. Israel has intensified attacks on southern Lebanon, launching dozens of air raids amid fears of a wider escalation in the region. Israeli warplanes targeted the towns of Mahmoudieh, Ksar al-Aroush and Birket Jabbour in the Jezzine area on […]
Guinea’s most wanted fugitive – a former senior military officer who escaped from prison last November – has been extradited from neighbouring Liberia, along with his son. Ex-Col Claude Pivi will now serve his life sentence after being convicted in absentia for his role in a massacre of opposition supporters at a stadium in the […]
BBC Pam Perceval-Maxwell say the repercussions of not getting eye treatment in a timely fashion was people may lose their sight earlier than otherwise A woman who relies on regular injections to preserve her sight said she worries each night she will wake up blind, because of delayed appointments. Pam Perceval-Maxwell is one of the […]
Surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents, the Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, dances his way offstage. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The U.S. Secret Service is once again embroiled in controversy following a second apparent attempt on the life of former President Donald Trump. The agency came under […]
Interest rates are expected to be held at 5% by the Bank of England on Thursday. The decision at midday comes after it was revealed inflation, which measures the rate UK consumer prices are rising at, remained at 2.2% last month. The figure is just above the Bank’s 2% target, but its governor Andrew Bailey […]
Painful hysteroscopy felt like insides were ‘clawed’ Wendy McLean was due to start her seventh round of IVF when her doctor said she needed a hysteroscopy – a procedure to examine the inside of her uterus. “It was sold to me as a smear test, basically. A thin narrow camera up through your cervix. “It’ll […]
Getty Images Starlink satellites are usually easily seen by the naked eye in the night sky Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of satellites are blocking scientists’ ability to peer into the universe, according to researchers in the Netherlands. The new generation of Starlink satellites, which provide fast internet around the world, are interfering […]
BBC England has a housing crisis. Very few disagree. There are simply not enough safe, affordable, decent homes where people want to live. Homelessness is at record levels with 150,000 children living in totally unsuitable temporary accommodation. Millions cannot afford to buy their first home. The new Labour government believes the key is to build […]