‘Beautiful’ rare octopus spotted on popular Welsh beach
A photographer who was enjoying a walk on a popular Welsh beach says he became “completely absorbed” after spotting an octopus. Gareth Davies witnessed the “beautiful” orange cephalopod as it buried… [read more]
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Watch: Fishing on a frozen river for respite from the war in Ukraine
Kyiv is many miles from the front line, but Ukraine’s war with Russia is never far away with Moscow’s missile and drone attacks directed at the city almost every day. On the frozen surface of the mi… [read more]
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Under fire from the sea families in Odesa try to escape Russian barrage
Laura GozziOdesa, Ukraine Sergii, Mariia and Eva’s Odesa apartment suffers from frequent power cuts From Mariia’s 16th-floor flat, the calm waters of the Black Sea stretch out into the horizon bene… [read more]
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Crowds line Saint-Tropez streets for Bardot funeral
Crowds lined the streets of Saint-Tropez for the funeral of French film legend Brigitte Bardot on Wednesday. Some of those gathered were seen applauding as her coffin was driven through the French R… [read more]
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Saving South Africa’s threatened albatross from lethal fishing lines
Mayeni JonesAfrica Correspondent, Cape Town People can spot species like the black-browed albatross off the coast of South Africa On a small boat in the Atlantic, about 27 nautical miles (50km) awa… [read more]
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The story of the buried whale’s head
Earlier this year, I found myself standing in a field, watching, as a digger lifted the remains of an enormous fin whale’s head from a resting place few people knew about. It was the culmination of … [read more]
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“Year of octopus” declared after warmer seas leads to record numbers
A wildlife charity has declared 2025 “the Year of the Blooming Octopus” after record numbers were spotted off the south-west coast of England. In its annual marine review the Wildlife Trusts says oc… [read more]
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The ancient monuments saluting the winter solstice
Orkney’s Maeshowe tomb is a burial cairn created around 2800BC that conceals a stone-clad sepulchre (Credit: Alamy) We will probably never know the specific beliefs and rituals that inspired Maeshow… [read more]
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This billionaire tested China’s limits. It cost him his freedom
Grace Tsoi,BBC World Serviceand BBC News Chinese,Hong Kong Jimmy Lai, 78, faces life in prison for national security offences On a winter morning in 2022 Raphael Wong and Figo Chan walked into Hon… [read more]
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What we know about the Bondi gunmen
Police inspect a bridge used by the gunmen as a firing-point Two gunmen – identified by authorities as a father and son – opened fire on hundreds of people marking a Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi… [read more]
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