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Race to save whales in Australia mass stranding

Rescuers are rushing to save a pod of whales after more than 150 stranded on a remote Australian beach. Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment said 157 false killer whales had be… [read more]

Trump wants peace. Ukrainians fear what that might look like

James WaterhouseReporting from Malokaterynivka Oleksandr is out of work after the loss of his fishing business “I have no plans for the future at all,” says Oleksandr Bezhan, standing next to an e… [read more]

Half of French island in Indian Ocean burnt by wildfire

The Indian Ocean island does not have any permanent residents but there is a scientific research station For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has … [read more]

Oil clean-up ‘scam’ warnings ignored by Shell whistle-blower tells BBC

Simi Jolaoso A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that energy giant Shell has ignored repeated warnings that a controversial clean-up operation of oil-polluted areas of southern Nigeria has… [read more]

Tourists flee and homes break apart in Santorini but resilient locals remain

Nikos Papanikolaou Margarita Karamolegkou and Matthaios Fytros are among the people who haven’t left Santorini On a calm summer day on Santorini in July 1956, the ground turned against its people. … [read more]

Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures from Space

Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Krill are just a few centimetres long fully grown, but are one of the most abundant animals on Earth Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of … [read more]

Davey urges Starmer to start EU customs union talks

Sam Francis Sir Keir Starmer should “fire the starting gun” on creating a new UK-EU customs union at a meeting with European leaders in Brussels on Monday, the Liberal Democrats have said. Lib Dem … [read more]

Five key impacts of Brexit five years on

Ben Chu and Tamara Kovacevic Five years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union. On that day, Great Britain severed the political ties it had held for 47 years, but stayed inside th… [read more]

I’ve seen Gavin & Stacey but I can’t tell anyone what happens

The gang are partying but what are they celebrating? You’ll have to wait until Christmas night It’s been five years since the last Gavin & Stacey Christmas special aired in 2019, and since then … [read more]