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From seabirds to sea turtles: the fatal toll of plastic revealed

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent A seal pup entangled in plastic on a beach Scientists have analysed 10,000 marine animal autopsies to understand how plastic ingestion leads to death. The… [read more]

Sledged on the beach – England’s break in Noosa

On Wednesday all England players and staff gathered on the beach to play ‘pig’ – the football game they often play in the warm-up for training and matchdays. They then moved into the town centre for … [read more]

Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent, in Colombia Lizbeth Perez is the niece of Alejandro Carranza, who is missing Lizbeth Perez looks fearful as she gazes out onto the postcard-perfect fishing ba… [read more]

Japan’s largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings

A huge fire broke out in the city of Oita, on the Japanese island of Kyushu, damaging at least 170 buildings and forcing residents to evacuate, authorities said. Aerial footage showed the scale of … [read more]

Greek coastguard chief to be prosecuted over deadly migrant shipwreck

Four senior figures in the Greek coastguard, including its current commander, are to face criminal prosecution for negligent manslaughter in connection with a 2023 migrant boat disaster in which up t… [read more]

Typhoon Kalmaegi hits Vietnam after killing at least 114 in Philippines

Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in Vietnam on Thursday after killing at least 114 people and flooding entire towns in the Philippines. More than 260,000 soldiers are on standby for rescue efforts as… [read more]

Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney dies aged 84

Anthony Zurcher,Senior North America reporter Former US Vice-President Dick Cheney, a key architect of George W Bush’s “war on terror” and an early advocate of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, has died… [read more]

Premiere: Netflix’s New True Crime Doc Dives Into a Mother’s Mysterious Disappearance

The victims sister called it one big Greek tragedyand she meant it. In September 2016, Nathan Carman took off in a fishing boat with his mother near Block Island. A few days later, a freighter spott… [read more]

I’m luckiest man alive it’s a miracle says Air India sole survivor

The sole survivor of the Air India plane crash, which killed 241 people on board, has said he feels like the “luckiest man” alive, but is also suffering physically and mentally. Viswashkumar Ramesh … [read more]

‘We have no idea what lies ahead’: Aid struggles to reach Jamaican towns devastated by hurricane

Brandon Drennonin Westmoreland, Jamaica A town just outside of Whitehouse in Westmoreland Parish sits in ruins Five days after Hurricane Melissa pummelled into western Jamaica with record force, re… [read more]