Subsea fibre cables can ‘listen out’ for sabotage
Chris Baraniuk Subsea cables are critical to the operation of the internet The diver had found the fibre optic cable lying on the seabed of the North Sea. He swam closer, until it was near enough t… [read more]
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Watch: Fisherman reunites with brother after 95 days lost at sea
A fisherman from Peru has been reunited with his family after spending 95 days lost at sea. Maximo Napa left the seaside town of Marcona on 7 December, intending to be at sea for two weeks. But, … [read more]
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Fisherman rescued after 95 days adrift eating turtles
A Peruvian fisherman who survived 95 days lost at sea in the Pacific Ocean by eating turtles, birds and cockroaches has been rescued and reunited with his family. Maximo Napa Castro, 61, set off for… [read more]
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‘There’s never been a spotlight like this’: Greenland heads to the polls as Trump eyes territory
Adrienne Murray Questions around independence – and what pace it should go at – has taken centre stage in campaigning in Greenland Residents of Greenland head to the polls on Tuesday in a vote that… [read more]
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‘My best friend went to work – and was crushed to death by rubbish’
Hasham Cheema Fighting back the tears, 22-year-old rubbish collector Okuku Prince recalls the moment his best friend’s lifeless body was found at a massive rubbish dump in Uganda’s capital, Kampala.… [read more]
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Sperm whale entangled in rope dies after stranding
Steven McKenzie & Gilleasbeag MacDonaldBBC Scotland News & BBC Naidheachdan Volunteers remove remaining lengths of rope from the whale after it was found stranded on Monday A sperm whale th… [read more]
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World’s largest iceberg runs aground off remote island
Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter Erwan Rivault The world’s largest iceberg has run aground in shallow waters off the remote British island of South Georgia, home to millions of penguins… [read more]
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Questions still remain for BBC after damaging Gaza documentary
Katie Razzall As guests sat down on the red cinema-style seats in the screening room of a plush central London hotel, nobody could have imagined that, less than a month later, the BBC would find its… [read more]
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Leaked recordings challenge Greek account of deadly shipwreck
Nick Beake Kostas Kallergis Leaked audio instructions by Greek rescue co-ordinators have cast further doubt on Greece’s official version of events in the hours before a migrant boat sank along with… [read more]
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New graves mark lost generation in drugs-ravaged Scottish town
James Cook James McMillan and Lisa McCuish grew up next to each other and now they lie side by side in Pennyfuir Cemetery James McMillan grew up next door to Lisa McCuish in a neat cul-de-sac on a … [read more]
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