Tag Archives: Worrying

Three baby capybaras that are “stealing hearts” at a Kent wildlife park have been named Colin, Clive and Cuthbert. The cuddly creatures, born in October, were given their names after the public came up with options and then voted from a shortlist. A video of the trio was posted on …

Getty Images Spread by midges, bluetongue poses no threat to the public or food safety but can affect cloven-hoofed animals like sheep and cattle A cow in a herd in the Republic of Ireland has the bluetongue virus (BTV). The case in County Wexford is the latest confirmed case of …

Pollock, who scored two tries on his England debut against Wales in Cardiff last year, will lead the charge as Saints hunt a home tie in the last 16. The back-row forward is in his second season as a professional but has already become one of the game’s most recognisable …

President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election extending his four decades in power by another five years. He gained 72% of the vote, the election commission announced, against 25% for his closest challenger Bobi Wine, who has condemned what he described as “fake results”. Wine has …

Police are investigating after about 11 sheep were killed in Aberdeenshire. The sheep were found in the Aberchirder area between 9 and 10 January. Police Scotland described it as a “possible incident of sheep worrying” as a result of an “attack by an unknown animal”. Dog owners and walkers have …

Maksims Krivunecs starts with a disclaimer – he is not the biggest fan of cross-border leagues, although he is the man trying to pioneer one. “I feel it is a necessity,” says Krivunecs, president of Latvia’s top-flight Virsliga, who is proposing a ‘Baltic League’ he hopes would also include Estonia …

[ In a small mining town in South Africa’s Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once thought to affect only older adults. Source link

The Mui Board is, as far as smart home controllers go, soothing and nondescript. There’s no bright HD screen, or even anything obviously technological. It’s a smooth piece of wood that gently glows when you interact with it. So it makes sense that Mui Lab would suggest it as an …

Burnley manager Scott Parker says he is worried by the “lack of belief” his side showed in their 2-0 loss at Brighton, a result that leaves them six points from safety in the Premier League. MATCH REPORT: Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 Burnley Available to UK users only. Source link

Chick left Newcastle to join a Northampton team that won the title in 2024 and went all the way to the European Champions Cup final last season. They have made a good start to both competitions in the current campaign and lead the Prem table by one point from Exeter …

A social action charity has welcomed the decision to increase the living wage in Jersey to £15.10 per hour in 2026. The new rate was approved this week and will come into effect at the beginning of January. The living wage is £1.51 higher than Jersey’s minimum wage which is …

Jessica Rawnsleyand Anbarasan Ethirajan,Global affairs correspondent Getty Images Violence has erupted in Bangladesh following the death of a prominent leader of the youth movement that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sharif Osman Hadi was shot by masked attackers while leaving a mosque in Dhaka last week and died of …

BBC Norsk Hydro confirmed that if approved, the closure would take place in 2026 More than 100 jobs are at risk at an aluminium and renewable energy manufacturing plant. The Norwegian company Norsk Hydro said its site in Bedwas, Caerphilly county, was among five across Europe facing closure. The firm …

Drivers have been warned not to queue on a railway level crossing near a south Derbyshire village. Network Rail said vehicles had been seen “idling on the track” in recent weeks at the Etwall Road crossing in Willington. Train services were disrupted after a car was struck by a train …

Getty Images Vets are investigating a suspect case of the virus in a cow which sits in the existing 20km Temporary Control Zone (TCZ) A new suspected case of bluetongue virus (BTV) has been discovered on a farm near Greyabbey in County Down, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural …

Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle has said he was “very disappointed” by leaks ahead of the Budget. After a raft of potential measures were floated by the government, the Speaker said he had written to the prime minister and questioned whether there was even a need …

Reuters Water levels in Tehran’s Amirkabir dam are at 8% of capacity, officials say Authorities in Iran have sprayed clouds with chemicals to induce rain, in an attempt to combat the country’s worst drought in decades. Known as cloud-seeding, the process was conducted over the Urmia lake basin on Saturday, …

Dozens of schools in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be closed on Monday following a recall of coloured play sand, which authorities have warned poses an asbestos risk. A comprehensive audit is under way as the use of the product “is widespread across ACT public schools,” the government has …

Airlines have stepped in to offer “rescue flights” for Blue Islands passengers after the company’s collapse. The Jersey-based operator, which employed about 100 staff, announced on Friday it had ceased trading and cancelled all bookings. Aurigny and Loganair have said they are putting on extra flights to their schedules to …

Wales have a six-day turnaround to face a Japan side who pushed Ireland a lot closer than last weekend’s 41-10 scoreline suggests. Sherratt was calling the shots as interim head coach in July when an 18-Test losing streak was ended in Kobe. That long-awaited victory came after the Brave Blossoms …