A programme to re-introduce endangered ospreys to a remote corner of England after more than two centuries has seen its 100th chick take to the air. The milestone was reached when a chick called Fourlaws summoned up the courage to leave its nest and flew over Kielder Forest in Northumberland.
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Union Pacific has already lost three lawsuits over the way it removes employees with health conditions because of safety concerns, and the prospect of hundreds more lawsuits looms over the railroad
The company said it is ‘considering all options to allow it to strengthen its balance sheet’ including a potential equity capital raise.
Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.
A Sky Original drama starring Kenneth Branagh and based on Boris Johnson's first tumultuous months as prime minister is set to air next month.
Cars navigated flooded streets in Broomfield, Colorado, on Tuesday, August 16, as the National Weather Service (NWS) issued a flash flood warning in the region.“Midway Park is not known to have a large lake / flowing river!” read a caption accompanying footage uploaded to Twitter by Joel Hansen.The Broomfield Police announced road closures as a result of the flooding.According to a post on the Broomfield Government Twitter page, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported Broomfield received 3.5 inches of rain between 7 and 10 am on August 16. Credit: Joel Hansen via Storyful
MAYVILLE, N.Y (Reuters) -A man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie last week in western New York pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges on Thursday during an arraignment hearing and was ordered held without bail. Hadi Matar, 24, is accused of wounding Rushdie, 75, on Friday just before the "The Satanic Verses" author was to deliver a lecture on stage at an educational retreat near Lake Erie. Rushdie was hospitalized with serious injuries in what writers and politicians around the world decried as an attack on the freedom of expression.
Republican Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and backers of universal school vouchers are taking a victory lap over legislation the Republican-controlled Legislature enacted in June giving the state the nation’s most expansive voucher system
Firefighters helped to control 'a significant fire' in Black Bourton at the weekend.
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Wednesday that it remained unsafe for Rohingya refugees to return to their homes in Myanmar, nearly five years after a crackdown there sparked an exodus to neighbouring Bangladesh.
One in four hosts plan to end arrangement due to cost of living pressures – as Treasury urged to boost payments
Tory leadership candidate Rishi Sunak says inflation "is the enemy" and the "greatest challenge" the new prime minister faces. .
At least 26 people - including a mother and daughter - have been killed in wildfires that have devastated 14 regions in northern Algeria. Interior minister Kamel Beldjoud said 24 died in the El Tarf region, near the northern Algerian/Tunisian border. Eight of the victims were on a public bus which encountered flames as it was driving in a mountainous region.
Venice’s mayor took to Twitter on August 17 to denounce what he called two “imbeciles” who were spotted riding electric surfboards along a city canal.Mayor Luigi Brugnaro later said the pair had been identified and would be facing fines.Twitter user @angloswissguy replied to the mayor’s post with a couple of videos showing the pair’s exploits.La Nuova Venezia cited police as saying the two were Australians, and that they were facing fines of €1,500 each. Credit: Daniel E via Storyful
‘I really understand why people are worried about cost of living,’ says railway chief
Military experts analyse blasts at key Russian sites in annexed Crimea, Kyiv vows to take down Putin's flagship bridge, and life for Ukrainian nuclear plant workers "under the barrels of Russian guns": today's key updates.
Megan Jowitt spent two years completing a make-up course after leaving school but struggled to get her career off the ground.
The two fighters are set to meet again in Saudi Arabia, 11 months on from the Ukranian handing Joshua his second ever defeat. Standing in the centre of the ring at the Saudi Airlines Club, the unified heavyweight champion lined the coins up on his hand, wrist and arm before flicking them into the air and catching each one. It was an impressive display of dexterity and was the centrepiece of a 10-minute session that also included some dance moves.
A seal in Australia was spotted strolling in a cow's field by a local farmer.Source: Karli McGee, Facebook
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