Nile crocodiles and Burmese python among rare species seized in Spain
Specialist wildlife police in eastern Spain have rescued an exotic list of endangered animals over the past year, including a pair of Nile crocodiles, an African spurred tortoise weighing 25kg and a 2-metre Burmese python. The Seprona division of the…
Diva by Daisy Goodwin review – a novelisation of Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis’s tumultuous affair
It’s more than 100 years since the birth of Greek-American soprano Maria Callas, and still no one in the opera world has rivalled her. Equally resilient is her reputation as a prima donna whose offstage dramas overshadowed her onstage triumphs….
RFU upholds Harlequins’ win over Bath despite Irné Herbst sin-bin error
The Rugby Football Union has upheld Harlequins’ narrow win over Bath despite apologising for an officiating error that saw the lock, Irné Herbst, return to the field early after a yellow card. Herbst was sent to the sin bin in…
Election of Donald Trump ‘could put world’s climate goals at risk’
Victory for Donald Trump in the US presidential election this year could put the world’s climate goals at risk, a former UN climate chief has said. The chances of limiting global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels are already slim,…
Spinning, whirling fish in south Florida prompt emergency response
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is launching what the agency described as an emergency response effort in south Florida after emerging reports of smalltooth sawfish spinning, whirling and displaying other abnormal behaviors. In a statement released last Wednesday,…
Tayla Vlaeminck returns as Australia thrash Bangladesh in opening T20
Tayla Vlaeminck celebrated her return to international cricket by taking with a wicket with her fourth ball, as Australia thrashed Bangladesh in their series-opening Twenty20 international. Playing her first game for Australia since January 2022, the Victorian quick beat Sobhana…
Potts promises more Bazball and title ambition from all-action Durham | Tanya Aldred
When Matthew Potts announced in March last year that Durham were going to Bazball their way through the County Championship, it raised a few amused eyebrows. A draw, he said, was worse than a loss. “You’d rather lose every game…
Easter egg prices soar as cocoa crops are hit by climate crisis and exploitation
Every Easter, UK consumers collectively spend more than £1bn on food, drink, gifts, entertainment and about 80m chocolate eggs, racking up an average bill exceeding £50 each. But shoppers this year are paying more than usual: since last Easter, chocolate…
A Body Made of Glass by Caroline Crampton review – an intelligent and engaging history of hypochondria
In the 14th century, King Charles VI of France suffered from a curious, but by no means original, delusion. He believed his body was made entirely of glass. A relatively new material, both fragile and transparent, glass captures the hypochondriac’s…
Cancer signs could be spotted years before symptoms, says new research institute
Scientists at a recently opened cancer institute at Cambridge University have begun work that is pinpointing changes in cells many years before they develop into tumours. The research should help design radically new ways to treat cancer, they say. The…