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Ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants, study finds

Ivory poaching over decades has led to the evolution of tuskless elephants, researchers have found, proving that humans are “literally changing the anatomy” of wild animals. A previously rare genetic mutation causing tusklessness has become very common in some groups of African elephants after a period in which many were killed for their tusks, according to a study published in the journal Science. Researchers looked at why female elephants in...
The Guardian

Elephants Evolved to Escape Human Poaching
The Atlantic

Covid hospitalisations spike in nearly TWO THIRDS of trusts in England
Daily Mail

Logan Mwangi: Boy, 14, charged with murder after five-year-old found dead in river
The Independent

Covid-19 updates: Follow all the latest devleopments

The government is starting to focus on offering Covid-19 vaccinations in schools.
Radio New Zealand

Government refuses to publish Northern Ireland Brexit plan legal text for scrutiny
The Independent

GPs ballot for strike action over seeing patients face-to-face

GPs will be balloted about taking industrial action over a Government plan to boost the number of patients seen face-to-face. Last week ministers announced a £250m fund for GP practices, to help them improve patient access. Under the NHS Plan for GPs and Patients, practices were told they must “respect preferences” for in-person appointments and sh...
The Telegraph

Meghan McCain blasts Ivanka and Jared for attending father's funeral
Daily Mail

Former Pentagon official 'not surprised' by Chinese launch, says US is running out of time in AI race
FOX News

Dogs trapped by La Palma eruption ‘saved by mysterious gang’

Attempts to use drones to rescue of a group of dogs stranded by the volcanic eruption on the Canary island of La Palma appear to have been pre-empted after a mysterious gang calling itself the A-Team claimed to have retrieved the animals using rather less hi-tech methods. The eruption – which began on 19 September on the Cumbre Vieja ridge, one of the most active volcanic regions in the archipelago – has destroyed more than 2,000 properties,...
The Guardian

Live: PM Jacinda Ardern to reveal Auckland's pathway out of lockdown
Newshub

Laura Kuenssberg in talks to step down as BBC political editor

Laura Kuenssberg is in talks to step down as BBC political editor after six years and become a presenter on the Today programme as part of a major reshuffle of senior on-air staff, individuals with knowledge of the negotiations told the Guardian. Although the deal has yet to be signed off and there is no confirmed timeframe, her departure would leave a vacancy in one of the most powerful positions in British journalism at a time when the...
The Guardian

'Rolling coal' to blow a thick cloud of exhaust like video of a busy Texas restaurant shows is legal in most states
INSIDER

Blinken, in Colombia, unveils Amazon deforestation pact

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that the United States will soon launch an Amazon-wide regional pact to reduce deforestation, a bid to fight a key factor in climate change. Blinken said the United States would finalize "in the coming days" a "new regional partnership specifically focused on addressing commodity-driven deforestation."
AFP

Pentagon tests hypersonic weapons as Biden admits he is ‘worried’ by China’s arsenal
The Independent

Canada launches COVID vaccine passport for travel
Al Jazeera

Boris Johnson blames people not getting booster jabs for slow rollout
The Independent

David Amess: Murder suspect Ali Harbi Ali accused of plotting to kill MPs since 2019
The Independent

Euro Camper Van Comparison: Mercedes Vs Ford Vs Volkswagen
motor1.com

Building supply shortages are biting
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