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Can a superstar hippo help save Africa’s rainforests?

The world’s first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy demeanour. Yet the story of her species is less happy, and reveals the…

The Conversation

Boat in crash which killed girl, 15, was in previous accidents, inquest told

The inquest heard Emily Lewis died when the Seadogz speedboat crashed into a buoy in Southampton Water.

Evening Standard

King’s ‘hot equerry’ Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Thompson announces his engagement

King Charles and Queen Camilla could be among the attendees at the wedding of the ‘hot equerry’

The Independent UK

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On a garden bench, amid a sea of daffodils: how Kate dropped her bombshell news

Royal fans hope that news of princess’s cancer diagnosis will end the online storm

The Guardian - UK

British Monarch, King Charles III, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis

Buckingham Palace's disclosure of King Charles III's cancer diagnosis breaks tradition. The move sparks discussions on transparency and public health.

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King Charles’s cancer diagnosis tests press team’s policy of openness

Buckingham Palace tries to balance need for privacy with a more open policy as the king undergoes treatment

The Guardian - UK

Man in court for dangerous driving causing death of son

A man has been committed to stand trial on a charge of dangerous driving in relation to a single-vehicle crash in which his 11-year-old son died.

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Tree-planting schemes threaten tropical biodiversity, ecologists say

Paper reveals scientists’ concerns that single-species carbon plantations threaten native flora and fauna, while delivering negligible benefits

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: The Gift; Political Currency; When It Hits the Fan; Newscast – review

Jenny Kleeman on the downside of DNA kits; two ex-chancellors for the price of one; a former ex-tabloid editor and a PR guru are more snooze than news; and Laura Kuenssberg shows how it should be done

The Guardian - UK

This landscape photographer's lone tree images are solid as an oak

Simon Lewis captures stunning landscapes, while enjoying the many mood-boosting benefits of the great outdoors

Digital Camera World

The IPCC’s climate report has drawn the battle lines for Cop28: oil profits or a livable future

A pact to phase out fossil fuels in November’s UN climate talks is the only credible response to the warnings of scientists, says global change scientist Simon Lewis

The Guardian - UK

Biden, Irish leader Varadkar affirm support for UK-EU deal on post-Brexit terms

U.S. President Joe Biden and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar expressed support for a UK-EU deal on post-Brexit trade rules as the two leaders met to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Friday.

Reuters

Ireland homework debate rumbles on as school principal suggests more 'meaningful work' in its place

Simon Lewis, the principal at Carlow Educate Together, suggests homework needs to be meaningful to the kids that are doing it

Irish Mirror

Speedboat driver nicknamed 'Mr Safe' cleared of killing girl, 15, in horror crash

At Winchester Crown Courtt 'respected' mariner Michael Lawrence was cleared of manslaughter but found guilty of failing to maintain a proper lookout and failing to maintain a safe speed

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Inside the Welsh town where hundreds of people won the lottery

The win was from the People’s Postcode Lottery draw, which sees players living in a lucky area share a jackpot in return for a monthly £10 subscription

The Guardian - UK

Greenwashing or a net zero necessity? Climate scientists on carbon offsetting

Carbon offsets can help achieve emissions goals, some experts argue, while others say they are actively dangerous

ABC News

Queensland man pleads guilty to starting fire at girlfriend Alexis Parkes' Brisbane home, denies intending to kill her

James Morton Mason told police before he set a car alight, he moved his own property from his girlfriend Alexis Parkes' house to a vacant home nearby, and then "left immediately" after the fire took hold, the jury hears.

The Guardian - UK

Humans v nature: our long and destructive journey to the age of extinction

The story of the damage done to the world’s biodiversity is a tale of decline spanning thousands of years. Can the world seize its chance to change the narrative?

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The Guardian - UK

‘In 10 years, we might not have forests’: DRC struggles to halt charcoal trade – a photo essay

Projects involving the Batwa and other marginalised communities offer alternative fuel and income, but can only ever be a small part of a wider drive to stop deforestation

Daily Mirror

Family move into double-decker bus bought off eBay after facing homelessness

Simon Lewis, his partner Sophie Underwood and their three kids were served a shock eviction notice and faced with homelessness they bought a double decker bus off eBay to live in

Wales Online

Family moving into £6K double-decker bus bought on eBay to avoid becoming homeless

'It has always been a dream of ours to travel the country around the UK and visit the four parts of the country'

The Guardian - UK

Scientists have just told us how to solve the climate crisis – will the world listen?

The new IPCC report offers not only hope, but practical solutions. Governments that have signed off on it must now act, says Simon Lewis of University College London

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Qld murder conviction appealed second time

A man twice convicted of murdering a Goondiwindi mother of three has appealed his conviction in a Queensland court.

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