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Fatal attraction: Turtles eat plastic waste because it smells like FOOD thanks to an algae coating that clogs up the animals’ insides Researchers studied the behaviour of 15 young loggerhead turtles in the lab They exposed each to the smell of ocean plastic, clean plastic, food and water The team found that turtles foraged more … Read more
Africa reports first coronavirus fatality after a German tourist, 60, died at a diving resort in Egypt – as people on the continent remain the most resistant to the illness with just 85 infected Patient, 60, showed symptoms of a fever hours after he travelled to Hurghada He arrived in Egypt from Germany a week … Read more
Britons looking forward to trips abroad in weeks and months ahead are nervously watching what happens with coronavirus. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all travel to Hubei Province, and against all but essential travel to the rest of mainland China. If you’re in China and able to leave, you should do so, the FCO … Read more
Ex-teacher, 39, at Toby Young’s free school ‘had sexual relationship with three underage girl students’ Former West London Free School teacher had ‘relationships’ with three students Ben Breakwell, 39, faces 36 charges relating to three girls from 2014 to 2017 Breakwell, now a singer, did not enter a plea at Westminster Magistrates Court By Luke … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 4,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 110,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
A grieving father has fulfilled a promise he made to his three children at their funeral by setting up a YouTube channel for his nine-year-old son. Andrew McGinley came home to find the bodies of Conor, nine, his brother Darragh, seven, and their sister Carla, three, at their home in Newcastle, Co Dublin on January … Read more
As workplace views go, these take some beating. Army officer and firefighter-turned-explorer Mark Wood has shared a collection of incredible images from his extreme expeditions. The 53-year-old from Coventry has made navigating some of the world’s most remote areas his full-time job and the icy regions are his favourite spots. The photographs, which feature in … Read more
Politician George Galloway, 65, announces he is expecting his sixth child as he announces he is due to become a father again with fourth wife 30 years his junior George Galloway, 65, expecting a baby with his fourth wife, Putri Gayatri Pertiw Former Labour MP posted a photo of his wife after she attended a … Read more
Prototype contact lenses that allow colourblind people to tell green from red without needing a pair of ‘bulky sunglasses’ are being developed The technology involves an ultra-thin material that changes the colour of light The team developed a way to ‘print’ the new material on to a curved surface It is not commercially available yet … Read more
Legging it! Octopus clambers out of a rock pool and WALKS across dry land in stunning close-up footage An octopus caught the tide inland to seek refuge in a beach rock pool But when the tide went back out, it emerged from the shelter in search of food Lawrence Scheele captured the rare instance at Manly Beach, … Read more