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It’s a hoot: Brits urged to spend 20 mins a week counting owl hoots
In a bid to learn more about the famous Tawny Owls, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is appealing to the British public to help track their movements by listening to their calls.
Generation Z driving out discrimination in the workplace
More than a quarter of British workers say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace, research has revealed. The study found prejudice towards gender, race and age is still commonplace in UK businesses, but a youth-driven revolution could be underway to counter it. Generation Z (under 25s) are twice as likely to believe employers should do more to promote inclusion than Baby Boomers (over 55s). And they are twice as likely to question the status quo on equal opportunities too,...
Your back ache may be down to your genes
Three mutations linked to the condition have been identified by scientists
Terrified motorists describe “vision of hell” as three lorries engulfed in flames in M40 crash
The M40 was closed in both directions after three lorries collied at 4am
Boris throws Theresa May under the Brexit bus…again
Boris Johnson has used his Telegraph article to attack, not for the first time, the PM and her Brexit plan. He called May’s Chequers plan “"a moral and intellectual humiliation for this country" that will "cheat the electorate" if implemented. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Johnson, over 4,500 words, said: "This is the moment to change the course of the negotiations and do justice to the ambitions and potential of Brexit. "There has been a collective failure of government, and...
Tory councillor branded racist after tweeting he “bought two of the staff” at slavery museum
A Tory councillor is facing calls to resign after tweeting he 'bought two of the staff' at a slavery museum - and said abortion clinics in Liverpool were a form of 'crime prevention.' Controversial Bob Frost, a Conservative councillor for North Deal, Kent, was lambasted for his series of unsavoury tweets, and branded racist by his local rival. Cllr Frost has been accused of racism and insensitivity for making disparaging remarks over the weekend - while the Labour Party Conference...
Eels microchipped to track mysterious movements of a species on the brink
The slippery customers are getting tagged so researchers can see what the critically endangered eels get up to when nobody's watching
Half the world’s killer whales ‘could be wiped out by chemical first banned 40 years ago’
Scientists say orcas are particularly threatened in heavily contaminated areas such as the waters near Brazil, the Strait of Gibraltar and around the UK
Police hunting for serial London sex attacker following reports of nine sexual assaults on lone women
Officers believe the "shocking" attacks are linked and are looking for a man who preys on lone women in the late to early hours of the morning.