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One of clearest ever pictures of Saturn taken by Hubble Space Telescope
The magnificent image reveal the gas giant's iconic icy rings and subtle changes in the planet's amber hues
Iconic cuckoo ‘vanishing from England due to climate change’
Its song traditionally heralds the start of summer, but the cuckoo is being worst hit among English breeding birds by warmer weather - along with the Little Owl and the Reed Warbler
North Atlantic haddock ‘use built-in magnetic compass to guide them’
Experiments revealed Atlantic haddock orient toward the north west using Earth's magnetic field
Two homeless people die every day in England and Wales
More than 700 homeless people in England and Wales were registered as dead during 2018, an increase of over 22 per cent since 2017.
Elation at Harland and Wolff as workers claim victory following occupation
There was widespread solidarity with the workers including from Van Morrison and singer Tommy Sands, who performed at the gates
Horror as man douses himself with petrol outside Parliament
Armed police surrounded the man, who had a lighter, before he was sprayed with a fire extinguisher and then sectioned under the Mental Health Act
Cayman Islands stall returns to Conservative Party Conference
The agency promotes the Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) in Grand Cayman, which boasts government concessions such as “100-percent foreign ownership, 100-percent exemption from taxes, 100-percent exemption from import duties, and five-year work/residency visas for staff”.
Villagers dig trenches to deter travellers
A quiet village has taken measures into its' own hands and dug trenches in their local park to deter travellers.
Homeless crisis – Surge in drug poisonings behind biggest rise in deaths on record
Two in five of the deaths were related to drug poisoning.