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EE customers suffer poor reception after phone mast becomes home peregrine falcons
It is illegal to remove the nesting birds from the mast in Shirley, West Midlands
Man who abducted teenage boy after grooming him over Xbox Live is spared prison
Scott Sumner, 33, admitted child abduction and sexual activity with a child at Warwick Crown Court
Artist creates Nestle’s logo with plastic waste from its products washed up on British beaches
Rob Arnold made his sculpture from the pieces of Nestle product containers he found on a beach in Cornwall
Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches
Researchers have found the first evidence of radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb testing in muscle tissues of crustaceans that inhabit the deepest parts of the oceans
Super close-up photos show the micro marvels that make up regular beach sand
Photographer Ashley Burnett from Bristol sifted through countless grains of sand to select the most interesting pieces
Danny Baker sacked over “racist” Tweet about new royal baby
Radio host Danny Baker has been fired by the BBC after tweet regarding the birth of the royal baby. Baker, 61, seemingly mocking Meghan Markle's racial heritage with an image of two people holding hands with a monkey dressed in a suit. The radio star posted it, moments after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed their son, with the caption: "Royal baby leaves hospital." Baker's tweet received a huge backlash on social media. He confirmed his firing from the BBC on Twitter, writing: "Just...
Police officer’s treatment over moped suspect stop labelled “an absolute travesty”
PC Edwin Sutton faced the sack from the Met Police when he was accused of breaching professional standards by using a "dangerous" method to stop the alleged bag snatcher by driving into the moped's path.
Police investigating after empty farm building completely covered in netting
The pictures of the building near Castle Carrock, in Carlisle, Cumbria have sparked outrage on social media after they were shared by NestsNotNets.
Brexiteer hails ‘unprecedented’ crowd at Peterborough rally – gets reminded of this
A prominent Brexiteer has been ridiculed after hailing unprecedented crowds at a recent Peterborough rally – only to be reminded of the numerous times political events have attracted significantly more people. Guido Fawkes reporter Tom Harwood took to Twitter to boast about the crowd at the Brexit Party rally this week. He said: “Peterborough rally for the Brexit Party. When was the last time British politics saw something like this?? Astonishing. They’re doing three rallies a week!” But he was...