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Capturing elephants from the wild dramatically shortens their lives
Scientists found that captured elephants had an average lifespan up to seven years shorter than that of ones born in captivity
Super volcanoes that have the potential to destroy mankind fuelled life on Earth
They spewed oxygen into the atmosphere creating the ozone layer protecting from space radiation
A gang of smugglers are facing jail for using jet skis to illegally transport people across the Channel
Wayne Bath, 39 and Albert Letchford, 42, helped father and son Leonard Powell, 66, and Alfie Powell, 39. with the practicalities of the operation such as towing, storing and crewing their vessels.
Artist tackling environmental issues by transforming plastic bottles into quirky artwork
Veronika Richterova has been working with plastic for over a decade to create impressive sculptures out of old coke and drink bottles.
Britain’s biggest fire brigade are calling for sprinklers to be mandatory in all new schools
School fires have increased by more than a third in just one year, new figures from the London Fire Brigade show.
90-year-old man is fighting for life after being mowed down by hit-and-run moped rider
Police have appealed for witnesses after the rider fled the scene on his black bike shortly before 9pm on Monday.
Seven year-old dead in “arson” attack on family’s London home
Two women jumped to safety from the first floor as flames engulfed the property in Deptford, south east London, before fire crews arrived
People who grew up under Margaret Thatcher & John Major’s leadership “fear burglary the most”
Researchers say the political context the respondents grew up in - during the ages of 15 to 25 - is the time when people form key opinions and are most sensitive to social events
Youth worker was stabbed to death by a gang of up to six men after his car was rammed
Kwabena Nelson, 22, was stabbed to death 14 times by a group of men armed with knives and baseball bats