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Stephen Fry urges public to join call for urgent Government action on UK oceans
The Comet· 18 minutes agoThe actor has teamed up with the Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to restoring the ocean to health, to raise awareness over issues like bottom trawling and overfishing. Throwing his ...
Planners will need to ‘release elements’ of green belt to meet housing targets
The Comet· 19 minutes agoMr Pennycook also revealed that local plans are expected to be in place next year, or the Government will put in place plans to “ensure targets are met” in its bid to meet Labour’s manifesto ...
Ex-BBC presenter Huw Edwards admits having images of children as young as seven
The Comet· 18 minutes agoWestminster Magistrates’ Court was told seven of the 41 indecent images sent to the veteran broadcaster by the unnamed male were of the most serious type. Edwards told him not to send any illegal ...
Russian military begins drills to train troops in tactical nuclear weapons
The Comet· 18 minutes agoThe Russian defence ministry said the drills will feature units of the central and southern military districts armed with Iskander short-range missiles. The manoeuvres will also include air ...
Blood test powered by AI ‘could detect infertility in men without semen testing’
The Comet· 1 hour agoScientists say they have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can predict male infertility risk with about 74% accuracy. The model works by measuring different hormone levels ...
Sudan’s top military commander survives deadly drone strike at army ceremony
The Comet· 1 hour agoThe military said the attack by two drones took place in Gebeit, a town in eastern Sudan, after the ceremony was concluded. Military chief Gen Burhan, who was attending, was not hurt, according ...
‘It was just electric’: Parents share pride in gold medal swimmer Daniel Wiffen
The Comet· 1 hour agoWiffen, who grew up in the village of Magheralin, near Lurgan, Co Armagh, triumphed in the men’s 800 metres freestyle final in Paris on Tuesday evening, setting a new Olympic record in the process ...
Trains to be disrupted in Herts over August bank holiday weekend
The Comet· 1 hour agoOn Sunday, August 25, for the first time, a long-distance train will test the newly installed system at high speed between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin. From the evening of Saturday, August ...
'Out of control XL Bully' attacks dog in Letchworth
The Comet· 2 hours agoAt around 9.30am on Thursday (July 25), police received reports of a dog being dangerously out of control. A woman was walking her dog in fields behind North Herts Leisure Centre off Baldock ...
Police injured as bricks thrown in protest following stab deaths of three girls
The Comet· 2 hours agoAlice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were all fatally stabbed in Southport on Monday, while a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons because ...
