German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs pred 10 urami in 19 minutami Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlifeGerman mayors have called for a nationwide ban on night-time use of robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs and other small nocturnal animals from being killed or maimed in the dark.Recent studies have highlighted the threat lawnmower blades pose to wildlife active between dusk and dawn, prompting growing calls for regulation. Hedgehogs also tend to curl into a ball when threatened rather than running away, making them harder for a robot mower’s sensors to detect. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Artemis II astronauts on course to set new distance record during moon flyby pred 10 urami in 27 minutami Four astronauts are set to become Earth’s farthest travelled and exceed a 1970 record on the sixth day of the missionArtemis II astronauts are on course to set a new distance record Monday when they fly by the moon without stopping there – and then swing around for planet Earth.The four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of the US space agency Nasa; and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen – will become Earth’s farthest travelled, going 5,000 miles (8,047km) beyond the moon, exceeding the distance record set by 1970’s ill-fated Apollo 13. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ban Kanye West from performing at Wireless festival, antisemitism charity urges pred 10 urami in 30 minutami Keir Starmer ‘is not a bystander’, says Campaign Against Antisemitism as it calls on PM to stop rapper entering UKKanye West should be banned from entering the UK to perform at Wireless festival, the Campaign Against Antisemitism has urged.The Jewish charity is the latest voice to join calls for the rapper’s performance to be cancelled following his antisemitic remarks and raises doubts about whether the music festival, due to take place in London’s Finsbury Park in July, will go ahead. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Riot breaks out in rural village as police try to shut down all-night illegal rave, leaving one officer injured
Moment animal rights activists storm Louis Vuitton London store with signs and bull horns over fur use
Britain 'wouldn't be able to take out an Iranian missile', warns ex-defence secretary Ben Wallace - as Labour 'shelves plans to put UK industries on a war footing until 2027'
Easyjet captain is forced to abort landing after wedding procession set off fireworks near Paris airport runway