Key points Colossal Biosciences is investing $10 million in a University of Melbourne team working to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction. The funding, along with $5 million in philanthropy, will support 50 scientists. The team hope to produce a living thylacine in 10 years. US biotech Colossal Biosciences will invest $10 million in […]
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China sets sanctions on Taiwan figures to punish U.S., island
BEIJING (AP) — China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing island and the U.S. in response to successive congressional visits. The sanctions come a day after China announced more military exercises in the seas and skies surrounding Taiwan because of what it called […]
Clifftop mansion once owned by Billy Butlin on market for £2.7million
Your own piece of Hi-de-Hi holiday history! Clifftop mansion once owned by holiday camp king Billy Butlin before it was converted into apartments and beach chalets hits the market for £2.7million On a Yorkshire clifftop, the house was Sir Billy’s base for 35 years and is now open to offers by November 1 The Butlins […]
Boy, 10, has life-changing injuries after motorist collided with crowd
Boy, 10, suffers life-changing injuries after 72-year-old motorist collided with mourners in a church carpark Five people including a 10-year-old boy are in hospital after being hit by a car The incident happened after a memorial service at Christ Church in Wandsworth Police say boy has been left with life changing injuries from incident on […]
Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather 50 years after she was booed declining Marlon Brando's Oscar
It took nearly half a century, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is seeking to make things right with Sacheen Littlefeather. In one of the most famous moments in Oscars history — right up there with Jack Palance’s one-armed push-ups, Envelopegate, and now, unfortunately, “The Slap” — the Native American civil rights […]
Streets turn to rivers as Britain is hammered by thunderstorms
Streets turn to rivers as Britain is hammered by thunderstorms with TWO INCHES of rain set to fall in just a few hours today spelling an end to one of the driest heatwaves on record Families brace themselves for traffic chaos and power cuts as forecasters warn of dangerous flash floods Authorities tell people to […]
Sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos vows to take legal action against the Met
‘I don’t feel safe driving in London’: Black sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos vows to take legal action against the Met Police after he was pulled over by ‘seven’ armed officers – two years after ‘racially profiled’ stop and search Ricardo Dos Santos, 27, was stopped by police on the A40 in west London during the […]
Who was Bruce Everitt Lindahl and how did he die? | The Sun
BRUCE EVERITT LINDAHL was an American suspected serial killer and rapist who evaded the police for years. He is thought to have murdered at least nine young people during a nine-year period until his death in 1981. Who was Bruce Everitt Lindahl? Bruce Everitt Lindahl was born in St. Charles, Illinois on January 29, 1953. […]
Family finds several bodies stuffed in cases at unit they won in Storage Wars-style auction sparking serial killer fears | The Sun
A FAMILY made a horrifying discovery after finding several bodies stuffed in a suitcase they won in a Storage Wars-style auction. The New Zealand residents won the grim contents of an abandoned storage unit in an auction last week. Buyers are not allowed to sift through the contents before bidding on a unit and the […]
UK weather: 3 million homes at risk of flooding as 'incredible deluge' to hit amid danger to life warning after heatwave | The Sun
MILLIONS of homes are at risk of flooding as an "incredible deluge" is set to hit the UK – days after Brits roasted in a heatwave. Thunderstorms last night battered parts of the UK and forced Brits to dig out their brollies after days of scorching heat. And today offers no respite, as yellow weather […]