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93 minutes ago How the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs made ants into farmers – podcast

Madeleine Finlay hears from Ted Schultz, curator of ants at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, about his recent study into the origins of fungi farming in ants. He tells Madeleine about the incredibly complex way that ants cultivate and protect their fungi gardens, and how the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago could have kickstarted it all Continue reading...

Events

3 hours ago Efforts continue to rescue cockatoo ‘living on brioche’ for four weeks inside Sydney supermarket

NSW environment minister reassures public ‘Mickey will be freed’ after false rumours of ‘kill order’ spread onlineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWildlife services are working to rescue a cockatoo called Mickey that has been “living on brioche” inside a Sydney supermarket for four weeks.The New South Wales environment minister, Penny Sharpe, on Tuesday promised the bird was “not going to be shot” after false rumours of a “kill order” had spread online.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 hours ago EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles' new Lord Chamberlain Richard Benyon has a lucrative sideline

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Surely Lord Benyon won't persuade Charles to raise revenue by letting Buckingham Palace feature in a show with more homicides per head than any part of the UK.

Politics

5 hours ago Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv incensed as UN’s Guterres ‘to meet Putin’ in Russia

Secretary general did not immediately confirm trip which Ukrainian foreign ministry says ‘damages UN reputation’; two dead in Zaporizhzhia attack. What we know on day 972See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

Politics

6 hours ago UK announces £2.26 billion loan for Ukraine using frozen Russian asset funds

The funds represent the UK’s share of a $50 billion (£38.39 billion) loan package agreed upon by the G7 nations, financed through interest generated from sanctioned Russian sovereign assets

Economics

6 hours ago UK’s £2.26bn loan for Ukraine ‘can help turn the tables on Putin’s war machine’

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Defence Secretary John Healey announced the move, which will be funded by profits on frozen Russian assets.

Politics

6 hours ago 5 dead in shooting at Washington state home with teen in custody, police say

Law enforcement officers have arrested a teenager in connection with the deaths of five people found shot inside a home southeast of Seattle in Fall City, Washington

Events

8 hours ago Met Police marksman cleared of murdering Chris Kaba as bodycam footage reveals moments before shooting

Martyn Blake shot dead the 24-year-old Chris Kaba and told the Old Bailey he feared for the safety of his colleagues

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