54 m. ago Europe’s big carnivores are on the rise – but can we live with bears next door?

Numbers of animals once hunted as vermin are rising across the continent. But scientists worry about how we are going to get along with these predatorsEurope’s carnivores have had a remarkable change in fortune. After tens of thousands of years of persecution that wiped out sabretooth tigers, hyenas and cave lions, there has been a recent rebound in the continent’s surviving predators.Across mainland Europe, bear, wolf, lynx and wolverine numbers have risen dramatically as conservation measures introduced several decades ago have begun to make an impact. There are now about 20,500 brown bears in Europe, a rise of 17% since 2016, while there are 9,400 Eurasian lynx, a 12% increase. Continue reading...

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54 m. ago Insanely beautiful Spanish seaside city with theme park named cheapest for Brits

Getting a holiday booked can be an expensive ordeal, but Travel Supermarket has named the cheapest city to visit in Spain for budget-conscious families

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84 m. ago Foreign oil giants to share in £22bn state handout for 'unproven' carbon capture

Fuel poverty campaigners last night branded the plan a 'greenwashing con' that will add hundreds of pounds to people's energy bills.

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84 m. ago Scottish Labour MP flew to Donald Trump inauguration and held secret talks with Texan investor

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Central Ayrshire MP Alan Gemmell claims he was invited out to the US capital by an mystery Texan company.

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84 m. ago Underwater search teams to launch new hunt for Kevin McGuire missing since 1994

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The Scots joiner disappeared more than 30 years ago and his family have never given up hope.

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84 m. ago Former Scots gangster peddling fake cancer cures on TikTok and stopping heart attacks with pepper

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Scott Davis claims cancer patients should fast and diabetics should only eat fruit.

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84 m. ago Scottish Water bosses claiming boozy expenses in lavish taxpayer

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Ordinary workers have been banned from claiming alcohol while it's a free for all for highly-paid senior managers.

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84 m. ago Council chiefs making fire and rehire threats should be sacked, union suggests

GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour has spoken out after two local authorities allegedly made threat in pay negotiations.

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94 m. ago BBC TV Licence fee is free for pensioners born in exact years on one condition

Brits born before a certain cut-off could be eligible for a fully subsidised BBC TV Licence fee, if they also meet certain financial criteria, saving them £174.50 ahead of the April price hike

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1 hour ago Decision to release accused axe murderer who ate victim’s brain branded ‘outrageous’ by lawmakers

Tyree Smith told his cousin that he ate part of his alleged victim’s brain and an eyeball

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2 h. ago Meghan Markle is BANNED from selling clothes under new As Ever brand

Meghan Markle has been barred from selling any clothing under her new 'As Ever' brand because of the name's similarity to a cut-price Chinese clothing company.

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3 h. ago Why we should be worried about Tony Blair's bromance with a tech tycoon who says every scrap of information about you should be stored on one giant database... that HE'D just love to own

Striding down the quayside wearing a tailored suit and £800 suede loafers, Tony Blair cut quite the figure as he prepared to board the superyacht Musashi during his lavish holiday.

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3 h. ago Pep Guardiola makes brutally honest sack admission as Man City struggles laid bare

Manchester City have endured a difficult season and Pep Guardiola is under no illusions about the fact that he could have been facing the sack at any other club

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5 h. ago Wild scenes as shocking brawl breaks out during club cricket match in Victoria

An ugly brawl broke out on during a local cricket match in Victoria on Saturday, with several players involved in the violent incident.

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5 h. ago Kemi Badenoch urges Prime Minister to cut foreign aid and pour money into defence

The Tory leader wrote in a letter that 'this is no time for dither', arguing: 'History has been unforgiving to politicians who, faced with growing threats, chose procrastination over action.'

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7 h. ago Josh Campbell hopeful of Celtic double whammy as Hibs goal hero eyes up repeat victory in Scottish Cup

Campbell bagged a brace against the Hoops to extend Hibs' unbeaten run in all competitions to 13 games

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7 h. ago Scots benefits system in shambles as welfare cheats and civil servants' mistakes cost taxpayers £45million a year

Benefit cheats and cash handed out in error by bungling civil servants are costing Scottish taxpayers a massive £45million a year, the Scottish Mail on Sunday can reveal.

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7 h. ago Dope Girls review – the dodgy accents could give Peaky Blinders a run for its money

This fun, gory tale of women trying to set up a nightclub in the 1918 Soho underworld is lively – even if it tries to cram too much in. Shame about the ropey vocal affectations The Peaky Blinders comparisons have been flying around ever since filming on Dope Girls began, so it sounds as if the BBC was hoping that it might have a successor on its hands. Certainly, there are some superficial similarities between the two. Dope Girls is set in 1918 and deals with the aftermath of the first world war, as the surviving men return. But here, it’s the women who are in the spotlight, as the female workforce of the past four years suddenly find their newfound social status has been relegated once again. In mood and tone, however, it is less a return to Small Heath, and more of a predecessor to Cabaret.Kate Galloway (Julianne Nicholson) is a businessman’s wife and wartime butcher, who falls on hard times after a family tragedy. Destitute and homeless, she heads to London, where Armistice Day i...

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7 h. ago Pop legend Sinitta uses pet poodle to protect her from ghosts after 'crazy stuff'

EXCLUSIVE: Pop icon Sinitta says she protects herself from ghosts with her poodle because she thinks the pooch can usher away evil spirits - 'I’m such a scaredy-cat,' admitted the 80s icon

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7 h. ago GOP condemns ‘outrageous’ decision to release accused axe murderer who ate victim’s brain

Tyree Smith told his cousin that he ate part of him alleged victim’s brain and an eyeball

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