5 d. ago Compassion as our compass: rethinking food for people, animals and planet

A bold new vision for how our food choices can protect health, restore nature and shape a fairer future

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7 d. ago People need 'sniper vision' to spot hidden animal in spooky Halloween brainteaser

If you're ready to test your supersonic vision, here's a Halloween-themed brainteaser to get you in the spooky mood this October. So can you find the hidden animal lurking somewhere?

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1 week ago Warning issued over bizarre fitness trend that sees people run on all fours like animals

Critics have warned of the potential injury risks associated with quadrobics, while others have gone so far as to claim that the exercise 'poses a danger to society'.

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2 w. ago People who don't like animals are more likely to have dark personality traits, study finds

On-screen psychopaths like Patrick Bateman and Villanelle in 'Killing Eve' are depicted hurting animals. But a study suggests this character flaw is not just the stuff of fiction.

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3 w. ago Man who attacked Michigan church became 'unhinged' when talking about Mormon faith

The man who shot up a Michigan church and set a fire that killed four people was a former U.S. Marine who expressed animosity about the Mormon faith

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3 w. ago Investigation into Nicolas Sarkozy not due to ‘hatred’, his prosecutor says

Jean-François Bohnert rejects claim by ex-French president, who has been sentenced to five years in jail for election funding conspiracyThe French prosecutor whose office led the case against the former president Nicolas Sarkozy over campaign funding from Libya has denied the investigation was motivated by hatred.In a rare public comment, Jean-François Bohnert, France’s top prosecutor for financial crimes, told RTL radio on Monday: “We have no hatred to express Our compass is the law, it is the rule of law.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death’: Florence Welch on sexism, screaming and the lost pregnancy that nearly killed her

The Florence + the Machine singer talks about life after devastating loss, performing with Taylor Swift and the double standards for women in musicAfter Florence Welch came close to death, she felt strongly that, more than people, she wanted to be with plants and animals. “It was a real need to be around things that couldn’t speak, but had a life force or energy to them. I found that the most healing,” she says. Since then, cats have kept coming to visit her garden. Not her cats – it is hard for her to have pets, what with all the touring – but neighbourhood cats, treating the place as if they live there. “I’m not saying anything, but more and more started coming, and foxes,” she says. She sees patterns and prescience in many things, now. “I don’t know. Or maybe I just noticed them more, because that’s what I needed to be around.”In August 2023, Welch had a miscarriage. Days later, she learned that the pregnancy had been ectopic, meaning that the f...

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3 w. ago Obituary: Doreen Graham, SSPCA spokesperson who championed cause of animal welfare

Doreen Graham MBE. Born: May 19, 1953. Died: September 3, 2025, aged 72

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4 w. ago Aggressive squirrel seeking food sends at least two people to ER in California

‘Very mean’ animal, appearing out of nowhere and clawing and biting people’s legs, still on the loose in Bay Area cityResidents of a San Francisco Bay Area city are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room for medical treatment.Joan Heblack told ABC affiliate KGO-TV that she was walking in the Lucas Valley neighborhood of San Rafael when a squirrel seemingly came out of nowhere and attacked her leg, clawing and biting. Continue reading...

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