26 h. ago ‘It fully changed my life!’ How young rewilders transformed a farm – and began a movement

At Maple Farm, nature is returning in droves: nightingales, grass snakes, slowworms, bats and insects. All due to the vision of a group determined to accelerate its recoveryThe manically melodic song of the nightingale is a rare sound in Britain these days, but not at Maple Farm. Four years ago, a single bird could be heard at this secluded spot in rural Surrey; this summer, they were everywhere. “We were hearing them calling all night, from five different territories,” says Meg Cookson, lead ecologist for the Youngwilders, pointing to the woodland around us. A group of Youngwilders were camping out at the site, but the birds were so loud, “we couldn’t sleep all night,” says Layla Mapemba, the group’s engagement lead. “We were all knackered the next day, but it was so cool.” An expert from the Surrey Wildlife Trust came to help them net and ring one of the nightingales the next morning, Cookson recalls: “He’d never held a nightingale in his hands before. He was crying.”Rewilding is ...

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2 w. ago US army gynecologist accused of secretly filming patients during exams

Lawsuit alleges doctor at Fort Hood was allowed to continue working despite complaints against him for yearsMilitary officials in Texas have suspended a US army gynecologist over allegations he inappropriately touched and secretly filmed dozens of women during appointments at an on-base medical center.A civil lawsuit filed in Bell county on Monday alleges that Blaine McGraw, a doctor and army major at Fort Hood, repeatedly groped a woman during a series of seven or eight consultations, and took intimate videos and photographs of her that were later found on his phone. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Texas dam compromised as officials plead residents to evacuate before failure

Residents in southeast Texas were evacuated after the discovery of an eight-inch hole in the dam’s embankment

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2 w. ago Texas dam compromised as officials plead for residents to evacuate before failure

Residents in southeast Texas were evacuated after the discovery of an eight-inch hole in the dam’s embankment

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2 w. ago ‘I am much much happier here’: Ghislaine Maxwell letters reveal her life and mindset in her new Texas prison

The Epstein associate was transferred to ‘Texas Club Fed’ in August, days after meeting with top DOJ officials

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3 w. ago Desperate hunt launched for  missing girl, 15, last seen getting into car five days ago in quiet village

A TEEN girl has been reported missing after climbing into a car on Halloween and disappearing. Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for Rosie, who hasn't been seen since she got into a Vauxhall Astra five days ago. The teen was last spotted in the rural village of Holcombe Rogus in Devon with cops now...

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3 w. ago ‘Emo deer’ is spotted in rural Texas, officials say he’s ‘totally fine’

Texas officials noted that male deer naturally shed their antlers before the end of winter, meaning the ‘emo-chic accessory’ should drop off on its own soon

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3 w. ago Residents of rural community in southern Texas ordered to evacuate as firefighters battle blaze

Officials say thick smoke blanketed a rural community in southern Texas and many residents were ordered to evacuate as firefighters worked to contain a blaze

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