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According to Natural England, external, causes for the decline include the introduction of grey squirrels from the USA and Canada from 1876, spreading the squirrelpox virus, which is fatal to the red squirrels only.The group said habitat loss and weak enforcement of existing protections were adding to the problem.A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, said the government was protecting endangered red squirrels by tackling the threat of non-native grey squirrels.Do you have a story suggestion for Suffolk? Contact us below.

“Cristiano Ronaldo’s record-equalling sixth World Cup got off to a disappointing start,” began the Reuters match report of Portugal’s 1-1 draw against the Democratic Republic of the Congo last week. And yes, OK: everyone knows how this game works and why everyone plays it. On one hand, perhaps the greatest sporting day in the history of the world’s 15th most populous country. On the other, 41-year-old man does not score. It’s no contest, really. Get those sweet keywords front and left. Harvest that delicious search traffic. Perhaps you even noticed how I just did exactly the same thing.And yet something…

Fox News host Sean Hannity addressed his on-air appearance following viewers’ concerns. The television personality hosted his primetime show on Tuesday, June 23, and worried some of his fans, which prompted Hannity to open up about his health diagnosis. “Thanks to everyone who has checked in. I’ve already addressed this several times on my radio show, but while training, I developed a painful pinched nerve in my neck,” Hannity posted on X, the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter. He continued, “My doctor put me on prednisone to reduce the inflammation, and while it’s helping, it led to laryngitis and…

Having made too much parmesan cream for mortadella sandwiches the other week, the rest was carried over from one column to the next, and a recipe for pasta with courgettes and almonds was improved significantly by two large tablespoons of the soft cheese and parmesan beaten into a soft-savoury cream with the texture (but not taste) of toothpaste!This recipe is also one that welcomes courgettes back to the northern hemisphere – not that they ever went away, now that everything is available all the time. The season proper, though, is something to celebrate as more and more courgettes appear in…

It’s hot in London. My colleagues are wearing flip-flops and shorts to the office. My kids’ schools have closed down for the week. I’ve seen at least one person faint on the bus.Heat waves around the world are becoming hotter, more frequent and longer lasting. Europe is warming faster than any other continent. Temperatures in France just reached a record high, as they seem to nearly every year.As Chico Harlan, our global climate correspondent, reports, it’s poised to get even worse. Because this year, El Niño, the natural phenomenon that can disrupt weather around the world, is back.Less than a…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered another industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory hidden inside a forest in Oyo State, barely four weeks after dismantling a similar facility in neighbouring Ogun State. The developments raise fresh concerns about attempts by transnational drug cartels to establish South-west Nigeria as a synthetic drug manufacturing hub. According to the agency, five suspects, including a Mexican national described as a methamphetamine production expert, were arrested during the operation conducted in Tapa Village, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The latest discovery comes weeks after NDLEA operatives uncovered a large clandestine meth laboratory…

Mattel’s “KPop Demon Hunters” singing dolls of Mira, Rumi and Zoey.Mattel CreationsMattel’s KPop Demon Hunters singing dolls of Rumi, Mira and Zoey — as well as fashion dolls of the HUNTR/X trio and Jinu — are almost here as they’ve gone on pre-order with late July and early August release dates.Netflix’s animated movie musical sensation celebrated its first anniversary on June 20, and in the days before and after the big date, Mattel and other toy licensees have been announcing pre-sales and releases of their KPop Demon Hunter product.ForbesMattel’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Demon Jinu Doll Picked By Fans Comes To…

Prime Day is the wild west of online shopping. For every genuinely great deal, there are about seven duds dressed up in “best of” graphics. To prevent you from wasting your money (or time), our editors have cut through the chaos to find Prime Day 2026’s good stuff.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Every item in this roundup has been personally tested, vetted and loved by the Filter team. We’ve also factchecked the price history on each pick to spot “list prices” that never existed and fake markdowns.…

NewsFeedTwo powerful earthquakes, magnitude 7.1 and 7.5, struck west of the Venezuela capital Caracas, causing widespread devastation. Interim President Rodriguez declared a state of emergency. Experts warn the death toll could be in the thousands.Published On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

Should European members of Nato be rearming in the face of the Russian threat? And if not, I ask Carlo Rovelli, why not? The Italian theoretical physicist seems a good person to answer these questions since his timely new book, 85 Seconds to Midnight, is subtitled A Physicist’s Argument against Rearmament.Rovelli, 70, brown eyed, genial, with enviably luxuriant grey locks, removes his glasses before answering. “The idea of the Russian military being a threat to Europe is ridiculous. Russia can’t even get to Kyiv! A few years ago, Russia had 4% of the world’s military spending and Nato had 40%.”double…