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The star attraction of Hull’s revamped and revitalised Maritime Museum is a colossal 40ft-long skeleton of an North Atlantic right whale, beached more than a century ago. The remains of this leviathan dominate an exhibition space scarcely large enough to contain its stupendous bulk. Children can crawl into its ribcage, like junior Jonahs, popping up in a clear plastic dome as digital images of swimming whales slowly unspool across the ceiling.Docile, leisurely and extremely blubbery – which meant that harpooned carcasses conveniently floated, as well as yielding copious quantities of valuable oil – the North Atlantic right whale was hunted…

Chiemelie Ezeobi The military has identified several senior Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders operating around the Lake Chad Basin following the exploitation of intelligence materials recovered during recent offensive operations by troops of Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) in northern Borno State. The breakthrough followed sustained operations against ISWAP/ISIS terrorists in the Lake Chad region, during which troops recovered technical devices and other high-value intelligence materials, including a camcorder allegedly used by the terrorists to record propaganda videos and document their operations. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force…

Cesar Gastelum was killed as he sat in a car park with two others in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state.Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026A Mexican social media influencer with 650,000 followers on TikTok has been killed while he was doing a livestream, authorities have said.Cesar Gastelum was shot dead on Tuesday in Culiacan, the capital of Mexico’s volatile Sinaloa state. The shooting took place near the local prosecutor’s office.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listA video of the moment of Gastelum’s death, seen by The Associated Press news agency, shows him laughing with two other men…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says it has approved more than $57 billion in Field Development Plans (FDPs) since 2024, amid Nigeria’s aggressive push to attract fresh investment and expand oil and gas production. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the commission said 22 major offshore projects are expected to come on stream between 2026 and 2030, with an estimated investment potential of between $30 billion and $50 billion. Speaking at the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE 2026) in Lagos on Wednesday, the Chief Executive of the NUPRC, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said the…

Last week, Asha Sharma, the new head of Xbox, laid out her vision for the future of the console and interestingly, the two titles she picked out as potential areas of growth were Minecraft and Candy Crush Saga – games that don’t exactly scream next-generation entertainment. Neither relies on hyper-realistic visuals, which is the north star that games consoles and gaming PCs have been aiming at for the past 40 years. They are, instead, well-designed, well-loved franchises that you can play and enjoy on almost any PC, console or phone.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if…

Reform UK has pledged to imprison the bosses of companies employing illegal migrants and said it would fine larger firms 10 per cent of their global revenues.The party said its aim was to stop delivery and gig economy companies profiting from illegal workers “without consequences”.Home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf said “young British people are being shut out of entry level jobs and our whole economy is being undermined”.The Home Office said it was already increasing penalties for companies hiring illegal workers. A source within the department called some of Reforms proposals “empty posturing”.Reform said that if it won the next…

Marmots – chubby, ground-dwelling squirrels – are the latest stars on the adult platform OnlyFans.That’s thanks to the efforts of Colorado-based biologist Dr Daniel Blumstein, the head of a long-running field study on marmots, who was worried about its financial future after federal funding to universities was cut. Blumstein told the BBC he recently launched an account on OnlyFans, which is known mostly for sexually explicit content, and began posting “uncensored marmot content” in “an act of desperation”. This content is family-friendly videos of the rodents scurrying around and popping out of their burrows, which so far has generated more…

Tristan H. CockcroftAug 5, 2026, 10:09 AM ETCloseTristan H. Cockcroft is senior writer for fantasy baseball and football at ESPN. Tristan is a member of the FSWA Hall of Fame. He is also two-time LABR and four-time Tout Wars champion.Multiple AuthorsThe MLB trade deadline is now in the rearview mirror. Now we get to experience that same level of fun with our own wheeling and dealing.In ESPN leagues, the fantasy baseball trade deadline arrives on Friday, Aug. 14, at noon ET, giving us nine days with which to fine-tune our rosters. What are you planning to do to get your…

Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has opened up on his decision to stop actively representing clients in court, saying the demands of his growing music career made it difficult to balance both professions. The 35-year-old entertainer studied law at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom before completing his legal training at the Nigerian Law School in Abuja. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2012. Falz began gaining recognition in the Nigerian music scene in 2011 following the release of his debut single, ‘Wahz Up Guy’, before eventually establishing himself as a rapper, actor…

Afrobeats star David “Davido” Adeleke has appealed to residents of Osun State to remain peaceful and reject violence ahead of the forthcoming governorship election, while urging an unnamed political figure from Imo State not to interfere in the electoral process. The singer appealed on Tuesday while addressing supporters as the head of the youth campaign mobilisation team for the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke. Davido, who described Mr Adeleke, his uncle, as “one of the best, if not the best”, governors the state has produced, urged eligible voters to turn out peacefully and exercise their civic rights without…