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The first successful reintroduction of the birds began in 1975 on the Isle of Rum, in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. As more schemes have been launched over the years, however, their return has not always been welcomed.Some Scottish farmers say they are losing tens of thousands of pounds of livestock each year as the eagles take vulnerable lambs.But Exmoor livestock farmer Robin Milton said he feels quite ambivalent about the scheme. “There’s no direct impacts on me on the moment. But there’s been problems reported,” he said.He added that he thinks there has to be a “proper balance”.”I don’t want to…

The retired winger was once likened to The Simpsons’ character Sideshow Bob for his distinctive hair. He was a late bloomer as a player who worked as a garbage collector and barman before winning rugby league’s highest honours. And he has never coached in first grade, having spent a decade working behind the scenes.Although his locks are long shorn, the shaven-headed Matt King still remains an unusual choice to lead one of the sport’s most high-profile teams, the New South Wales Blues. He will replace Laurie Daley, who stepped down having won the shield this year. And King admits he…

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” had the biggest debut weekend of all time at the domestic box office, updated figures for the United States and Canada showed Monday. The latest entry in the Marvel superhero franchise — with British actor Tom Holland once again in the titular role — earned $360 million, up from Sunday’s estimate of $355 million, production company Sony Pictures said. That haul put “Brand New Day” ahead of the previous record-holder, Disney’s “Avengers: Endgame,” which debuted in 2019 with $357 million — not adjusted for inflation. The updated domestic figures also bring the film’s total global debut…

Over two nights in Larrakia country, Darwin Aboriginal art fair’s annual runway event showcases the work of 21 designers and art centres. A cast of First Nations models and performers walk beneath a boab tree on the forecourt of Charles Darwin University’s Danala campus. ‘It’s a massive show, we could be mad to be doing it but the opportunities it creates for mob in this space is important, needed and our motivation,’ says Michelle Maynard, manager at Indigenous Fashion Projects

Rapists, child sexual abusers and groomers will be excluded from early release plans to ease critical prison overcrowding in a major intervention by Andy Burnham.The prime minister said on Tuesday that he would delay the planned early release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales by a month until October.But he will still allow domestic abusers and killers to go free, including two men jailed for their role in the death of PC Andrew Harper.The decision will put the lives of women and girls “at risk” and has “let down” serving police officers, a watchdog and a pressure group…

Deji Elumoye and Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The National Economic Council (NEC) yesterday approved the refinancing of the $3.3 billion ‘Project Gazelle’ pre-export finance facility through a new $4.5 billion facility named ‘Project Gazelle 2’. The approval allows NNPC to refinance the outstanding balance of approximately $1.5 billion under the original 2023 facility, while unlocking an additional $3 billion in liquidity to strengthen the country’s external reserves, support ongoing fiscal and infrastructure priorities of the government. Essentially, refinancing involves replacing an existing debt with a new loan that offers different terms, lower interest rates, or a changed repayment period. The…

Good morning and welcome to FirstFT. In today’s newsletter:Russia expands shadow LNG fleet ahead of EU banItaly and Germany’s censure of Spain’s migrant amnesty is ‘hypocritical’ Inside Google’s $200bn Wall Street finance machine for AnthropicThe FT’s guide to the 2026 US midterm electionsYou can listen to today’s top news stories in the FT News Briefing podcast.Russia has been increasing its shadow fleet of gas-carrying ships, adding second-hand vessels and its first domestically built tankers ahead of an EU ban on the country’s liquefied natural gas cargoes that comes into force next year.What to know: At least eight second-hand LNG tankers…

Cost-effective AI for battlefield drones Until now, the Ukrainian military has mainly relied on human operators to manually guide drones toward their targets, with the exception of mid- or long-range strike drones such as the $5,000 AI-powered “Hornet” drones developed by the California-based company Perennial Autonomy founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Those drones often fly far beyond the frontlines to target Russian oil refineries and energy infrastructure, factories and warehouses, or even ships in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. But Auterion focused on creating AI-powered capabilities for the cheaper, shorter-range FPV drones that have become…

France has hit out at a Reform UK plan to return migrant boats using the Navy, saying the proposals would violate its sovereignty and breach international law.Nigel Farage’s party announced that if it was in power it would intercept boats crossing the English Channel and return migrants to French ports, even if France disagreed.Opposition parties branded the plan unworkable, while a Labour minister said it would lead to “a lot of time arguing with France” instead of “actually getting to grips with the problem”.Responding to the French government, a Reform spokesperson said: “We will always stand up for British interests…

Bispecific antibodies (orange and yellow, artist’s illustration) grab onto two different proteins rather than the standard one.Credit: Thom Leach/Science Photo LibraryCancer-fighting drugs called bispecific antibodies are having a moment. A growing number are making their way into the clinic, and researchers are developing increasingly elaborate molecules with new capabilities.In the past five years, the number of bispecific antibodies — which can bind to two targets at the same time — approved by global regulators has grown from 3 to more than 20, says Christian Klein, who developed drugs at pharmaceutical company Roche in Basel, Switzerland, and is now launching his…