Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI tools that can produce human-like text and images, has sparked a curious phenomenon in the literary world: a significant surge in…
Watch: Flood sweeps vehicle away in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala
The single reported fatality occurred in a car accident, a grim reminder of the perils of navigating roads turned into rivers and the unpredictable nature of such powerful weather events.…
Trump threatens to bomb Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ over Iran issue
President Donald Trump has reportedly issued a stark and unprecedented threat to bomb Oman, a nation long considered a diplomatic partner and a crucial regional ally of the United States,…
Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes drop in Danube River level
Romania has been compelled to shut down its sole nuclear power station, the Cernavodă plant, due to critically low water levels in the Danube River. This unprecedented measure, driven by…
Six trees protected with preservation orders in Devon
Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) are a vital legal mechanism employed by local planning authorities across the United Kingdom to protect individual trees, groups of trees, or woodlands deemed to have…
Cattle cull: Muir resignation demand is ‘not personal’ says UFU
The UFU’s call for Muir to step down, issued last Friday, followed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (Daera) decision to humanely slaughter 51 cattle on a Fivemiletown…
Trump envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after Hamas talks
Jared Kushner, the United States President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, is currently meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a development confirmed by the Prime Minister’s spokesperson to the…
Consultation ending on controversial Rosebank oil field
The immediate trigger for this renewed scrutiny is a legal challenge that successfully overturned previous approvals. The industry regulator, the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (Opred), is now…
Heat and farming changes stop Jersey sea lettuce growth.
A remarkable and welcome reduction in the proliferation of sea lettuce across Jersey’s coastal waters, particularly in historically affected areas like St Aubin’s Bay, is being attributed to a powerful…
Pond Farm on Wisley Common at “lowest level” for 17 years
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT), a charity dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places in Surrey, has been closely monitoring the situation. James Herd, the director of reserves management at SWT,…









