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Captivating! The best pics of nature - as taken in British zoos, aquariums and reserves

Earlier this week, conservation charity The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) announced the fourteen winners and runners-up of their annual photography awards. The competition, which had over…

Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war

The sign board up ahead has just been changed to show there's no fuel. "They say there will be petrol here," Svyatoslav tells me optimistically. "They just don't know when. Maybe today, maybe tomorrow." I ask him why he…

Prince Harry and others ordered to pay interim £9.5m to Daily Mail publisher

The court had been told that ANL's legal costs were £34.5m. Lawyers for the claimants, who also include John's husband, David Furnish, the actors Sadie Frost and Liz Hurley and the former Liberal Democrat minister Simon…

Harry and celebrities ordered to pay £9.5m next Friday after losing Daily Mail case

The Duke of Sussex , along with six others including Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, had unsuccessfully sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) over allegations of unlawful information gathering. ANL…

Two men banned from every football ground in UK after Old Firm disorder

The Rangers fans were separately captured on video participating in the chaotic scenes which tainted the Scottish Cup Quarter Final in March. Footage showed Mackenzie Graham, 21, from Glasgow, jumping over a fence and…

Three admit arson attack at Persian media offices

On 15 April, police were called to the offices of Volant Media in Park Royal, the parent company of Persian news channel Iran International, after an "ignited container" was thrown towards the site. Appearing at the Old…

Neighbour from hell threatened to slice woman’s baby in half during row

After one argument with the mum, he told her: ‘I’m going to slice your baby in half.’ When police came to arrest him, Foster started ranting about her partner, claiming he had been ‘intimidating me for months’. He said…

What is El Nino and is climate change making it worse?

US meteorologists announced the return of the phenomenon earlier this summer, warning it could contribute to record global temperatures and the hottest year ever recorded in 2027 . Here the Independent examines what El…

Bridget Phillipson accuses senior Reform and Conservative politicians of making racist statements

The equalities minister said Conservative shadow justice secretary Nick Timothy and Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick have made racist statements in recent years, and rejected criticism she was “calling…

Banned driver in stolen Maserati who killed pensioner jailed

The High Court in Edinburgh was told Garden, who had 90 previous convictions and two previous lifetime driving bans, had taken cocaine and was driving at almost three times the speed limit. Judge Lord Braid told the…