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One of the rarest mammals in the world, a black rhino, was just born in broad daylight at a zoo in England, and the footage is breathtaking.For such a large newborn, the female calf landed on the soft, sandy floor of its enclosure with surprising aplomb.In a recent press release, zookeepers at Chester Zoo in Cheshire, England said the calf has barely left her mother's side since she entered the world on Sunday, November 12.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LVug5oFqo0 frameborder="0″ allow="accelerometer; autoplay;…

Despite overall improved mortality rates, the number of people found at home so decomposed that it is impossible to determine their cause of death is on the rise in parts of the UK. A new study led by University of Oxford researchers tries to parse the cause.The study examined data from the UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS). To comb through the records and arrive at decomposition numbers, the researchers used two proxy codes assigned to deaths via the WHO's International Classification of Diseases. One is code R98,…

Credit: Antiquity (2023). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2023.93 Archaeologists have used advanced radiocarbon dating to investigate the age of Neolithic monuments at Dorstone Hill in Herefordshire, revealing that they are appreciably older than expected. The dating indicates that Neolithic people, who practiced farming and monument building…

British-born actor Julian Sands, best known for his role in the Oscar-celebrated film "A Room with a View," was confirmed dead on Tuesday, five months after he went missing while out for a hike in snow-covered mountains of Southern California. He was 65. FILE PHOTO: Cast member Julian Sands takes part in the filming of a scene for the movie "Painted Bird" near the village of Boletice, Czech Republic November 12, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo(REUTERS) Mostly skeletal human remains discovered by hikers…

The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point, a more aggressive rate rise than its peers as it seeks to curb the highest inflation rate in the Group of Seven wealthy countries. The Bank of England raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point, a more aggressive rate rise than its peers as it seeks to curb the highest inflation rate in the Group of Seven wealthy countries. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley has announced that the London police force is to attend fewer mental health emergencies. As part of an approach called Right Care, Right Person, police officers will only respond to 999 mental health calls when there is an "immediate threat to life." The new strategy will be implemented from September 1 2023.…

Credit: Air Images/Shutterstock Research shows that in the past 50 years, social class mobility—how a person's occupation, social class or income compares with that of their parents—has either increased or stayed static in the UK. But social mobility chances vary substantially depending on where you grow up and move to later in…

The first thing Joseph Fiennes does, when we meet at London’s National Theatre so I can quiz him about playing England manager Gareth Southgate on stage, is quiz me about England manager Gareth Southgate. This is disconcerting, but understandable. Fiennes has yet to meet Southgate, having had to make do with YouTube. I’ve interviewed Southgate, albeit for half an hour a couple of years ago.Did you like him, Fiennes asks? Did anything stand out? What was he like?To which I can only mutter: yes, not really, and… um, he’s…

Brooklyn-born Lucas Hedges, 26, began his acting career in his teens with a supporting role in Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom. His breakthrough was Manchester By the Sea, which earned him an Oscar nomination. Subsequent film credits include Lady Bird, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Boy Erased. Hedges now makes his West End debut in the stage adaptation of Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain.The world premiere of Brokeback Mountain is rooted in Annie Proulx’s original novella, but what’s your relationship…

Renewable energy scored a big win this week in Massachusetts. A federal judge in the state’s district court rejected a lawsuit brought by an alleged group of Nantucket residents, which sought to stop the first major U.S. offshore wind project from moving forward.Rare Polar Bear Attack in Canada | Extreme EarthVineyard Wind, a $2.8 billion endeavor expected to generate enough energy to power 400,000 homes, was approved by Joe Biden in May 2021. But the proposal has faced multiple legal challenges since—from climate…