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A student has been using hair from a 120-year-old museum exhibit to help find new ways of solving wildlife crime.The taxidermy bear, known as Boris, is a popular feature at the Museum of Chelmsford and is regarded as its unofficial mascot.Hayden Leigh, a forensic science graduate at the University of Staffordshire, is using samples taken from his hair to help protect modern-day brown bears from illegal poaching.His PhD research involves analysing Boris’s fur to compare how its characteristics could improve identification of animal hairs during investigations.Boris arrived at the museum in 1932 amongst a large collection of taxidermy bequeathed by…

There will be a number of Dundee United players cursing Bain’s name after Saturday’s game. Full-back Kevin Ciubotaru’s shot seemed destined for the bottom right-hand corner before Bain intervened. United debutant Lyall Cameron also watched in anguish as Bain denied him. Another new boy, Zidane Iqbal, arrowed a shot towards the top corner only for Bain to tip it away. And the goalkeeper thwarted Neil Farrugia, too.It was a heroic display of defiance that very nearly earned his side a first league win of the season, but for Michael Forbes’ stoppage-time header.After a mistake at Celtic Park last weekend, Bain…

In Greater Manchester, police and council officers seized thousands of illegal vapes and cigarettes as part of Operation Elswick, a joint campaign targeting rogue retailers.In Manchester alone, officers removed £162,000 worth of illegal vapes from sale in the last year. Det Ch Insp Chris Woodburn, from Greater Manchester Police, said: “Our work in this area will continue as we are committed to tackling the issue of illegal vapes and cigarettes which fund wider crime and harm public health.”Elsewhere, Bury Council obtained its first closure order against a shop after more than 3,000 vaping products were seized, while Rochdale recorded nine…

The Diana Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park – which has long been a popular place to cool down in hot weather – has been kept dry all summer due to a technical fault.Royal Parks, the charity that maintains the central London park, apologised to visitors who found it without water “particularly given the prolonged high temperatures we’ve been experiencing”. The fountain opened in 2004 in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales who died nearly seven years earlier. The closure was initially triggered by a mechanical breakdown in the pump that draws water from the local borehole. The pump was fixed,…

Katie Taylor reflects on a ‘dream’ career beating Flora Pili by unanimous decision at a sold-out Croke Park to become a three-time undisputed world champion in her final fight before retirement.READ MORE: Taylor crowns career in stylish Croke Park triumph

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The Tower of London is “at risk” of being added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in Danger, external sites unless amendments are made to the City of London Corporation’s draft local plan, experts have said.Historic England, a government advisory body, said there was “serious concern” about the famous citadel due to the size of potential future skyscrapers in the east of the Square Mile.It is seeking changes to the Corporation’s draft City Plan 2040 over where new developments may be permitted near the Tower.The Corporation has said the suggestion from Historic England would affect economic growth and make little…

Zheng Qinwen described her US Open third-round comeback win over Madison Keys as a “very dramatic match” – but that is somewhat of an understatement.The Olympic champion, who had to come through qualifying to reach the main draw, found herself 5-0 and match point down in the third set against Keys.But Zheng held firm and reeled off seven games in a row to secure a remarkable 1-6 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 victory over the 22nd seed and crowd favourite. Keys, who won the 2025 Australian Open, appeared to be cruising towards a commanding victory after wrapping up the opening set in…

The friends have spent the past two years on their search.After 60 years, inevitably they discovered some classmates had died, and also not everyone wanted to meet up again, but Karen said the overall response had been positive.”We had two or three people who are not interested, which is fine it’s not everybody’s thing, but all the rest have responded really well,” she said.”I’ve got lovely memories, it was a really nice school.”There was about 90 in the school year and we have tracked down 40 people across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and America.”Some of the group have already…

Working on a busy high street, staff at Subway in Kings Heath, Birmingham, are used to dealing with tricky customers.Teenagers leaping over the counter to steal entire trays of crisps and cookies, however, is not something they were prepared for.The fizzy drinks fridge has been ransacked numerous times over the summer, the front door and windows smashed. Customers who were unfortunate to witness the attacks have been verbally abused, with one also having his bike vandalised.”We’ve had a number of staff leave recently,” one worker says. “They should not have to come to work in fear.”Along the road at Greggs,…