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It could be hundreds of years before habitats destroyed by wildfires in Wales recover, an environment watchdog has said.Nick Thomas, from Natural Resources Wales (NRW), said if soil had been incinerated in upland areas rich in peat, which grows at about a millimetre a year, it could take centuries for the vegetation to come back.He called 2026 the worst year Wales had ever experienced.As well as damage to natural habitats and animal life, Thomas warned loss of soil could increase flood risks, because it no longer acted as a “sponge” holding water on high ground.Wales has witnessed huge wildfires this…
Welcome to a special cricket edition of our Who am I? game.The rules are simple. For each day of The Hundred there’s a cricketer, taking part in this year’s tournament, who we want you to identify in as few attempts as possible.After each wrong guess you unlock a new clue. The sooner you guess the answer, the more points you score.Three is a good score, four or five points is exceptional.Take part and return for more tomorrow.Today’s player and clues set by BBC Sport’s Marc Higginson.After more quizzes? Go to our dedicated Sports Quizzes page and sign up for notifications…
Downing Street experts have told Andy Burnham to stop being “blokeish” as they advised him to become more like his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer.Since becoming Prime Minister, Mr Burnham has produced a series of videos referencing his love for football, pub snacks and beer in a marked departure from Sir Keir. However, experts in a unit set up by Sir Keir said the Prime Minister should limit the number of references to football and the pub in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience.A source told The Times: “No10 have a very good team that specialise in social media…
How far would you travel for a pint of Guinness? If the answer is to the bottom of the sea, you might be in luck.There’s just one catch – the pint in question is 162 years old.When Belgian underwater photographer Stefan Panis discovered a bottle buried in a shipwreck off the coast of Dover in 2025, he had no idea what he had found. He just knew something about it had caught his eye.When Panis and his friend, Eddie Huzzey, surfaced, a quick rinse revealed the familiar Guinness branding. The bottle dates back to 1864.”We lifted the artefact, and then…
This summer, Slegers has strengthened her hand with seven new players, including full-back Ona Batlle, Caldentey’s compatriot, and England dynamo Georgia Stanway to stiffen midfield.Caldentey says Arsenal came up short last season through inconsistency and hopes the signings will help overcome that hurdle.”We have shown amazing moments and amazing games and others where we haven’t been good enough,” she said. “That happened too many times last year. It was painful.”We have added a lot of quality and that will help us.”With players such as two-time Ballon d’Or winner and fellow Spaniard Alexia Putellas arriving in the WSL, down the road…
Greater Manchester Mayor Bev Craig has said the plan to bring tram services to Stockport is “complicated” but moving ahead.The much-called-for expansion of trams to the town was confirmed last summer when former chancellor Rachel Reeves made a commitment to pay for the project. It would see Metrolink trams extended from East Didsbury to Stockport.Speaking to Radio Manchester on Thursday, Craig said of the project, which is yet to progress: “It’s moving, but it is complicated because you’ve got to work through the route and the costings.”Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), which owns the Metrolink system, said in November it…
The Brady family were on board to provide the full works, featuring violins, a guitar and pipes. “We have the Flower Festival on in Belfast all this week. It’s a celebration of all that is Irish music, history and culture,” Dougie said. “And of course that includes the UK side of that. There’s a great melting pot of culture in Ireland, north and south, and indeed with Scotland.”WATCH THE FULL CLIP ABOVEKeep reading…Show less`; placeholder.classList.add(‘taboola-added’); console.log(‘inserting taboola in infinite feed position’, placeholder); placeholder.insertAdjacentHTML(‘beforeend’, taboola); } else { const loadContent = async () => { const postsHtml = await runInsertion(); const…
Fhimah placed it onto a conveyor belt, introducing the unaccompanied bag into the international baggage system, tagged to be flown to the US.Later that night, at 31,000 ft, it exploded in the forward hold of Pan Am 103.Al-Marimi is alleged to have claimed he was later congratulated in person by the late Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, for carrying out “a great national duty” against the Americans.The Washington court has heard that the Libyan police officer – referred to as Jamal – kept a handwritten document containing the confession and a carbon copy of the statement in a safe in his…
Talks over a deal were at an impasse until Real made a new offer on Wednesday, with Vinicius understood to be appreciative of the fresh terms.He joined Real from Brazilian side Flamengo in 2018 and signed a contract extension three years ago.Real and his representatives have been in talks over a fresh deal for the past 18 months but he has now extended his stay at what he has previously called the club of his “dreams”.He returned to the club on Monday for his first pre-season training session and medical assessment following his World Cup campaign with Brazil.Vinicius has scored…
“GB News has been absolutely transformational to the media landscape as far as actually giving a voice to people,” Mr Grimes said.“There are half a million people who live in Durham, and those half a million people have not felt that they have had a voice when it comes to actual choice in the media landscape.“GB News has given people that genuine choice to hear their own views and voice, dare I say, reflected in the media. “It is so important for TV channels to get outside of the biggest metropolitan centres of the country and actually come to places…