2+ week, 5+ day ago   (412+ words) A family were left terrified after finding an unexpected guest - a deadly black mamba snake - hiding under their Christmas tree. They watched on in horror as the six-and-a-half feet reptile, whose bite can be fatal, slithered around in the tree…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (329+ words) The site of a former county hall in Cwmbran is being turned into a residential scheme providing 143 new homes. Housing association Codi Group has appointed housebuilder Lovell to deliver the £35.6m development Construction work, which is under way, is scheduled for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (226+ words) I have a routine in the summer months that I like to keep to as often as I can. That is, to start my day in the company of moths. Among the hundreds of winged congeners peeping out, one immediately…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (522+ words) A wildlife park says it has had its most successful white stork breeding season ever after hatching and rearing 49 chicks for a rewilding programme. The White Stork Project aims to re-establish a wild, breeding population of the birds with at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (377+ words) The boa constrictor, which can grow to more than 3 metres in length, actually lives in South America, where it is found from Colombia to Argentina. So a motorist in Colomiers, a suburb of Toulouse in France, got quite a shock…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (84+ words) Anxiety over war, wildfires and cyber-attacks leads to growth in cash stocks in EU What does Tyson’s shutdown of two US beef plants mean for grocery costs? Five missing and 8 wounded after devastating fire tears through restaurant Iraq’s ghost villages:…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (747+ words) Italian scientists have become octopus breeders in the latest battle of a long running war against invasive blue crabs. Known for their sharp, blue-tinted claws the creatures are estimated to have wreaked €200 million worth of damage on the fishing industry....

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (218+ words) A Savers store in Bournemouth town centre has been granted permission to sell alcohol, despite concerns over a rise in anti-social behaviour in the area. The retailer submitted an application for a premises licence to sell alcohol at its outlet…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1093+ words) From disappearing manatees to bleached coral reefs, gender-changing turtles and oyster beds destroyed by hurricanes, no other state’s marine life faces the magnitude of climate-related challenges that Florida’s does. Now, wildlife authorities are attempting to bring some cohesion to tackling…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (346+ words) Growing North East shipping container business Cleveland Group has expanded with the opening of a new depot in South Yorkshire. Cleveland Group – winner of Company of the Year at the North East Business Awards in 2022 – has continued its rapid national…...