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Why the UK is seeing an increase in ladybirds as swarm stops play at Lord’s

Experts say ‘high aphid numbers and warm weather’ is causing the increase

The Independent UK

Ladybirds being seen in ‘very high numbers’ because of warm weather, expert says

A swarm of the insects disrupted England’s cricket match against India on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Enslaved Africans led a decade-long rebellion 1,200 years ago in Iraq, new evidence suggests

The Zanj, enslaved people largely from Africa, rebelled at the same time they were ordered to build a massive system of canals in what is now Iraq, a new study finds.

LiveScience

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FXIFY™ and WeForest Partner Again to Tackle Deforestation in 2025

London, United Kingdom, June 4th, 2025, Chainwire

International Business Times

British Retirees Ditch £5,000-a-Month UK Care Homes for All-Inclusive Luxury Villas in Thailand

Amid escalating care costs and staffing shortages, many elderly Brits are foregoing UK care homes for all-inclusive Thai villas for a fraction of the price.

International Business Times UK

The Wild Robot's Chris Sanders on directing 'the film of a lifetime', risk-taking, the 2025 Oscars, and the return of Lilo and Stitch

I sat down with Chris Sanders – the director of The Wild Robot that's up for three 2025 Oscar nominations – to talk all things animation, including the upcoming live-action Lilo and Stitch.

TechRadar

“When I'm 90, I'll still be the Material Girl!”: Madonna’s signature song was released 40 years ago today

“God forbid irony should be understood,” she said

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The right book can inspire the young readers in your life, from picture books to YA novels

It’s holiday season, but that doesn’t have to mean waiting in long lines for big sales to buy the hottest toy or newest game system for the kids in your life

The Independent UK

Spooky fireball blazes across Lake Erie a week before Halloween (video)

A fireball lit up the skies over Lake Erie on Monday (Oct. 21) evening, eliciting hundreds of witness reports to the American Meteor Society.

Space

The Wild Robot review – lost-in-the-jungle Roz joins animation’s robot greats

Superbly voiced by Lupita Nyong’o, the star of DreamWorks’ classy adaptation of Peter Brown’s bestseller learns to survive on a harsh, uninhabited island

The Guardian - UK

The Wild Robot review: DreamWorks’s Studio Ghibli homage will leave you a blubbering mess

Lupita Nyong’o and Pedro Pascal lead a packed voice cast in a tender adaptation of Peter Brown’s 2016 novel

The Independent UK

Pedro Pascal enjoyed The Wild Robot part more than previous roles, says director Chris Sanders

‘The Wild Robot’ director Chris Sanders has revealed Pedro Pascal enjoyed playing Fink the fox in the film more than his previous roles because the character was "more him".

BANG Premier

Lupita Nyong’o shares hopes for The Wild Robot 2

Lupita Nyongo'o is hopeful that she can return as lovable android Roz in a sequel to the animated flick 'The Wild Robot'.

BANG Premier

The Wild Robot review – heartfelt animated adventure is a soaring success

Peter Brown’s much-loved novel gets turned into a dazzling big-screen film for all ages that’s one of the year’s most entertaining animated offerings

The Guardian - US

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This is the one sci-fi adventure movie I've been most excited for in 2024 — and it just scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

This one sci-fi adventure movie I’ve been most hyped for in 2024 has just earned a perfect rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes — and now I'm even more excited.

The Guardian - UK

All the Worst Humans: How I Made News for Dictators, Tycoons and Politicians by Phil Elwood review – a spin doctor for despots

The ‘Hunter S Thompson of PR’’s tell-all about the dark arts of media manipulation, promoting Assad, Gaddafi and the Qatar World Cup, is an entertaining if feverish glimpse into a secretive industry

The Guardian - UK

All the Worst Humans by Phil Elwood review – confessions of a cleanup man

A former PR looks back on a career spent whitewashing ‘foreign baddies’

The Guardian - UK

The making of Jimmy Anderson: ‘Like a golden nugget falling into your lap’

A phone call from an impressed parent helped ignite the storied career of England’s greatest ever fast bowler

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The Guardian - UK

Charging your children rent doesn’t add up

Letters: Peter Brown says it’s wrong for parents to make commercial demands of their own children, while Giovanni Fazzolari says charging them rent defies the point. Plus a letter from Kathryn H Amey

WhatToWatch

The Wild Robot: how to watch, reviews, awards, cast and everything we know about the animated movie

Peter Brown's beloved children's book The Wild Robot becomes an animated movie. Here's everything you need to know about it.

Salon

Rare new Beatles & James Bond insights

An Ian Fleming biography reveals the origins of the spy womanizer, while the Fab Four get candid in their own words

The Guardian - UK

All You Need Is Love: The End of the Beatles by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines review – from best man to muckraker

In this ‘director’s cut’ of their 1983 book, which Paul McCartney burned, a former Beatles employee and a music writer appear preoccupied with stirring up scandal around the band’s split

Fortune

Hedge fund titan Peter Brown has slept in his office 2,000 times—and offered an employee a pay rise for answering the phone in the middle of the night

The CEO of investment management firm Renaissance Technologies spoke about his unusual leadership practices in a conversation with Goldman Sachs's 'Exchanges' podcast.

LiveScience

'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claim

A prominent extraterrestrial-hunting scientist thinks that more than 50 tiny, metal spheres pulled from the Pacific Ocean might be the work of intelligent aliens. Others are skeptical.

Space

How long will the new supernova visible in the night sky last?

A new supernova that burst into the night sky in May 2023 should remain visible in the Pinwheel Galaxy for some time, astronomers say.

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