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The Whole World’s Going Bananas! The banana is arguably the world’s most versatile fruit. While most commonly eaten raw, its soft creamy flesh can be baked, fried, grilled, […]

Sporting Deaths that Shocked the World We all need to accept that we are going to die at some point in the future. Unless you are unfortunate enough to be killed in conflict, […]

The Amazing Hummingbird Hummingbirds – Origins, Species and Range Experts believe that early species of hummingbird began to diverge from their “swift” […]

The World's Smallest Bird? Most of us know that the ostrich is the world’s largest and heaviest extant bird species. The long-necked bird can grow up to 9 ft ( […]

The World’s Five Most Elevated Countries The High-life You might well know that the small island nations of Tuvalu, the Maldives, the Marshall Islands and Kiribati have an […]

Pigeons and Pigeon Keeping You probably know that ‘pigeon fancier’ is the common term used for someone who keeps and breeds pigeons as a hobby. The genteel pastime […]

How the Pigeon Conquered the World! From Barcelona to Bangkok, Dublin to Delhi, Stockholm to Sydney and beyond, the pigeon is a common sight in many towns and cities […]

The UK's Five Wild Doves and Pigeons Pidgeon or Dove? The first thing to know about doves and pigeons is scientifically speaking, they are the same living species. For […]

50p Coins – Could You Be Minted? Introduction of the 50p The 50p coin was first introduced to the UK on 14 October 1969, when the country’s imperial currency system was […]

The World's Five Egg-Laying Mammals Monotremes? I guess not many of us are too familiar with the egg-laying mammals of the world. There are only five, which are the […]

Currencies of the World What is a Currency? Do you know that the word “currency” is derived from the Latin word “currere”, meaning ‘to run’ or ‘to flow’? A […]

Top Five Countries: GDP per Capita (2023) What is GDP per Capita? Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can be described as the total monetary value of all goods produced and services […]

Airline adverts banned over 'greenwashing' claimsThe ASA said Air France, Lufthansa and Emirates had misled customers over their environment impact BBC News – Business

Israel Gaza: Hamas raped and mutilated women on 7 October, BBC hearsThe BBC has seen and heard evidence that Hamas fighters committed horrific sexual violence in Israel. BBC News – Middle East

Daniel Langlois: Canadian entrepreneur and partner found dead in DominicaDaniel Langlois and his partner had been missing in Dominica before their bodies were found this weekend. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

German cabinet tries to solve ‘no-debt’ crisis after court outlaws budgetThe coalition meets for the last time this year on Wednesday after the budget is declared illegal. BBC News – Europe

London: Woman killed in Hackney shootingPolice launch a murder investigation after a woman died, and a man and teenage boy were injured. BBC News – UK

Suspect James Yoo believed killed in Virginia house explosionPolice were trying to serve a search warrant at a home in Arlington when it exploded. BBC News – US & Canada

Outed on TikTok in Ethiopia: 'How a dance nearly cost me my life'A clip of two men dancing unleashes a torrent of homophobic hatred in Ethiopia. BBC News – Africa

Ryanair denies passengers must pay to download boarding passIt says reports of passengers having to pay for a seat before they can download a boarding pass are false. BBC News – Business