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Last November a firestorm swept over the Australian town of Wytaliba, killing two residents. Wildlife carers, Gary Wilson and Julie Willis decided to stay in their small wooden house, with the animals they have spent years rescuing. The couple found themselves inundated with dozens of the kangaroos that they’d saved in the past, as the […]

Thousands outside of China have been put under quarantine, as they remain under observation for signs of coronavirus. They have either been evacuated from China to their home countries, or have been in contact with infected people, and now have to stay in isolation for at least 14 days. Many are being put up in

President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took jibes at each other a day after his acquittal in the impeachment proceedings. Speaking at the White House, he called her a “horrible person” and took issue with her and Mitt Romney’s use of prayer and faith, while Pelosi criticised his “dangerous” behaviour. On Wednesday, the Senate

Jean Galbraith and Lynda Salt are intensely proud of their sons, who both serve in the 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment. But like many mothers of service personnel they live with constant fear that results in sleepless nights and sometimes being brought to tears. L/Cpl Archie Galbraith, from Stoke-on-Trent, and L/Cpl Tony Salt, of Lichfield, have

A couple who saw the “scary” impact of plastic pollution while travelling want to encourage others to make “simple changes”. Tommie Eaton and Rebecca Dudbridge, from Hitchin, Hertfordshire, were so shocked after seeing a turtle amid a “wave of plastic” that they started a business selling toothbrushes with recyclable bamboo handles. It’s estimated eight million

Daniel Ou Yang is one of many Australians being evacuated from Wuhan in China. The student, who was in the city visiting family when the coronavirus outbreak happened, documented his experience on TikTok as the city was put on lockdown. He has since been put on a flight to New Zealand, where he would then

In the 1980s deaf children in Nicaragua invented a completely new sign language of their own. It was a remarkable achievement, which allowed experts a unique insight into how human communication develops. “What we learnt from Nicaragua about language still isn’t over,” says American linguist Judy Shepard-Kegl, who documented the emergence of Nicaraguan Sign Language.

In an incident that has got Australia talking, Senator Jim Molan was booed while speaking on a panel TV discussion on the bushfire crisis. The Liberal Party politician was talking about climate change on ABC’s Q&A programme, and cast doubt on whether it was caused by human activity. Mr Molan later said he wasn’t “relying

At least dozens of koalas have died at a logging site in the Australian state of Victoria, with activists claiming that the animals either starved to death or were killed by bulldozers. Animal rescue workers are currently treating scores of koalas found alive at the plantation near the town of Portland. Some of the animals

Cities in parts of Europe have been suffering from some of the worst air quality in the world. Winter smog has become a big issue in the Western Balkans. Serbia is the country with the highest rate of pollution-related deaths in Europe, according to the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. Jasna Cizler is a