East Cambridgeshire Council asks for ideas to boost hedgehog numbers (www.bbc.co.uk)
Members of the public have been invited to share ideas for how to increase the number of hedgehogs....
Senedd expansion plans get go-ahead in Cardiff Bay vote (www.bbc.co.uk)
The Senedd will have more politicians and a new voting system from 2026, after the plans cleared their final hurdle in the Welsh Parliament on Wednesday evening....
Moss 'speed bumps' on Kinder Scout will curb flooding and restore peatland (www.bbc.co.uk)
Sphagnum moss “speed bumps” are being planted across the slopes of a nature reserve in the Peak District....
Otter spotted looking for food in Plymouth Sound (www.bbc.co.uk)
An otter has been spotted looking for food in Plymouth Sound....
Vaughan Gething: Another cabinet member criticises donations (www.bbc.co.uk)
It would not be right for Labour to take leftover donations to Vaughan Gething from a company owned by a man convicted of illegally dumping waste, a member of his cabinet has said....
India election: Modi's party accused of demonising Muslims in video (www.bbc.co.uk)
Police investigate India’s ruling BJP over a video the opposition say is anti-Muslim....
'Groundbreaking' Roman figurine unearthed in A417 roadworks (www.bbc.co.uk)
A Roman cupid figurine and other artefacts dating back 12,000 years have been found during major roadworks on the A417 in the Cotswolds....
Marlborough foragers warned of 'toxic' garlic after flooding (www.bbc.co.uk)
People are being urged not to forage wild garlic due to a “serious risk” of E. coli contamination....
Wayve: Nvidia and Microsoft invest as UK AI firm raises $1bn - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
MoD data breach: UK armed forces' personal details accessed in hack (www.bbc.co.uk)
US repatriates 11 Americans and six Canadian children from Syria (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ten of the Americans are reportedly members of a single US family that travelled to Syria in 2016....
South Africa: Dozens still missing after building collapse (www.bbc.co.uk)
At least six people are dead, but rescuers are hopeful they will pull out more survivors....
Wayve: Nvidia and Microsoft invest as UK AI firm raises $1bn - BBC News (www.bbc.co.uk)
Israel orders Gazans to evacuate part of Rafah for 'limited' operation (www.bbc.co.uk)
Tourist influx turns Windermere green, researchers say (www.bbc.co.uk)
A report funded by the UK space agency suggests a link between peak tourist periods and algal blooming at Windermere in the Lake District....
French bakers beat longest baguette world record (www.bbc.co.uk)
Messy Blackening wedding tradition causing a clean-up headache (www.bbc.co.uk)
Always honk when I run into a blackening, a great fun tradition
Channel Tunnel marks 30th anniversary (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ref will wear Camera in Palace Game (www.bbc.co.uk)
Apparently for a documentary. I wonder why they have picked a United game for this? Probably because they know there will be controversy, since we’ll likely at some point throw the game by getting in a stupid position that leads to the ref having to make a idiotic and unexplainable call that will ultimately gift Palace a win...
Today marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay and the start of Welsh devolution. (www.bbc.co.uk)
Monday 6 May marks 25 years since the first election to Cardiff Bay and the start of Welsh devolution....
Surfers killed in likely carjacking, says Mexico (www.bbc.co.uk)
(just testing this gets sent to Mastodon follower)...
Al Jazeera office raided as Israel takes channel off air (www.bbc.co.uk)
The network denies being a threat to security, and says Israel wants “to cover up its crimes”....
Farewell King Theoden (www.bbc.co.uk)
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Israel-Gaza war: 'My children cling to me as dogs raid Rafah graves near our shelter' (www.bbc.co.uk)
In a tent yards from a cemetery, Rehab Abu Daqqa tries to shield her seven children from Rafah’s horrors....