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Thousands evacuated from Athens suburb as fires rage amid worst heatwave in 30 yearsMore than 40 fires are burning across Greece
Dorset shark scare: Swimmers ordered out of sea at busy beachSwimmers off the coast of Dorset were ordered out of the water when one beachgoer raised the alarm over a suspected shark.Lifeguards put up red flags to warn people, saying there had been sightings of “large marine wildlife”, witnesses reported.The lifeguards searched the area for half an hour but could not find anything, the Bournemouth Echo reported.Even if it had been a shark, the danger would have been minimal. Shark attacks are extremely rare, experts say, and people are more likely to be struck by lightning than attacked by one of the fish.
Fast-growing 'Franken-chickens' reared for Morrisons die in 'extreme' agony and filthChickens reared for Morrisons spend the last days of their miserable, short lives in “extreme” pain packed in overcrowded farms, an undercover probe has found.The birds – dubbed “Franken-chickens” by campaigners – are bred to grow unnaturally fast. They are then slaughtered at around 35 days old to help feed our billion-chicken-a-year habit.Producer Cranswick rears them for its slaughterhouse in Yaxley, near Ipswich, in Suffolk. It provides meat for Morrisons’ “Butcher’s on Market Street” range, marketed as “welfare assured”.Campaigners have accused the supermarket chain of hypocrisy over its claims to “take animal welfare seriously”.
Cat death rise: 'It feels like we've lost a family member'
Greece fires: 150 houses destroyed by wildfires as monks refuse to leave stricken islandVillages on Evia are evacuated as blaze rages across the island, and fires also threaten suburbs of Athens and historic Olympia
Amazon introducing new policy to cut waste after ITV News investigation Amazon has announced new policy changes in an attempt to cut its waste after an ITV News investigation discovered the world’s largest online retailer was destroying millions of items of unsold stock that is often new and unused.