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Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed'The world's rarest sea mammal still has a chance of survival, despite numbering only about 10 in the wild, according to a genetic study.The vaquita porpoise is teetering on the brink of extinction, but scientists say DNA tests show the population is still genetically viable.The tiny silvery porpoise lives only in Mexico's Gulf of California.However, it faces an existential threat from being caught in large weighted nets, known as gillnets.
Plastic bottle found encased in Cornwall cave limestoneThe time it would have taken for the limestone to build up around what appears to be a washing detergent bottle – the average growth rate is 0.13 mm a year – suggests it has been there for decades. The limestone has even grown through the handle.
Shopping bag with realistic lion’s head printed on it sparks panic A supermarket bag with a lion’s picture on it sent wildlife officers in Kenya in a tizzy after locals reported it as a sighting in the area.On Thursday, residents of Meru County, located just a kilometre from Mt Kenya National Park, alerted the Kenya Wildlife Services about a “lion” hiding in the bushes.
Kymina man sentenced for beheading pigeonA 50-year-old man who beheaded a pigeon in Kymina, Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, in 2019 has been sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for three years, and fined 5,000 euros.
Power subsidy for the middle classPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced a suspension of the adjustment clauses and a 60% rebate on extra electricity costs for homeowners and tenants from December to May, among other support measures.In a televised address on Thursday, Mitsotakis said the refunds would be capped at €600 and would apply to households earning up to €45,000 a year. The refund will be paid directly into the bank accounts of electricity consumers.
Kalamata and Kefalonia among world’s most scenic locations for driving
Sir Keir Starmer investigated over alleged lockdown breachDurham police are investigating whether Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer broke lockdown rules on a visit during which he drank beer in an MP's office.The force initially concluded that no offence had occurred on 30 April last year, but said it had since received "significant new information".It added that it had delayed announcing the investigation until after Thursday's local elections.Labour has insisted no rules were broken during Sir Keir's visit.
Long Covid symptoms ‘limit ability of 1.2m in UK to undertake day-to-day activitiesLong Covid is limiting the ability of 1.2 million people in the UK to undertake day-to-day activities, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reports.That figures represents 67 per cent of the 1.8m long Covid cases in the country, where people have symptoms persisting for more than four weeks after first catching the virus.One in five sufferers say that their daily activities were particuarly badly affected, with 346,000 people saying they were ‘limited a lot’.