Jussie Smollett: Judge calls alleged hoax attack 'despicable'
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson: “Smollett dragged city’s reputation through mud” A Chicago judge has said charges that US actor Jussie Smollett staged a hoax hate crime against himself are “utterly outrageous” and “despicable” if true. The 36-year-old African-American actor is accused of filing a fake police […]
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Sepsis campaigner takes son's ashes to Buckingham Palace
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Melissa Mead received her MBE from the Prince of Wales A health campaigner whose son died of sepsis carried his ashes in a teddy bear as she visited Buckingham Palace to collect an honour. Melissa Mead’s son William died of blood poisoning following a chest infection in 2014. She […]
Twitch: How Ninja was unseated as most-subscribed streamer
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ninja is known for his trademark coloured hair and bandana In 2018, Ninja was at the top of this game and untouchable. At his peak Tyler “Ninja” Blevins led video gaming streaming site Twitch with over 200,000 subscribers – people have paid $5, $10 or $25 (£3.84, £7.68 or […]
How human food is changing wildlife
Image copyrightAlamy Image caption Searching for a snack: ‘Human food’ can make up as much as 30% of a black bear’s dietIf a bear is awake, it is hungry; any rubbish bin, landfill site, farm or even a car could provide a meal. But in an increasingly urbanised landscape, bears and other wildlife eat more […]
World's biggest bee found alive
Image copyright Clay Bolt Image caption A single female Wallace’s giant bee was found The world’s biggest bee has been re-discovered, after decades thought lost to science. The giant bee – which is as long as an adult’s thumb – was found on a little-explored Indonesian island. After days of searching, wildlife experts found a […]
Teeny T. rex relative discovered in US
Image copyright Jorge Gonzalez / Lindsay Zanno Image caption Artwork: Tyrannosaurs were generally small early on in their evolution A newly discovered relative of Tyrannosaurus rex stood just over a metre tall at the hip, a study shows. The diminutive tyrannosaur reveals crucial new information about how T. rex established itself as a dominant carnivore […]
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