Zoo’s oldest chimp reaches grand old age of 50
Koko, who resides at Whipsnade Zoo, reached the milestone on Sunday, outliving a chimpanzee’s average life expectancy by more than 10 years.
- June 05, 2023 11:57 AM AEST
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Government plan to reduce need for food banks a ‘missed opportunity’ – charity
The Scottish Government has published a new strategy which aims to reduce the need for food banks.
- June 05, 2023 11:44 AM AEST
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Inquiry chairwoman’s resignation ‘logical response’ if she loses WhatsApp fight
The issue is ‘a power struggle between politicians and the inquiry they’ve set up’ rather than a legal fight around privacy, a solicitor said.
- June 05, 2023 11:31 AM AEST
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Ukrainian forces ‘trying to punch through Russian defensive lines’
The claims from Russia could not be independently verified and Ukrainian officials did not confirm any assaults.
- June 05, 2023 11:22 AM AEST
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Mother arrested over killing of three young girls in Hong Kong
The woman and the girls lived in a small apartment in Sham Shui Po, one of the poorest districts in the city.
- June 05, 2023 11:12 AM AEST
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Sunak quiet on whether Wallace’s Nato job bid is on the agenda during US trip
The Prime Minister did not say if he will use his US visit to lobby for the Defence Secretary to takeover as Nato’s secretary general.
- June 05, 2023 11:11 AM AEST
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Vapes spark surge in air rage
The rate of incidents involving unruly travellers rose by nearly a third last year compared with 2022, new figures show.
- June 05, 2023 11:07 AM AEST
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Hancock breached Commons code of conduct by lobbying standards tsar
Former health secretary Matt Hancock should apologise to MPs and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for the ‘minor breach’.
- June 05, 2023 11:06 AM AEST
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Bournemouth youngsters died from drowning, inquest hears
Joe Abbess, 17, from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, 12, from Buckinghamshire, were rescued from the sea during an incident on Wednesday, but both died
- June 05, 2023 11:06 AM AEST
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Paediatricians join calls for outright ban on single-use vapes
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health insisted there was a ‘clear mandate’ for the Scottish Government to act.
- June 05, 2023 10:41 AM AEST
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