Art
Tortoise, 102, is guest of honour at wedding
Image caption Emma and Ric Washington with 102-year-old Sammy and their two other tortoises. A tortoise-obsessed bride and groom made their 102-year-old pet the guest of honour at their wedding. Sammy, the miniature Tunisian reptile, was at Emma and Ric Washington's special day in Norfolk, with sidekicks Clyde, 14, and two-year-old Esther. The centenarian star attraction watched the celebrations in south Norfolk from a wooden shed built ... Full story
Education
Schools 'desperately need' cash injection, MPs say
Schools and colleges in England need a "multi-billion cash injection" and a long-term approach to funding, say MPs on the Education Select Committee. Its report on school funding confirms the concerns of head teachers and teachers' unions who have protested about worsening budget shortages. The committee found that schools and colleges "desperately need" extra cash. A Department for Education spokeswoman accepted that schools were facing ... Full story
Schools 'desperately need' cash injection, MPs say
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Economics
Government borrowing in June highest since 2015
Public sector net borrowing rose sharply in June because of higher debt interest payments and rising spending on services, figures show. It totalled £7.2bn, according to the Office for National Statistics , up from £3.3bn in June 2018. It was the highest June borrowing figure since 2015, the ONS said. Analysts said the figures would add to the uncertainty surrounding the UK economy in the run-up to Brexit and the imminent change of prime ... Full story
Entertainment
“Produce X 101” Group X1 Launches Social Media Accounts
The new “Produce X 101” boy group X1 is already on social media! After the members of X1 were revealed in the finale on July 19, the group opened accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and V Live. Get ready for their content by following them at the links below! How does this article make you feel? Full story
Health
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Law
Two guilty of 'largest Scottish puppy farm' charges News
Image caption The raids were carried out in 2017. Two people have been found guilty of animal welfare offences after a raid at what is believed to have been Scotland's largest puppy farm. Scottish SPCA officers and police had swooped on the farm near Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, in November 2017. More than 100 dogs, puppies, rabbits and ferrets, were seized. Frank James, 54, and Michelle Wood, 30, were on trial charged with causing unnecessary ... Full story
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Living
African wildcat Zena seized from family home in Roehampton
Image caption The cheetah-like animal was seized from her family home in Roehampton. An African wildcat who can leap 12ft and run 55mph has been seized from her family home in south-west London. Police captured the serval, known as Zena, from a property in Roehampton after she was spotted by a neighbour. Zena will now be taken to a wildlife facility but her owner, James Brown, 35, has started a petition to have the "harmless" pet returned to ... Full story
Politics
Iran 'seizes British-flagged oil tanker'
A British-flagged oil tanker has been seized in the Gulf by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Iran media say. The owners of the Stena Impero, which was bound for Saudi Arabia, say they have been unable to contact the vessel and it is "heading north towards Iran". The Foreign Office says it is "urgently" looking into the reports. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the ... Full story
Sport
India floods: Tired tiger takes nap in resident's bed News
Image caption The tiger was seen relaxing in a bed in Assam state. A female tiger which fled a wildlife park in India's flood-ravaged state of Assam was found relaxing on a bed inside a local resident's house. She is believed to have fled the Kaziranga National Park, where 92 animals have died in recent days amid heavy flooding. Officials from a wildlife conservation group arrived at the house and created a safe escape route for her. She was ... Full story
Technology
Travel back in time with the 'Google Maps' of Ancient Rome
Summer is now well-underway across Europe and many of us are planning our holiday escape with travel comparison websites and web mapping services. Low-cost air carriers, fast trains, and cross-national motorways have made travelling across the Old Continent a quick and often cheap affair. But let's imagine that cars, trains and planes haven't been invented yet and that your options are limited to ox or mule cart and ships. Researchers at ... Full story
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