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Conservationists opposed the move, saying the animals are “farmers’ allies”, help conserve water in times of drought and are an endangered species that should be honoured. The rodents became extinct in the UK 400 years ago after being hunted for their eyelashes, but in recent years have been reintroduced to England and Scotland. After the wetland-creating creatures were found in the River Otter in Devon in 2013, the government allowed them to stay to test their impact on fish stocks and local landowners....

The collision occurred at around 14:20 and involved two transport trucks. A commercial truck stopped in the northbound lanes, Peterborough County OPP said, and was then rear-ended by a truck. The truck then rear-ended a second commercial truck, police said. The lone occupant of the truck died at the scene, police said. One of the trucks landed on top of the truck. Peterborough County OPP said late Friday that the dead driver’s name will be released pending notification of next of kin....

White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre stepped into the Twitter nest on Friday after she said the US has added “ten thousand million jobs” since President Biden took office. Jean-Pierre made the gaffe during Friday’s press briefing at the White House while talking about job growth for the month of August. As Fox Business reported Thursday, the U.S. economy added 315,000 new jobs in August, making it “the slowest monthly gain since April 2021....

Officers were called to the crash in the city’s southeast Friday night, and investigators believe the heavily modified 1984 Mercury Capri lost control, mounted the curb and struck two large decorative boulders. The impact sent it rolling onto its roof. The driver, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene and investigators believe speed and alcohol were both factors in the crash. Police say in a press release that the car was not technical and appeared to have been modified for racing....

The first attempt earlier in the week was also marred by a hydrogen leak, but those leaks were elsewhere on the 98-meter-long rocket, the most powerful ever built by NASA. Launch manager Charlie Blackwell-Thompson and her team tried to plug Saturday’s leak the same way they did last time: stopping and restarting the flow of super-cold liquid hydrogen in hopes of removing the void around a seal in the line provision....

Mahmood Mattan, a British Somali father of three, was hanged aged 28 in September 1952 after being convicted of murdering Lily Volpert in her clothes shop in Cardiff. He protested his innocence to the end. However, in 1998 after tireless campaigning by his family, his conviction was the first Criminal Review Commission referral to be overturned at the appeals court. Jeremy Vaughan, Chief Constable of South Wales Police, said: “This is a case of its time – racism, bigotry and prejudice would be rife throughout society, including the criminal justice system....

Russia’s state-controlled energy giant Gazprom ( GAZP.MM ) blamed a technical fault on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline for the delay on Friday. But the high-level maneuvers in energy policy were seen as an extension of the war, and the consequences will be felt far beyond Ukraine. The announcements came as Moscow and Kyiv exchanged blame for their actions at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where UN inspectors arrived on Thursday on a mission to help avert a disaster....

Here are four key takeaways from Klopp after the stalemate: “If you can’t win, don’t lose” Having already dropped points three times in the league before the Merseyside derby, it’s not exactly the outlook Liverpool fans want at this stage. The Reds didn’t have their chances to make it three wins on the spin, but equally Alisson ensured they even had the chance to do so. “We fought, we didn’t always play extremely well but we created enough, we had top chances but we didn’t use them and then you can’t score,” Klopp said....

Sieben Verletzte bei Julierpass-Unfall Bei einem Frontalzusammenstoß zwischen zwei Autos auf dem Julierpass im Kanton Graubünden sind am Samstag sieben Personen verletzt worden, zwei davon mittelschwer. Der Unfall ereignete sich nach einem erfolglosen Überholmanöver. Die beiden Autos wurden durch den Frontalzusammenstoß schwer beschädigt und anschließend weggefahren. Ein 24-jähriger Autofahrer fuhr kurz vor 9.30 Uhr mit vier weiteren Fahrgästen durch das Tal Richtung Silvaplana, als er laut Kantonspolizei Graubünden auf freier Fahrbahn ein vor ihm fahrendes Auto überholen wollte....

The British Medical Journal is one of the most prestigious publications in the world, but it has been accused of being partisan, fueling the culture war and driving a wedge into the scientific community. Throughout the pandemic, the group made regular YouTube updates, appeared frequently on television and gained a rabid following on social media as a result of their tough stance. Over the past two and a half years, they have supported various interventions and criticized many policy decisions to lift Covid restrictions....

On Sunday afternoon, a truck carrying three suspects overtook the bus in the Jordan Valley and opened fire on the windshield, seriously injuring the civilian driver, as well as six other soldiers listed in moderate and light conditions. The gunmen also attempted during the attack to pour flammable liquid on the bus to set it on fire, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The three fled after soldiers on the bus opened fire on them and, after about two kilometers, their car caught fire, likely from the material they tried to throw onto the bus, according to the IDF’s initial investigation....

He came back out and told the audience that he had lost his voice and apologized for having to cancel. Many in the crowd reacted negatively to the news and some remained seated even after the house lights came on. The Weeknd was in the middle of his song “Can’t Feel My Face” when he decided not to continue “I’ll make sure everyone’s good, you’ll get your money back,” he told the audience in a cracking voice....

Police said a woman was jogging in the area of ​​Dupont Street and Edwin Avenue when an unknown man came out of the bushes and allegedly exposed himself. He then took a few steps toward the woman, but she ran away, police said. On Saturday afternoon, police released photos of the suspect. He is believed to be in his 30s and is described as six feet tall with a thin build, heavily tanned skin and black facial hair....

Une intervention complexe est en cours ce dimanche en début d’après-midi dans le centre de Toulouse, où un jeune d’une vingtaine d’années a été poignardé au cou en bas de la rue Jean-Jaurés. Les pompiers, une équipe du Smur 31 sont intervenus sur la route Alsace-Lorraine pour tenter de soigner ce jeune garçon qui s’est effondré après la bagarre. A l’arrivée de l’ambulance, la victime a fait un arrêt cardiaque....

It happened around 2:30 am. on Langstaff Street, just east of Weston Road. Two people were shot and taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, York Regional Police said. It is not yet clear what led to the shooting. So far there is no information on possible suspects.

Staff at a rental car business in the 700 block of Courtney Street called police after discovering three of their vehicles had been damaged. Read more: Man stabbed in chest over cigarette dispute: Victoria Police After reviewing surveillance video, police say staff saw footage of a man and woman shortly before midnight on August 26, climbing and jumping onto vehicles. The cost of the damage is estimated to exceed $5,000....