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Creatures favour front arms for most tasks, study suggests, despite fact all eight arms are capable of all actions

Keeping predator numbers down may be last hope for the ground-nesting birds – but critics say real problem is farming practices

Shark meat sells for as little as $2.99 a pound

Sharks, whales and sea turtles are among the species thought to be in line for bolstered protections in international waters.

Beekeepers fear the ripple effects may be felt by the billions of people around the world who rely on honey bee-pollinated plants

Wildlife coalition says figure stands at 2.83% of country, less than in 2024 and tiny fraction of the 2030 target of 30%

The Government committed to protecting at least 30% of land and sea for nature by the end of the decade.

COMMENT: When the Reform UK leader is questioned about who actually owns the £900,000 Clacton property where he lives and how much stamp duty was paid on it – especially in light of Angela Rayner’s resignation over a tax irregularity – Farage becomes uncharacteristically irritable. Why might that be, asks…

Ynys Môn (Anglesey): Caught in a staring contest with these distinguished creatures, I consider how they cope in their monochrome world