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A seagull rescued from a bin in Scotland has been spotted living it up 1,800 miles away on a Moroccan beach after embarking on his very own Gulliver's Travels.The lesser black-backed gull, named Gulliver, was taken into the care of the Scottish SPCA last May after getting trapped in a rubbish bin in Paisley, Renfrewshire. The distressed and dishevelled bird weighed only 645 grams, 20% less than he should have.Gulliver […]

You should always give peace a chance. That US President Donald Trump "thinks out of the box" is already the cliche of the moment.And he may bring a fresh way of thinking and a new energy to ending Russia's war in Ukraine where others have failed. But there are some ominous signs already, bolstering fears Ukraine has been betrayed before the talks have even started.Mr Trump could not bring himself on […]

Twelve people have been injured, some critically, after a grenade was thrown into a bar in southeastern France.It happened in a working-class area of Grenoble shortly after 8pm on Wednesday, the local prefecture said. "A person came in, threw a grenade, didn't say a word, it seems, and then fled," prosecutor François Touret de Coucy said.The assailant was carrying a Kalashnikov-type assault rifle he did not use, the prosecutor added.All […]

Donald Trump says there has been agreement to begin negotiations about ending the war in Ukraine, after holding phone calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy.It is the US president's first big step towards diplomacy over a conflict which he promised to end within 24 hours of being inaugurated. "We both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths taking place in the War with Russia/Ukraine," Mr Trump posted […]

A light-hearted petition has been launched in Denmark to buy the state of California after Donald Trump said he wanted to take over Greenland.The petition, which promises to "bring hygge to Hollywood", asks: "Have you ever looked at a map and thought: 'You know what Denmark needs? More sunshine, palm trees, and roller skates?' "Well, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality."The petition's website claimed more […]

British drivers' enthusiasm for electric cars, and the absence of tariffs imposed elsewhere in Europe, represents "a big opportunity" for Chinese manufacturers, the president of the newest entrant to the UK electric vehicle (EV) market has told Sky News.Dr Brian Gu of XPENG Motors said the combination of a large pool of potential customers open to new technologies, and tariff-free access made the UK attractive as the company seeks to […]

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has told a court that he was "totally sure" player Jenni Hermoso consented to him kissing her. Rubiales is on trial in Madrid accused of sexual assault for kissing Hermoso on the lips after Spain won the Women's World Cup in Sydney in August 2023. Giving evidence today, he told the court that he asked Ms Hermoso if he could kiss her before it happened."When […]

A teacher has admitted stabbing a seven-year-old girl to death at a school in South Korea, officials say.The female teacher, reported to be in her 40s, has been treated for self-inflicted wounds in hospital following the attack in the city of Daejeon on Monday. She has not yet been arrested as police investigate the attack.The girl was a student at the school where the teacher worked but police said they […]

Donald Trump has said Palestinians would have no right to return to Gaza under his proposal to relocate its population and rebuild the Strip.The president last week debuted his suggestion to "own" Gaza and shut out Hamas while it's redeveloped, but has now contradicted officials who had said any relocation would be temporary. Asked by Fox News if Palestinians could return, he replied: "No, they wouldn't, because they're going to […]