- KameraOne
VideoSanta Barbara boaters concerned large sea lion gatherings could damage vessels
Sea lions attracted by large schools of anchovies have been congregating at the Santa Barbara docks in California in recent weeks. Boaters fear the 600 to 1000lb animals, which have been spotted in large numbers all over the shores of San Francisco, could potentially damage or sink their boats.
- Sky News
CMA issues tips for pet owners as its announces full market investigation into the UK vet sector
The UK's competition regulator has issued three tips for pet owners amid concerns they are paying too much on vet bills and are not given enough information about treatment options. It follows a March update of a review into the UK's £5bn veterinary services industry by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which said pet owners could be paying too much for medicines or prescriptions. The watchdog on Thursday said it was launching a full market investigation into the UK's veterinary sec
- Reuters
China's food security dream faces land, soil and water woes
China, the world's biggest agriculture importer, has set targets to drastically reduce its reliance on overseas buying over the coming decade in line with its push for food security, but they will be exceedingly difficult to meet, experts say. With limited land and water, China will have to sharply increase farming productivity through technology, including genetically modified crops, and expand area under cultivation to meet Beijing's 10-year projections. Cutting the country's imports would
- The Telegraph
At least nine dead as stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally
A stage collapsed in northern Mexico on Wednesday as strong winds gusted through a presidential candidate’s campaign rally, leaving at least nine people dead and around 50 others injured, authorities said.
- The Canadian Press
Bosnian Serb leader reiterates threat to secede from Bosnia ahead of UN vote on genocide
SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The leader of Bosnia’s Serb-controlled territory reiterated a threat to secede from the Balkan country Wednesday, a day ahead of a U.N. vote on establishing an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide of more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims by Bosnian Serbs.
- The Telegraph
Planet Normal: ‘There is a culture of not listening to women’, says co-chair of Birth Trauma Inquiry
On the latest Planet Normal podcast, which you can listen to using the audio player above, columnists Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson speak to Rosie Duffield about how women and families have been let down by maternity services in the UK.
- The Telegraph
Epidural cuts risk of post-birth complications by a third
Women who have epidurals during labour are a third less likely to develop life-threatening conditions after giving birth than those who did not, a BMJ study has found.