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Gull cull pulled by Court of Appeal

A controversial cull of seagulls to lower the risk of bird strike to aircraft is blocked by the Court of Appeal.

Public Editor’s Journal: A Tech Column on Wearable Gadgets Draws Fire as ‘Pseudoscience’

Readers, and others, object to “scaremongering” in a Styles column. ...read more

Baby shaker caused internal bleeding

A man who shook a one-month-old baby so hard the child suffered head injuries is given a hospital order. ...read...

Altering brain chemistry makes us more sensitive to inequality

What if there were a pill that made you more compassionate? A new study finds that giving a drug that changes the neurochemical balance...

World’s most iconic ecosystems: World heritage sites risk collapse without stronger local management

Without better local management, the world's most iconic ecosystems are at risk of collapse under climate change, say researchers. Protecting places of global environmental...

ArtsBeat: Russell Simmons Plans Musical on Early Days of Hip-Hop

A founder of Def Jam Records said he expects songs from the label to be featured in the show. ...read...

Duckenfield ‘not experienced enough’

David Duckenfield's role as police match commander for the FA Cup semi-final on the day of the Hillsborough disaster was a "step too far...

Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim Says Penalties Are ‘Unduly Harsh’

In his first news conference since the N.C.A.A. penalized his program, a defiant Boeheim said on Thursday that he planned to appeal some of...

Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky, a Former Goofball, Works to Prove His Doubters Wrong

The team's top scorer, rebounder and playmaker is a 7-footer who developed himself from a gawky teenager to a national player of the year...

FIFA Confirms Winter World Cup for 2022

FIFA's executive committee set the date for the 2022 final in Qatar as Dec. 18, pushing the start of the tournament to mid-November.