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Lord Howe Island got rid of its rats and mice – now cockroaches and bugs are bouncing back

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:35:17+00:00

Rodents arrived on the subtropical island more than a century ago, decimating its native flora and fauna – but its invertebrates are once again boomingIn the summer months, Lord Howe Island’s unique stag beetle, with wing cases that appear forged from iridescent green metal, fly around the ancient tree tops looking for a mate.“That’s really something wonderful,” said Ian Hutton, a naturalist and nature guide on the World Heritage-listed island. Continue reading...

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Lord Howe Island got rid of its rats and mice – now its unique cockroaches and bugs are bouncing back

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:35:17+00:00

Rodents arrived on the subtropical island more than a century ago, decimating its native flora and fauna – but its invertebrates are once again boomingIn the summer months, Lord Howe Island’s unique stag beetle, with wing cases that appear forged from iridescent green metal, fly around the ancient tree tops looking for a mate.“That’s really something wonderful,” said Ian Hutton, a naturalist and nature guide on the World Heritage-listed island. Continue reading...

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Labour must put policy first, politics second, Tony Blair says

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:32:15+00:00

Former PM urges party to take a step back and ‘analyse the world’ amid speculation over Keir Starmer’s leadershipTony Blair has continued his attack on the Labour government, saying it should be about “policy first, politics second”.Hours after he published a scathing essay in which he warned that the party’s “almost infinite capacity for self-delusion” meant it was likely to lose the next election, the former prime minister said it should “take a step back, analyse the world.” Continue reading...

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Middle East crisis live: Tehran says no agreement reached on strait of Hormuz as Israel strikes Lebanon

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:30:17+00:00

Strikes on Lebanon further strain supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and came as Iran said US had violated separate truceIran and the US have not yet reached an agreement on the strait of Hormuz, said Ali Bagheri, Iran’s deputy secretary of the supreme national security council, according to Russia’s Ria Novosti news agency.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a security summit in Moscow, he said: “Until we agree on all the issues, we consider that we have agreed on nothing.” Continue reading...

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Lidl overtakes Morrisons to become fifth largest supermarket in Great Britain

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:30:06+00:00

German-owned discounter’s sales rise 8.8% year on year as households seek ways to keep bills downLidl has overtaken Morrisons to become the fifth largest grocer in Great Britain as its sales were powered ahead by households seeking to keep a lid on their weekly bills.The German-owned discounter increased its sales by 8.8% year on year – making it the fastest-growing store-based grocer – to hit a record high market share of 8.6% over the 12 weeks to 17 May, according to figures from the market analysts Worldpanel by Numerator. That compared with an 8.3% share for Morrisons in the period as the

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Iran frees Indian seafarers held in diesel smuggling case

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T09:29:37+00:00

The seafarers were working on Palau Island flagged tanker M V Harbour Phoenix that was detained by Iranian Navy near Jask port

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questions CBSE for contracting COEMPT

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T09:23:43+00:00

This comes after students and parents have raised allegations of answer sheets mix-up, missing scanned pages from answer sheets and discrepancies in scoring methodology in the OMS evaluation process

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Video: Muslims around the world attend Eid prayers

Source: Al Jazeera - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:20:56+00:00

Millions of Muslims all around the world have united in prayers on the first day of Eid al-Adha.

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Blair says Labour needs debate before selecting new leader as he criticises Burnham speech – UK politics live

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:18:58+00:00

Ex-PM uses 5,700 word essay to accuse Starmer, Burnham and Streeting of putting Labour’s future at riskTony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to TrumpIn his Today interview, Tony Blair was asked by Nick Robinson about reports that, during the Jeremy Corbyn era, he considered setting up a new party. Robinson said that Blair’s long essay read like it had been written by a man “who wishes he had done it”.In response, Blair did not deny the central claim. He said:No, I don’t wish I’d done it.But I think a lot of the issues that were raised at the time are still there

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Jillian Segal hired former Scott Morrison adviser on $200,000 contract without public tender process

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:14:29+00:00

Company founded by Yaron Finkelstein received contract to advise on antisemitism under a limited tender ‘due to an absence of competition’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe antisemitism envoy, Jillian Segal, hired Scott Morrison’s former principal adviser on a $200,000 contract without a public tender process, with department officials saying his skills could not be provided by any other business.Society Advisory Pty Ltd, the company founded by Yaron Finkelstein – Morrison’s former principal private secretary – received the 12-month contract to work with Segal until

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TCS bags multi-year deal from Sweden's SKF

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T09:12:26+00:00

TCS will enable SKF to leverage AI to enhance the industrial manufacturing business

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I-T dept enables online ITR-2 filing for AY27

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-27T09:04:35+00:00

The department had, on May 15, enabled online filing of ITR-1 and ITR-4, which are filed by small and medium taxpayers

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False Ebola claims run wild as Congo outbreak worsens

Source: Washington Post - World · Published: 2026-05-27T09:00:00+00:00

Distrust and violence flare in the Democratic Republic of Congo as false claims spread that the outbreak — and the disease itself — is a hoax.

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