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Wiggling your ears might be more of a pub party piece than a survival skill, but humans still try to prick up their ears when listening hard, researchers have found.

Ear movement is crucial in many animals, not least in helping them focus their attention on particular noises and …

When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine three years ago, Viktor* was ready to die for his country. He volunteered to defend Kyiv as enemy tanks appeared and joined Ukraine’s armed forces. In the spring of 2023 he was fighting

in the village of Tonenke

Narissara Jantasang’s nine-year-old son was brimming with excitement as he watched footage of Thai hostages being released from Gaza on Thursday. Then he noticed his mother had started to cry. “He asked me: ‘what’s going on, Mom?’” Narissara says. “He realised his dad was not one of those released.”

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Samoa’s prime minister, Fiame Naomi Mataʻafa, has criticised Robert F Kennedy Jr’s views and the spread of vaccine misinformation related to the deadly 2019 measles outbreak that claimed the lives of at least 83 people, mostly babies in her country.

It comes as Kennedy, who is president Donald Trump’s pick …

UFC president and CEO Dana White criticized Bryce Mitchell for making anti-Semitic and homophobic comments on a podcast during which the featherweight also praised Adolf Hitler and denied the Holocaust.

But, citing freedom of expression, White said the organization would not take any disciplinary actions against Mitchell.

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• A Russian drone attack on a residential block killed nine people including three elderly couples in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, officials said on Thursday.

  Images distributed by the emergency services showed a gaping hole in the facade of the long block of flats and rescue workers …

Simon Easterby seems to be enjoying this. He reminds us of his umbilical connection to Italy and the Six Nations – all three came into the top end of the rugby world at the same time – and how 25 years after his international debut he has picked up a …

Eighteen months after it arrived at Portland Port in Dorset, the empty asylum seeker barge Bibby Stockholm has been towed away from its mooring.

The barge, which only ever provided accommodation for about 400 single male asylum seekers a night, at maximum occupancy, has cost the taxpayer at least £34.8m, …

The driver of a Land Rover that crashed into a primary school in Wimbledon, killing two young children, has been released on bail pending further investigations.

Claire Freemantle, 48, was rearrested on Tuesday on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

She had previously been arrested for the same offence …

The Rugby Football Union would consider staging England matches during the Six Nations on Friday nights if it works for broadcasters amid a push from organisers for unions to show more flexibility on kick-off times.

This year’s Six Nations begins on Friday night with France hosting Wales at 9.15pm local …