Scientists have noticed a dramatic drop both in total bug numbers and diversity of insect species, calling it a slow-motion death by a thousand cuts.... In more than a quarter of the cases of biodiversity loss, meaning fewer species, the same dynamic was at work.“ We know insects are under threat.... “ We’re missing part of the picture if we are only looking at these things individually.” For example, monoculture agriculture often reduces tree shading, making it hotter in a given spot....

A BRIT boy was rushed to hospital after being pulled unconscious from the bottom of a Costa Blanca swimming pool. The 12-year-old is said to have been rescued from the water by desperate relatives before paramedics saved his life by administering CPR at the scene.... 2 The youngster was rushed to hospital after being rescued from the pool Credit: Solarpix The alarm was raised just before 5pm on Tuesday. Emergency responders were called to a house on a residential estate in the holiday resort of

A BRIT boy was rushed to hospital after being pulled unconscious from the bottom of a Costa Blanca swimming pool. The 12-year-old is said to have been rescued from the water by desperate relatives before paramedics saved his life by administering CPR at the scene.... 2 The youngster was rushed to hospital after being rescued from the pool Credit: Solarpix The alarm was raised just before 5pm on Tuesday. Emergency responders were called to a house on a residential estate in the holiday resort of

THE parents of motorcyclist Harry Dunn say they are ready for “ the most difficult day of our lives ” as they prepare for a legal fight with their son’s alleged killer.US spy’s wife Anne Sacoolas is set to give evidence under oath in front of Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn in Washington DC as part of a civil claim for damages.... 2 Charlotte Dunn and Tim Dunn say they are ready for' the most difficult day of our lives' Credit: AFP Harry, 19, died when her car crashed into his bike near RAF Crou

AN UNEMPLOYED single dad must choose between" eating or heating" as his child benefit payment is" not enough" to live on. Trained chef Paul Gallacher, 47, is struggling to find work to buy the basics for daughter Mollie-Mae, five, including" perishable fresh food".... 1 Paul Gallacher is struggling to clothe and feed his five-year-old daughter Mollie-Mae Credit: Mirrorpix Paul said:" At the end of the month she is not getting healthy food, it is stuff out the freezer or packet foods which isn’t

A FORENSIC psychologist has revealed all about her life on the frontline-including chats with serial killer Dennis Nilsen and getting stabbed at work. Kerry Daynes has spent 25 years working with infamous murderers, rapists and paedophiles in prisons, police stations and secure hospitals.... 4 Kerry Daynes has spent 25 years as a forensic psychologist Credit: Joanna Scott-Aspray She has now opened up about her haunting experiences in a new book, What Lies Buried, which is published today. And d

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