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hatches in Cotswolds bird park

One of the “world’s deadliest chicks” has hatched in a bird park in the Cotswolds. Birdland has announced the first successful hatching in its history of the chick of a southern cassowary, renowned as one of the world’s largest and most formidable flightless birds. The southern cassowary is regarded as dangerous because of its claws, strong legs and aggressive behaviour when threatened. The birds have killed people, including Marvin Hajos, 75, who was attacked by one of his pet cassowaries in Florida five years ago. It is a major milestone for the Bourton-on-the-Water wildlife attraction, which has been trying to breed the giant birds on-site for more than 25 years. Click here to view this content. The chick, which is part of the Eaza Ex-situ Programme, formerly called the European Endangered Species Programme, is only the fourth to hatch in Europe this year and the firstborn in the UK since 2021.
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Family of American killed in West Bank blames

The family of an American woman shot and killed while protesting in the occupied West Bank has blamed Israel for her death and called for an independent investigation, saying in a statement that an Israel-led probe would be inadequate. Two eyewitnesses told CNN that Aysenur Eygi was shot in the head by Israeli forces responding to a protest near the city of Nablus on Friday. The 26-year-old had been participating in a weekly protest against an Israeli settlement near the Palestinian village of Beita, they added. Nablus Governor Ghassan Daghlas told CNN Saturday that an autopsy conducted at Al Najah University had “confirmed that Eygi was killed by an Israeli occupation sniper’s bullet to her head
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massively frustrated courts

Police officers are “massively frustrated” that not all criminals are treated with the same speed and efficiency as the rioters, the new head of the Police Superintendents’ Association (PSA) has said. Nick Smart said all victims of crime deserved swift and decisive justice and warned that the “broken” court system was letting the public and his police colleagues down. In the four weeks since the far-Right riots erupted across the country, a total of 1,380 people have been arrested and more than 860 charged. Mr Smart said while such a response was welcome, it was unfortunate not all criminals received similarly swift outcomes. Speaking ahead of the PSA’s annual conference, he told The Telegraph: “We looked at how quickly offenders were brought to justice over the riots and it is not lost on the police service or anybody else within the criminal justice system how swift and effective that was and we would like to see that for all victims. It is a massive frustration for the police th...
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