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Crime This article is more than 1 month oldMan jailed for six months after racially abusing Rio Ferdinand at football matchThis article is more than 1 month oldJamie Arnold, 33, made racist remarks and gestures at former England defender, who was working as a TV pundit, court heard A football fan who racially abused the former England international Rio Ferdinand has been jailed for six months and banned from watching live matches for seven years. [Read More]

What I see in the mirrorBeauty'I have stuck a thorn through my nose and pushed my penis back inside my body'When I live with a tribe, I don't look in the mirror, so I have little concept of my appearance – often scruffy, covered in dirt or naked. I am riddled with scars. TheSuri tribe in Ethiopia are into scarification and asked if I wanted a go. I said, "Oh, all right" [Read More]

US militaryThe US military doesn’t provide plant-based meals, often leaving vegan service members to rely on snacks – but some are seeing a rise in like-minded comrades John, a specialist in the US army, went vegan in 2018 while deployed in the Middle East after he started practicing Buddhism. 'We won't be war profiteers': Microsoft workers protest $480m army contractRead more“I’m living in a world of violence by being in the military but trying to live the most peaceful lifestyle that I can,” John says. [Read More]

Bahamas This article is more than 13 years oldMissing sailor found inside shark off Jaws beachThis article is more than 13 years oldDismembered body discovered weeks after disappearance off beach used as location for Jaws: The RevengeThe remains of a sailor who disappeared off Jaws beach in the Bahamas, where the final film in the Jaws franchise was filmed, have been found inside a tiger shark. Authorities used fingerprints to identify Judson Newton, who was last seen on 29 August swimming for shore after his boat's engine stalled, as the body found inside the 3. [Read More]

08.39 ESTRussian forces take control of Vesele in Ukraine‘s eastern Donetsk region, says Russian defence ministryRussian forces have taken control of Vesele, a settlement in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, reports Reuters citing a statement by Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday. The ministry provided no details about the settlement. It said only that the village had been taken by what it called the active efforts of units which are part of Russia’s southern military group. [Read More]

TheatreReviewSam Wanamaker Playhouse, London This boisterous production brings Francis Beaumont's 1607 burlesque of citizen drama and chivalric romance to life In pictures: The Knight of the Burning Pestle This dashing new theatre has already proved itself ideally suited to dark Jacobean tragedy with The Duchess of Malfi. And, although it takes a while to adjust to watching comedy by candlelight, the space proves equally hospitable to Francis Beaumont's 1607 burlesque of citizen drama and chivalric romance. [Read More]

Picture books This article is more than 5 years oldThe Wonky Donkey: viral video of grandmother makes picture book a bestsellerThis article is more than 5 years oldA Scottish grandmother’s reading of the 2009 children’s book to her grandson has seen demand for it skyrocket around the world A home video of a Scottish grandmother’s uncontrollable giggles while reading The Wonky Donkey picture book to her baby grandson have sent book lovers around the world rushing to get their hands on a copy, with publishers left scrambling to meet demand. [Read More]

UK newsToys children will be demanding this ChristmasOnly 77 shopping days till Christmas, and toy retailers are keen to get in early with a list of toys that they predict children will be pestering their parents to buy this year. The top 10 toys for Christmas 2002 include new playground crazes and some traditional characters, revitalised by TV or cartoon tie-ins, according to the British Association of Toy Retailers and the British Toy and Hobby Association, which published the list yesterday. [Read More]

A handful of critically endangered Tasmanian red handfish will be housed at breeding facilities to be protected from the summer’s expected marine heatwaves. Photograph: Rick Stuart-Smith/Reef Life SurveyA handful of critically endangered Tasmanian red handfish will be housed at breeding facilities to be protected from the summer’s expected marine heatwaves. Photograph: Rick Stuart-Smith/Reef Life SurveyEndangered species This article is more than 1 month old‘Could be the end’: Tasmanian red handfish to be removed from wild amid marine heatwaves fearsThis article is more than 1 month oldExemption under federal environment law to allow scientists to collect 25 of the critically endangered ‘walking fish’ [Read More]

The NT’s Middle Arm project has been described in government briefings as a gas production and export hub, despite being labelled a ‘sustainable development precinct’. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The GuardianThe NT’s Middle Arm project has been described in government briefings as a gas production and export hub, despite being labelled a ‘sustainable development precinct’. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The GuardianThe Top End carbon bombNorthern Territory This article is more than 8 months oldDarwin’s ‘sustainable’ Middle Arm development is key to huge fossil fuel projects, documents showThis article is more than 8 months oldExclusive: Middle Arm has been sold as ‘sustainable’ but papers reveal the Albanese government was briefed on the project’s links to new fossil fuel developments, including fracking in the Beetaloo basin [Read More]