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Research has revealed how British otters may have been able to recover from species loss in the 1950s with the help of otters from Asia.
A Curious eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis).
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New research suggests the gut bacteria of red and grey squirrels differ significantly, potentially explaining the decline of the native red and the success of its grey counterpart.
The greater horseshoe bat is one of the UK’s 18 bat species.
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Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.
Looted ornaments from the Asante empire are held in several European museums.
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A loan deal for the Asante artefacts offers an opportunity for these objects to return home.
Ellis Humphrey Evans, known by his bardic name Hedd Wyn, was killed on the first day of the battle of Passchendaele.
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Bard Hedd Wyn was killed in action in France in 1917.
The Mari Lwyd makes a welcome appearance in Chepstow.
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The Mari Lwyd and the plygain are two prominent Welsh traditions celebrated over Christmas and the new year.
Both homes and businesses in rural areas struggled with digital connectivity during the pandemic.
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New research reveals the digital divide that was exposed by the COVID pandemic.
Men and boys, many dressed as women, attacking a turnpike gate in protest at charges at tollgates on public roads in west Wales. The Illustrated London News, 1843.
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The Rebecca riots saw Welsh farmers disguised as women destroy tollgates as a way of challenging what they believed was an oppressive taxation system.
The Welsh government has announced plans to make Wales a ‘nation of sanctuary’.
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The Welsh government has taken steps to ensure that the Welsh language plays a more prominent role in welcoming refugees and migrants.
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Britain has lost large areas of semi-natural habitat since the 1930s.
The Royal Charter was shipwrecked at Porth Alerth near Moelfre on Anglesey.
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More than 800 lives were lost in the Royal Charter storm but it also led to improvements in weather forecasting.
The Welsh National Mining Memorial was unveiled in Senghenydd in 2013.
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Four hundred and forty men and boys were killed in the Senghenydd colliery disaster, with the youngest victims aged just 14 years old.
Polish defences near Milosna, west of Warsaw, August 1920.
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Vladimir Putin’s propaganda about the Russian invasion of Ukraine reflect themes once propagated by Vladimir Lenin.
Britain experiences hundreds of earthquakes each year.
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Variations in the thickness of tectonic plates may explain why Britain experiences many more earthquakes than neighbouring Ireland.
There have been arguments about the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist.
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There are arguments over the future of red deer on the Scottish island of South Uist but archaeological expertise can help people live alongside wild animals.
Pictish stones feature distinctive symbols.
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The genetic study challenges previous theories about the origins and culture of the Picts.
The State Gun Carriage carries the coffin of Queen Elizabeth, draped in the Royal Standard with the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s Orb and Sceptre, following her funeral at Westminster Abbey in London in September 2022.
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Gems do not a monarch make, and repatriating the Crown Jewels would strengthen the contemporary British monarchy at a time when it most urgently needs to modernize.
What can the Crown Jewels tell us about the history and future of the British Royals? In this photo from last May, then-Prince Charles sits with Camilla and William by the Imperial State Crown in the House of Lords Chamber in London.
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Although King Charles will have a low-key ceremony this coronation, the Crown Jewels will still figure prominently. An exploration of the jewels tells a tale of exploitation, rape and pillage.
Nigerien police processing Emergency Travel Mechanism evacuees in Niamey, Niger in 2019.
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Plans by European states to outsource their asylum procedures to African states often fail and don’t offer political alternatives to asylum in Europe.
Sikh men wearing the dastaar/turban in temple.
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The Sikh men we spoke to explained how wearing the turban signalled their observance to Sikhism and the life choices this entails, such as the protection of and service to others.