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Bites on gladiator bones prove combat with lion

Experts say the discovery provides the first physical evidence of gladiatorial combat with animals.
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Norfolk bird surveyors find Britain’s oldest known oystercatchers
Norfolk bird surveyors find Britain’s oldest known oystercatchers
Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns
Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns
Miliband urges global cooperation amid energy 'challenges'
Miliband urges global cooperation amid energy 'challenges'
Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find
Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find
Fingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast
Fingerprints of city-sized icebergs found off UK coast
Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety
Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety
He fought to stop the forest being felled. The price was 30 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit
He fought to stop the forest being felled. The price was 30 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot
EVs to cost more under a Coalition government, after Dutton’s apparent backflip on popular tax break
EVs to cost more under a Coalition government, after Dutton’s apparent backflip on popular tax break
Country diary: Thousands of honey drops on a single branch | Paul Evans
Country diary: Thousands of honey drops on a single branch | Paul Evans
Two teens and 5,000 ants: how a smuggling bust shed new light on a booming trade
Two teens and 5,000 ants: how a smuggling bust shed new light on a booming trade
Water firms admit sewage monitoring damaging public trust
Xi contrasts China’s clean energy promises with Trump turmoil
Xi contrasts China’s clean energy promises with Trump turmoil
‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans
‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans
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