Wildlife This article is more than 5 years oldEggshell and copper tape do not protect veg from slugs and snailsThis article is more than 5 years oldGardeners using methods like these to protect against gastropods are wasting their time, study shows
Environmentally friendly gardeners who attempt to deter slugs and snails from devouring their vegetables with eggshells or copper tape are wasting their time, according to a study by theRoyal Horticultural Society.
Dogs follow Mere Ranedi at the Greater Good Sanctuary in Ba. Photograph: Cooper Williams/The GuardianAfter neutering services were shut down during the pandemic, the population of stray dogs roaming the Pacific country has soared
by Angus Delaney. Photography: Cooper WilliamsAmid the iconic sounds of Fiji – the rolling of the ocean, a church choir – is an unexpected and unwelcome noise: the insistent barking of stray dogs.
The population of stray dogs across the Pacific country has exploded in the last few years, sparked by a dog baby boom, which occurred as neutering initiatives stopped during the pandemic and border closures halted the flow of essential international volunteer vets.
Gucci ManeOnce one of the most feared figures in hip-hop, the rapper and trap pioneer has made three albums since being released from prison in May – and spent time repairing old bonds. ‘I was wild,’ he says
Once the wreckage of the ribs has been cleared, Gucci Mane rises and patrols the perimeter of the packed private room at the Ludlow Hotel’s Dirty French restaurant in New York, greeting his public.
Herman Bekele, 14, from Annandale in Virginia. Photograph: Andy King/Discovery EducationHerman Bekele, 14, from Annandale in Virginia. Photograph: Andy King/Discovery EducationCancer This article is more than 2 months oldUS student, 14, wins award for developing soap to treat skin cancerThis article is more than 2 months oldHeman Bekele was inspired by Ethiopian workers laboring under the sun, and wanted to help ‘as many people as possible’
A middle-school teen has been named “America’s top young scientist” after developing a bar of soap that could be useful in the treatment of melanoma, a skin cancer that is diagnosed in about 100,000 people in the US each year and kills approximately 8,000.
FashionCerebral types are wearing their literary and cinematic pretensions on their sleeves, quite literally
The hottest baseball caps in New York don’t sport the names of its sports franchises or even its streetwear brands. ZADIE SMITH, JOYCE CAROL OATES, ALICE MUNRO – these are the names emblazoned across caps made by the Montreal-based Minor Canon which, the New York Times reported, is a small “fan project” that sells merchandise related to reading and publishing.
The ObserverSuella Braverman This article is more than 3 years oldAttorney general Suella Braverman belongs to controversial Buddhist sectThis article is more than 3 years oldFounder of the Triratna order was accused of sex abuse; victim has spoken out about cabinet minister’s new roleThe new attorney general is a member of a controversial religious sect which continues to venerate its founder despite well-documented claims that he was a serial sexual predator, the Observer can reveal.
Australia cost of living crisis This article is more than 3 months oldAustralia in ‘the midst of a food security crisis’ as 3.7m households struggle to buy enough to eatThis article is more than 3 months oldAlmost 350,000 additional households experienced food insecurity in the past year, according to latest Foodbank survey
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Elvis Presley This article is more than 12 years oldElvis Presley's 'real daughter' sues his estate for $130mThis article is more than 12 years oldLisa Johansen claims she was sent to Sweden after Elvis's death in 1977 – only to be replaced by Lisa Marie PresleyA woman claiming to be Elvis Presley's long-lost daughter is suing his estate for more than $130m (£83m). Lisa Johansen claims she was sent to Sweden after the singer's death in 1977 for fear of her safety.
IranIslamic State claims responsibility for Iran bombings that killed at least 84Afghan affiliate of IS claims responsibility for blasts in memorial crowd as Tehran tightens security on its eastern borders
Middle East crisis – live updates Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack on a crowd in southern Iran marking the anniversary of the death of the senior Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Suleimani.
At least 84 people died when two blasts ripped through the crowd near Suleimani’s tomb in the city of Kerman, four years after he was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad.
My life in sexSex‘I’ve heard of women rejecting a guy for his size, then making fun of him to others’
I was 15 when I realised my penis was below average in size. Feeling increasingly ashamed, I gravitated towards humiliation pornography (in which women demean men over their size) and that only made me focus more on my anxieties. I used to upload pictures of my penis anonymously on to sites such as Reddit, and the comments were all about how small it was.