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Venomous lionfish are threatening native marine life in the Mediterranean

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‘Most damaging invasive fish species known to science’: Venomous lionfish are thriving on the Southern European coast and threatening native marine life in the Mediterranean Lionfish — Pterois miles — were first seen off the coast of Cyprus eight years ago Researchers fear that the species has now established a significant population They found individual lionfish … Read more

Captain Tom Moore is asked to open Nightingale hospital in his native Yorkshire

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Captain Tom Moore has been invited to open the Nightingale hospital in his native Yorkshire after he raised £25million for the NHS. The Second World War hero will appear via video-link at the hospital next week to praise the efforts of doctors and nurses and say he has been ‘amazed by the kindness and generosity … Read more

Invasive grey squirrels carry a parasite that makes their native red cousins sluggish

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Invasive grey squirrels carry a parasite that makes their native red cousins sluggish and threatens to further reduce their numbers, a study has found. Scientists say that the parasite — carried only by the greys — causes red squirrels to forage for food less efficiently and makes competition from the greys harder to face. The problem … Read more

Back to the grind! 11 yards from place Thomas Hardy wrote Return of the Native back in action

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Back to the grind! 11th century water-mill just yards from place Thomas Hardy wrote Return of the Native whirs to life again to help meet demand for flour during lockdown Sturminster Newton Mill in Dorset was first mentioned in the Domesday Book, which was written in 1086  Wessex author Hardy lived yards from the mill … Read more

Minnie Driver looks stylish in printed trousers as she returns to native London to film Cinderella

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Minnie Driver looks stylish in printed trousers as she returns to her native London to film Cinderella By Rebecca Lawrence For Mailonline Published: 15:40 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 15:44 GMT, 26 February 2020 She has returned to London to shoot scenes for Cinderella.  And Minnie Driver made the most of being back in her … Read more

Easter Island’s native civilisation had not collapsed when Europeans arrived

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Easter Island’s native civilisation was only destroyed AFTER European colonisers reached the isolated nation in 1770 and brought with them disease, slavery and murder A long-held theory claims the native society collapsed around 1600AD  But researchers now know this is not true and it flourished into the 18th century  When European settlers arrived on the … Read more

An Inspector Calls… A review of Native Bankside, London

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An Inspector Calls… at Native’s ‘aparthotel’ in London’s South Bank where studios come with fully equipped kitchens and FREE food supplies Native has 16 sites in the capital and one each in Glasgow and Manchester  The Bankside branch near the Globe Theatre is a former Victorian tea warehouse The Inspector’s ‘premium studio’ cost £120 and … Read more