https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/30/conservatives-set-for-worst-election-result-yet-research-shows
Survey of 15,000 people suggests even party leader Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire seat is at risk
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/mar/31/survation-poll-analysis-general-election-conservative-party-tory-mps
Breakdown of which 250 would lose seats in election scenario will only add to mutinous mood but there is little consensus on what to do
https://news.sky.com/story/headless-dog-sized-robot-to-patrol-alaska-airport-to-prevent-bird-strikes-13104283
The robot - named Aurora - can climb rocks, go up stairs and make dance-like movements while flashing green lights. These tactics will be used to scare away wildlife.
https://news.sky.com/story/chocolate-prices-could-soar-as-changing-climate-patterns-worsen-cocoa-crisis-13104382
Seasonal dusty winds from the Sahara have been severe in recent months, blocking out the sunlight needed for cocoa bean pods to grow in west Africa. Heavy rainfall in the previous season has also spread a rotting disease among cacao trees.
https://news.sky.com/story/pouria-zeraati-iranian-journalist-shares-defiant-photo-of-himself-from-hospital-bed-after-being-stabbed-in-london-13104445
Counter-terrorism police are investigating the stabbing in south London on Friday afternoon.
https://news.sky.com/story/russia-has-questions-to-answer-over-response-to-moscow-terror-attack-13100703
The national guard is capable of appearing within minutes at the slightest sign of protest on the streets of Moscow, but took an hour-and-a-half to mobilise to the attack - something does not add up, writes Dominic Waghorn.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-west-has-the-capability-to-halt-putins-brutal-war-but-does-it-have-the-resolve-13105389
The flow of Western military aid to Ukraine is waning. President Putin will feel emboldened. But Sean Bell explains that there are options to swing the balance in Ukraine's favour for the West - if its leaders are willing to call Russia's bluff.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finnish-authorities-detect-sulphur-like-smell-helsinki-region-2024-03-31/
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/hull-government-england-maidstone-kent-b1148041.html
The chairman of the inquiry into necrophiliac killer David Fuller’s crimes said his investigation was following developments in the case closely.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/france-send-old-armoured-vehicles-new-missiles-ukraine-2024-03-31/
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