Tree crops, including apples, cherries, olives, nuts, coffee, and cacao, account for more than 183 million hectares of agricultural land globally. Despite their significant contribution to food production, livelihoods, and ecological balance, these crops have been largely overlooked in agricultural policymaking. Their potential to address global sustainability challenges, protect biodiversity, and mitigate climate change has
Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga and Sir Rod Stewart are among the celebrities set to take to the stage for a charity concert to raise funds for wildfire relief in the Los Angeles area. The event, called FireAid, will take place at the same time in two separate venues on 30 January and will feature a
A rare stellar phenomenon, termed the “blue lurker,” has been observed by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope within the open star cluster M67, located approximately 2,800 light-years away. This star, part of a unique triple-star system, has captivated researchers due to its unusual evolutionary history. Identified for its accelerated spin rate and distinct characteristics, the blue
Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright has died at the age of 95. The British actress, who was married to Lord Laurence Olivier, was known for her Golden Globe award-winning performances in TV biopic Stalin and Enchanted April, for which she was also nominated for an Academy Award. She also starred in The Entertainer and more
Jamie Theakston is cancer-free and will be returning to work on Monday. In September, the 54-year-old presenter revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage 1 laryngeal cancer, and had undergone an operation to remove a lesion from his vocal cords. Speaking to his Heart Breakfast co-host Amanda Holden and Jason King who has been
Lisa Nandy has said she “utterly refutes” claims Elon Musk’s intervention on UK grooming gangs prompted action from the government. The culture secretary told Sky News: “We’re not a government that conducts government by social media.” Tech billionaire and Trump ally Mr Musk spent the first fortnight of 2025 accusing the government of failing to
A week of news showing the UK economy is slowing has ironically yielded a positive for mortgage holders and the broader economy itself – borrowing is now expected to become cheaper faster this year. Traders are now pricing in three interest rate cuts in 2025, according to data from the London Stock Exchange Group. Earlier
Dozens of planes have been forced to divert or fly holding patterns to avoid potential debris from the SpaceX rocket that blew up. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it briefly slowed and re-routed planes in the area where the pieces were falling back to earth. Tracking app FlightRadar24 said its most-watched flights last
A hospital boss has hailed Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan as a “real hero” after he was stabbed multiple times in an attempted robbery. Khan was stabbed six times in the attack at his home in an upscale neighbourhood in Mumbai, in the early hours of Thursday, with Indian media outlets reporting that a suspect
Prince Harry’s legal action against the publisher of The Sun newspaper, over allegations of unlawful information gathering, is due to begin today. The Duke of Sussex is one of two claimants, alongside former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson, who are continuing their claims against News Group Newspapers (NGN). NGN has always denied unlawful activity at The
There has been a surprise contraction in retail sales in December, despite the month being key for many retailers due to Christmas shopping, official figures show. Retail sales fell 0.3% last month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). No drop at all was expected, not least a 0.3% drop. Sales growth of 0.4%
President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of actors Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as ambassadors to help make Hollywood “bigger, better and stronger”. Mr Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social the actors, all supporters of the president-elect, had been appointed as his “special envoys” to the world-famous filmmaking hub,
Fears have been raised over the robustness of Britain’s trade sanctions against Russia after the main government department enforcing the rules admitted it has no idea how many cases it is investigating. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which monitors and polices flows of goods in and out of the country, says it had no central
It Ends With Us director and actor Justin Baldoni is suing his co-star Blake Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds, in the latest step in a bitter legal battle surrounding the film. Baldoni is seeking at least $400m (£326m) for damages including lost future income. The lawsuit – from Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer
With the ceasefire now in effect, it hopes to bring an end to the most destructive chapter in the almost 77 year-long conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Gaza’s Hamas-led government estimates that 14 in every 15 homes have been damaged, with five destroyed. The destruction has left the Gaza Strip littered with an estimated 42
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against the prospects of a renewed US-led trade war, just days before Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term in the White House. The world’s lender of last resort used the latest update to its World Economic Outlook (WEO) to lay out a series of consequences for
A system of two massive stars in the Milky Way, Wolf-Rayet 140, has been closely studied, revealing the formation and outward expansion of carbon-rich dust shells. Data from the James Webb Space Telescope has shown 17 concentric shells expanding at regular intervals, moving outward at a speed of approximately 1 percent of the speed of
SpaceX launched 131 satellites into orbit during its Transporter 12 mission on 14 January 2025. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 2:09 p.m. EST. This mission added to the company’s rideshare programme, aimed at delivering payloads for multiple customers in a single launch. The first stage booster of
Recent discoveries indicate that the universe may harbour significantly more feeding supermassive black holes than previously estimated. These colossal entities, each with a mass ranging from millions to billions of times that of the Sun, are believed to be concealed by dense veils of gas and dust. This obscuration, researchers suggest, could hide nearly 30
A striking satellite image from 2023 revealed a rare combination of natural phenomena occurring simultaneously around Bear Island, or Bjørnøya, part of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. The image showcases swirling atmospheric patterns alongside a massive algal bloom in the Barents Sea. Bear Island is surrounded by radioactive waters, remnants of a Cold War-era Soviet submarine, raising
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