Festivalgoers’ urine to fertilise trees in Brecon Beacons restoration scheme 02. April 2026 (14:37) Waste of 700 Boomtown festival attendees used to produce 540 litres of fertiliser for native tree projectScientists are aiming to grow 4,500 trees at a national park with the help of fertiliser made from festivalgoers’ urine.The fertiliser was created by the Bristol-based startup NPK Recovery, which connected its unit to a block of toilets used by 700 revellers at Boomtown festival in Hampshire in July last year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Arizona woman who went missing ‘without a trace’ 32 years ago found alive 02. April 2026 (14:22) Christina Marie Plante was reported missing in May of 1994 from Star Valley when she was just 13 years oldSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA woman in Arizona who went missing 32 years ago, when she was just 13 years old, has been found alive, authorities said this week.Christina Marie Plante was reported missing in May of 1994 from Star Valley, Arizona, after she “vanished without a trace from her community”, according to a statement released Wednesday by the Gila county sheriff’s office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage 02. April 2026 (14:07) Anger in France after US president puts on French accent and mocks Macron during private lunch in WashingtonEurope live – latest updatesEmmanuel Macron has said Donald Trump’s comments about his marriage were “neither elegant nor up to standard” after the US president put on an accent and mocked his French counterpart and his wife during a private lunch in Washington.Arriving in South Korea on Thursday, Macron made clear his displeasure at Trump’s comments, which appeared briefly in a video on the White House YouTube channel before being removed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man pleads guilty to preventing lawful burial regarding 30 bodies at Hull funeral home 02. April 2026 (14:06) Funeral director Robert Bush had previously admitted to dozens of counts of fraud at hearing in OctoberA fraudulent funeral director has admitted giving families the wrong ashes, lying to them, stealing from them and also stealing from charities while he was “trusted by people at a time they needed him most”.Robert Bush pleaded guilty to preventing a lawful burial after 30 bodies and a quantity of ashes were found at a funeral home in Hull in 2024, in a case that shocked an entire city. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
