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Baby born in UK after womb transplant from deceased donor

A baby boy has become the first child in the UK to be born to a mother who received a womb from a dead donor.

Rights group slams treatment of viral Japanese monkey

The plight of a baby monkey in Japan who has become an internet sensation shows the cruelty of zoos, an animal rights group said, as sales of the plush IKEA orangutan the animal clings to boomed.

News Lens • 8 hrs

a photograph of Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un

The powerful sister behind North Korea's supreme leader

Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of Kim Jong-un, has emerged as one of the most powerful figures in North Korea, playing a leading role in the nation's diplomatic efforts and nuclear posturing.

News Lens • 11 hrs

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Prostate cancer breakthrough at TCD

Scientists report landmark "evolutionary double-bind" strategy to overcome treatment resistance in prostate cancer.

News Lens • 23 Feb

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St Francis relics go on public display for first time

Saint Francis of Assisi's skeleton is going on public display for the first time for the 800th anniversary of his death, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors.

News Lens • 22 Feb

Picture taken on February 17, 2026 shows a memorial stone reading "For Peace, Freedom and Democracy - Never Again Fascism - Millions of Dead Warn" in front of the birth house of Adolf Hitler

Austria turns Hitler's home into a police station

Turning the house where Adolf Hitler was born into a police station has raised mixed emotions in his Austrian hometown.

News Lens • 21 Feb

This photo taken on February 19, 2026 shows a seven month-old male macaque monkey named Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chiba Prefecture. (Photo

Baby monkey abandoned by mother goes viral on internet

Dozens of fans flocked to a Japanese zoo this morning to catch a glimpse of a baby macaque who shot to social media stardom months after being abandoned by his mother.

News Lens • 20 Feb

Coin celebrates 75 years of mischief by Dennis the Menace

Comic strip character Dennis the Menace features on a new commemorative coin, celebrating 75 years of mischief.

News Lens • 19 Feb

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Hacker who booked luxury hotels for one cent arrested

Spanish police said they had arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly hacked a hotel booking website to reserve luxury rooms for as little as one cent, in the first known cybercrime of its kind.

News Lens • 18 Feb

Donald Trump makes a fist as he boards Air Force One

New paint scheme for Trump's Air Force One includes gold

The US Air Force is rolling out a new paint scheme across its executive airlift fleet, including the next-generation Air Force One ⁠aircraft, in a colour palette of red, white, dark blue, and gold, the service announced.

News Lens • 18 Feb

A shingleback lizards is pictured on the ground

Sydney man jailed for mailing reptiles in popcorn bags

A Sydney man who tried to post native lizards, dragons and other reptiles out of Australia in bags of popcorn and biscuit tins has been sentenced to eight years in jail, authorities have said.

News Lens • 17 Feb

St Peter's Basilica mass translated for 400th anniversary

Visitors to St Peter's Basilica will be able to follow mass in 60 languages and enjoy a coffee on a newly opened terrace as part of plans unveiled by the Vatican.

News Lens • 16 Feb

Gold rush fever grips South African township

The pockmarked earth on Johannesburg's eastern fringe, until last week a humble cattle kraal ringed with barbed wire, now stands as the unlikely centre of South Africa's latest gold fever.

News Lens • 16 Feb

House of Frankenstein visitor attraction, Bath

Museum shines light on Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'

On a window of a Bath townhouse, one of the city's most ⁠famous residents looks out at passersby.

News Lens • 16 Feb

Japan's 'godless' lake warns of creeping climate change

The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the chance to experience an increasingly rare communion with the sacred.

News Lens • 16 Feb

Jesse Owens competing at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany

IOC defends selling 1936 Olympics T-shirts

The International Olympic Committee has defended selling T-shirts with imagery from the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, made famous for Jesse Owens winning four golds to the dismay of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.

News Lens • 16 Feb

Elephant extends its trunk towards the camera in a lush green forest

Study unlocks the secrets of whiskers on elephant trunks

An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other elephants to eating and drinking. And the roughly 1,000 whiskers covering the trunk are central to its utility, highly specialised for facilitating tactile feedback.

News Lens • 14 Feb

a tall tree stands in front of the Colosseum in rome

Rome fells majestic pine trees near Colosseum

Tree surgeons cut down historic pines near Rome's Colosseum, a fortnight after three people were hurt when a massive tree fell near the Imperial Forum.

News Lens • 13 Feb

Embroidered Hello Kitty design on plush fabric, with red dress and matching bow

Hello Kitty designer bows out after 40 years in charge

The flamboyant designer behind Hello Kitty - the cute Japanese character that became a global mega brand - is stepping down after more than four decades in charge of her look.

Business • 13 Feb

Snow-covered plants in the National Botanical Garden in Ukraine

Plants in Ukraine wither due to frost and power cuts

Plants in Ukraine's National Botanical Garden are withering due to frost and power cuts.

News Lens • 12 Feb

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Noisy humans harm birds, affect breeding success: study

Noise pollution is affecting bird behaviour across the globe, disrupting everything from courtship songs to the ability to find food and avoid predators, a large-scale new analysis showed.

News Lens • 11 Feb

A Border Collie cross mix stares intently in Somerset, England

Brazilian state lets pets be buried with owners

In pet-mad Brazil, the state of Sao Paulo will allow animals to be buried in family graves starting today, with a law recognising "the emotional bond" that exists between humans and their household pets.

News Lens • 10 Feb

Gold medallist USA's Breezy Johnson shows her broken medal to the media

Olympic chiefs offer repairs after medals break

Winter Olympics organisers said that athletes whose medals had broken at the Milan-Cortina Games could hand them in for repair after a string of embarrassing glitches.

News Lens • 10 Feb

Blue gloved hands on either side of a gold pendant

British Museum raises £3.5m to secure Henry VIII pendant

The British Museum said it had raised £3.5 million (€4.01m) to buy a gold heart pendant linked to Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon, with a crowdfunding campaign making up more than 10% of the total.

News Lens • 10 Feb

Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event in 2017

Three-year heatwave bleached 51% of planet's coral reef

More than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017, a new study showed - a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.

News Lens • 10 Feb