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Cyborg locusts used to sniff out bombs ‘could stop deadly terror attacks’

The sensory system of the insect was ‘hijacked’ by researchers using electrodes who found it could detect and discern between explosive scents within 500 milliseconds of exposure

Cyborg locusts used to sniff out bombs ‘could stop deadly terror attacks’

The sensory system of the insect was ‘hijacked’ by researchers using electrodes who found it could detect and discern between explosive scents within 500 milliseconds of exposure

Officials ban pool parties in Majorca and Ibiza following coronavirus outbreaks

In the latest crackdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, pool parties and party boats have been banned in Majorca and Ibiza, as well as Menorca and Formentera

Backpacker who thought she had just pulled a muscle suffers stroke aged just 25

Essex backpacker Loren Dixon thought she was in perfect health before she felt a sudden pain in her neck ‘like a big click’ then suddenly collapsed unconscious

Thousands cram into Wuhan water park for massive post-lockdown pool party

Pool goers partied shoulder to shoulder at Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park in China’s Hubei province, where the Covid-19 pandemic first emerged in December

Anger as wild boar who stole naked man’s laptop ‘could be killed’

Thousands have signed a petition calling for authorities to spare the life of sow Elsa, who was pictured running away with a laptop pursued by a frantic naked man

Grandson of former Kazakhstan president is found dead in London at 29

Aisultan Nazarbayev, the grandson of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev was found dead of suspected heart failure after claiming he had evidence of corruption

Kim Jong-un orders all pet dogs be confiscated in capital amid food shortage

Kim Jong-un has made an order for dogs to be rounded up supposedly as they are believed to represent Western decadence – but many believe the move relates to North Korea’s crippling food shortage

Brit tourists in Costa Del Sol face £2,700 fine for flouting smoking ban

Spain has introduced a nationwide smoking ban in a bid to reduce the surging rates of coronavirus, leading to holidaymakers facing tough penalties if they flout the rules

Paedophile teacher who sexually abused students avoids jail because he’s too fat

Peter John O’Neill, 61, is morbidly obese and uses a wheelchair, needs a full-time carer and is so unfit he has been unable to leave his house to get to his court hearing