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**ONLINE EMBARGO 12.00 GMT, MARCH 4, 2025** An Asian hornet dismembering a honey bee. Release date ??? March 4, 2025. Hungry Asian hornets are devouring more than 1,400 different native species across Britain and Europe, reveals new research. Scientists found evidence of hundreds of different types of prey - including bees, wasps, flies, beetles, butterflies, moths and spiders - in the guts of the voracious invasive species. They say their findings, published in the journal Science of The Total Environment, highlights the "threat" posed by Asian hornets to bees and other native British insects. University of Exeter researchers tested Asian hornet samples from France, Spain, Jersey and the UK throughout the hornet???s active season. Although the European honey bee was the most common species found in the hornets ??? appearing in all sampled nests and almost all larvae within those nests ??? the research team found their diet is a lot broader. Asian hornets are now found in much of western Europe.

Invasive hornets gobble up hundreds of insects including butterflies and bees

Tech March 4, 2025 By Jen Mills

Alan Carr hugging Amanda Holden in a sunny Spanish city in BBC show Amanda & Alan's Spanish Job

TV fans fume over Amanda Holden and Alan Carr taking 28 flights for BBC show

TV February 21, 2025 By Ruth Lawes

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua/Shutterstock (15155585f) An aerial drone photo shows the flooded rural area in Hart County, Kentucky, the United States, Feb. 16, 2025. Flood and storms induced by the latest round of harsh weather have lashed the mideastern parts of the United States, claiming at least nine lives, including eight in Kentucky, Governor Andy Beshear said Sunday. Photoflash | 9 Dead as Severe Flooding, Storms Pummel Mideast u.s. - 16 Feb 2025

Thousands braced for snowstorm days after devastating floods killed 14 people

US February 19, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

From bacteria to beanless chocolate: What will we be eating by 2050?

Tech February 15, 2025 By Jen Mills

A firefighter's car sits in the ocean after being washed away in a mudslide off the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Daniel Cole

Cars washed away in huge mudslides in LA just weeks after devastating wildfires

US February 14, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

Trump says bringing plastic straws back is fine because sharks can eat them

US February 11, 2025 By Craig Munro

Donald Trump vows to 'go back to plastic' by ditching paper straws

US February 8, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Council operatives collect garden waste.

Map shows all the councils cutting bin collections despite council tax going up

UK February 6, 2025 By Jasper King

Terrified passengers climb onto handrails after floods deluge station

World January 26, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Sad reason penguins get divorced (but may regret it later)

Tech January 20, 2025 By Jen Mills

Trees and frog.

Warning after stowaway snakes and tree-frogs hide in common potted plants

UK January 18, 2025 By Jasper King

Granddad backyard filled with sewage.

This granddad's backyard has been filled up with raw sewage for nine years

UK January 17, 2025 By Jasper King

Russia's shadow fleet of tankers threaten ‘catastrophic disaster’ off UK coast

World January 17, 2025 By Sarah Hooper

Fight food waste one curvy carrot at a time with Oddbox, delivering wonky fruit and veg to your door (Picture: OddBox)

Shoppers race to snap up bargain boxes of 'wonky' veggies that cut food waste

Shopping January 15, 2025 By Lydia Wheatley

Broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage on a rustic background

Broccoli and cauliflower shortage could impact people across the UK this spring

UK January 14, 2025 By Jasper King

Lolium perenne or perennial ryegrass.

'Unkillable' weed resistant to strongest herbicide found in UK for first time

UK January 11, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

Trump blames wildfires on California governor who 'chose saving fish over sending more water'

Donald Trump blames California wildfires on 'worthless fish' being saved

US January 10, 2025 By Jessica Kwong

The lynx spotted in the Cairngorms National Park Photo released January 9 2025. A pair of lynx released in the Scottish Highlands in a "highly irresponsible act" have been captured and transferred to a zoo. Police Scotland and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland worked through the night to humanely capture the cats in the Cairngorms National Park on Wednesday.They used live trail cameras near baited traps, while specialist keepers took shifts to monitor any activity.The big cats are now being cared for in quarantine facilities at Highland Wildlife Park, where they will stay for 30 days before being transferred to Edinburgh Zoo.

Two dangerous animals caught in Scotland after being released 'illegally'

UK January 9, 2025 By Danny Rigg

A rainbow is seen over flooded fields near the River Tone in Somerset. Weather warnings remain in force across much of the UK on Monday with adverse conditions, including flooding from heavy rain and thawing snow. Picture date: Monday January 6, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Winter. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Why is the UK still so poorly prepared for flooding and extreme weather?

UK January 7, 2025 By Kirsten Robertson

Harbour Way in Alloa

Mystery over decapitated birds found in remote Scottish town

UK January 7, 2025 By Danny Rigg