A woman has been reunited with the wedding ring she lost in a potato patch in the Western Isles 50 years ago. Peggy MacSween had given up hope of ever seeing it again after it slipped off her finger while she gathered potatoes at her home on Benbecula. Hearing of the loss, a fellow islander set out to find it with a metal detector. After searching for three days and digging 90 holes, Donald MacPhee unearthed it and reunited it with his owner.
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Sea turtle caught in plastic bag given new home
A sea turtle who lost a flipper after becoming caught up in a plastic bag in the Maldives has been rehomed 5,000 miles away in Scotland. The olive ridley sea turtle, named April, was cared for by the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre at the Four Seasons Resort Maldives Landaa Giraavar after she was found. She is now happily settling in at her new home in Loch Lomond.
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Blue Origin launches Mars probes in NASA debutSpeed Read The New Glenn rocket is carrying small twin spacecraft toward Mars as part of NASA’s Escapade mission
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Trump DOJ sues to block California redistrictingSpeed Read California’s new congressional map was drawn by Democrats to flip Republican-held House seats
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GOP retreats from shutdown deal payout provisionSpeed Read Senators are distancing themselves from a controversial provision in the new government funding package
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One year after mass protests, why are Kenyans taking to the streets again?today's big question More than 60 protesters died during demonstrations in 2024
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