A dog treat made from lab-grown meat has gone on sale at Pets at Home in a move the retailer claims is a world first. Chick Bites are made from plant-based ingredients combined with cultivated meat, which is produced by growing cells and does not require the raising or slaughter of animals. The manufacturer, Meatly,…

A British conman who featured in a Netflix documentary will go on trial on Thursday accused of deliberately ramming two French police officers with his car as he attempted a getaway. Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, nicknamed the Puppet Master because of his career as a serial swindler, made his escape after injuring the gendarmes at his…

Anderson asked ‘is there a Lebanese race in your view or not?’ Anderson is being quizzed about the makeup of the ABC’s workforce. He agrees it is composed of “many cultures, races and communities”, and he is asked if he agrees there is a Lebanese race. Fagir: Do you yourself have any doubts that there…

Large parts of Japan have been blanketed with snow, as the lowest temperatures this winter disrupted rail and air travel, amid warnings that more heavy snowfall was expected through the weekend. Residents struggled to dig out cars that had been buried by snow in just a few hours, with the meteorological agency describing the cold…

Fire crews are responding on the ground and in the air to 17 incidents on Tasmania’s west coast, with the Overland Track still closed after a dry lightning strike ignited a fire on Monday. Approximately 100 walkers scheduled to depart on Wednesday were stopped from embarking on the multi-day track in Tasmania’s world heritage wilderness…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s party appears poised to win Delhi state elections, a victory that would end a 27-year drought, according to voter exit polls. If the projections hold, the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) is set to end the reformist Aam Aadmi party’s (AAP) nearly decade-long rule in the national capital region and reclaim…

Former Labor senator Kim Carr has criticised his former party’s “profoundly disappointing” decision to cave to the Coalition’s demands for mandatory jail terms for terror crimes and displaying hate symbols. The government’s hate crimes legislation passed the lower house on Thursday morning after it agreed to introduce mandatory minimum sentences, including six years for terror…

Dairy cattle in Nevada have been infected with a new type of bird flu that’s different from the version that has spread in US herds since last year, agriculture department officials said on Wednesday. The detection indicates that distinct forms of the virus known as type A H5N1 have spilled over from wild birds into…

Urgent action is needed to secure the UK’s food supply in the face of climate change-induced extreme weather, the imposition of tariffs and global insecurity, a report has warned. Days after the US president, Donald Trump, warned Europe would be next for tariffs on trade after he imposed tax levies on Canada, China and Mexico,…

Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from historically underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. With this, Google joins a slew of US businesses, particularly in Silicon Valley, that have been scaling back their diversity initiatives, years after pushing for more inclusive policies after…