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As the passengers from Port-au-Prince disembark at the bus terminal in Cap-Haitien, the harrowing journey is evident on their faces. The trip out of the beleaguered Haitian capital city involves running the gauntlet along risky and dangerous roads, trying to avoid gunmen and sporadic violence along the way. “It took us several hours longer than it should as we had to reroute from the gang checkpoints along the way and there was gunfire”, says one passenger, who didn’t give his name and was clearly shaken by the experience. Haiti’s already precarious situation has quickly deteriorated over the past weeks as…

A glimpse at what part of a historic city museum could look like after a £16m renovation has been revealed. Preston’s Harris Museum closed three years ago to undergo the revamp. The Grade I-listed building, established in 1893, is due to reopen in 2025 after a previous date was delayed by a year. A newly-released artist’s image for the building’s first floor balcony includes portraits, sculptures and historical artefacts. ‘Cultural cornerstone’ Preston City Council said the refurbished museum would be a “cornerstone of cultural engagement” that would “delve into the themes of identity and belonging”. Peter Kelly, cabinet member for culture…

At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East, south to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. Today, though, they live in just 10 nations, occupying a fraction of their former range. Habitat loss remains a constant threat. That’s why conservationists have teamed up with NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and Google Earth Engine to create a new real-time monitoring system for tiger habitats. Called “TCL 3.0” (standing for “Tiger Conservation Landscapes”), the mapping system provides tiger-range countries with the information they need to identify priority areas, and monitor changes in the…

Food delivery firm HelloFresh has denied taking subscriptions from customers who say they had cancelled their accounts. The BBC has heard claims that some customers found their accounts reactivated with money taken for orders they had not made. They believe that just logging on to the app reactivated their accounts. HelloFresh said money was taken only when customers made a “proactive decision” to revive an account. Laurence, a finance director from Bedfordshire, said his wife Nina set up a trial period with HelloFresh in November but was not impressed by the service. “Having cancelled the HelloFresh subscription three months ago,…

Carlos Alcaraz was stung on the side of the forehead when a swarm of bees descended on his Indian Wells quarter-final against Alexander Zverev. Umpire Mohamed Lahyani was forced to suspend play in the third game as the bees invaded the court in California. The match was delayed for one hour and 40 minutes before defending champion Alcaraz won 6-3 6-1. “For sure the most unusual match I have ever played in my career,” Wimbledon champion Alcaraz said afterwards. “I saw some bees around, but I thought it was just a few of them. But I saw the sky and…

If ‘Le Crunch’ – the name often used to describe England’s fierce rivalry with France – could be typified by a single current player, George Martin would be a strong contender. The Leicester Tigers lock has won 10 caps and is still in the relative infancy of his Test career, but his performances for England have belied his 22 years. Influential in the line-out and with controlled aggression in the loose, Martin has made quite the impression on his team-mates. England captain Jamie George says Martin’s no-nonsense approach has “led the way”. “George came into the team having not played…

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is back on Instagram. On Thursday, Meghan returned to the social media platform after deactivating her personal account in 2018. Upon her return, the former “Suits” star appears to be launching a new business venture called the American Riviera Orchard. The bio on the page confirms the account is run by Meghan, and that it was established this year. The photos on the page showcase the new brand’s logo, and an Instagram Stories video of Meghan shows her picking flowers and cooking in a rustic-looking kitchen. The American Riviera Orchard’s website and the Instagram page do not include details about…

Voting has begun in Russia’s presidential election, which is all but certain to hand Vladimir Putin another six years in power. Ballots will be cast over three days, even though the result is not in doubt as he has no credible opponent. Polling stations opened in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia’s easternmost region, at 08:00 local time on Friday (20:00 GMT on Thursday) and will finally close in the westernmost Kaliningrad exclave at 20:00 on Sunday. It was at a grand military awards ceremony last December that Vladimir Putin, 71, told the Russian public he would stand for the presidency for…

The US has announced sanctions against three more Israeli settlers and – for the first time – two farming outposts, as part of new measures by Washington and London to stop the violent displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Fares Samamreh may not carry a gun, but he has a global superpower defending him. He’s still losing the fight. A Palestinian sheep farmer on the sun-tinged slopes of the South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank, his battle with his neighbour, an Israeli settler called Yinon Levy, has drawn both the US and the UK into the…

A lottery company has topped a list of India’s leading political donors. Donations were made under an electoral bonds scheme that allowed anonymity for people and companies. Future Gaming and Hotel Services emerged as the largest donor, acquiring bonds worth at 13bn rupees ($156.7m, £123m) from April 2019 to January 2024. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was the biggest beneficiary, securing almost half of the bonds worth 120bn rupees donated between 2018 and 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had launched the electoral bonds scheme in 2018. While the government had claimed the scheme would make political funding more…