Nothing is sacred

The UK government has announced that it classifies the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others as external communications because the companies are based overseas, and this means that the intelligence agency GCHQ can intercept British citizens’ use of such platforms without a warrant.

Sad end for noble beast

Ivory poachers have killed one of Africa’s most iconic and well-loved tusker elephants. Satao, whose tusks were so long they trailed the ground, was discovered with his face hacked off at Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park. Read the story