A Cambridge care worker has opened up about his emotional experience on Channel 4’s The Jury
Monde Mwitumwa TV and Celebrity Reporter
22:30, 09 Sep 2026
A Cambridge care worker has revealed the huge pressure he faced after finding himself at the centre of Channel 4’s gripping murder trial experiment.
James, 29, was chosen to sit on the jury in the latest series of The Jury – and ended up taking on the added responsibility of becoming its foreperson. Rather than spending his days looking after people, James was placed in a mock courtroom environment and asked to consider evidence in a recreated murder trial alongside fellow members of the public.
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The experience became particularly challenging when the group had to leave the courtroom and decide what verdict they believed was justified. James has now described the deliberations as some of the hardest the programme has seen.
Speaking to Cambridge Live, he said it was one of the toughest deliberations the show had seen across its previous two seasons, admitting that the jury found it extremely difficult to reach an agreement.
James was also given an important role within the group after being voted in as the jury’s foreperson. That meant the Cambridge contestant had the responsibility of helping guide discussions while also making sure every member had the opportunity to give their view.
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The case featured in the latest series involves two brothers accused of killing their stepfather following allegations of abuse and violence within the family. The names of the defendants have been changed for the programme, with the teenage brother known as Daniel and his older brother as Luke.
Among the evidence the jury were given, included the chaotic and untidy condition the children were living in, which appeared to be a sensitive subject for jury member James.
He admitted that the trial was “close to home” as he said: “It was way more intense than I ever imagined, because it was really close to home.
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“Obviously minus the crime, because I’m not a murderer, but I went through a lot of the things that the kids went through at home before they actually committed the act. Obviously, not to the extent.”
He went on: “However, it was a very visceral and surreal experience for me because it took me back to places I hadn’t been for a long time and sort of boxed away. But actually, at the same time, it was liberating.”
James added that the experience forced him to confront personal issues he had previously kept hidden, but said he ultimately learned a great deal about himself. Despite how intense he found the process, he described taking part as a “really, really good experience.”
You can stream the new season of The Jury on Channel 4
Joe Cole insists he’s ‘not been this excited’ about Chelsea ‘for a long time’ and has praised ‘unbelievable’ summer signing Morgan Rogers.
Cole’s former club finished just 10th in the Premier League last season, failing to qualify for any European competition and going through two permanent managers.
The potentially shrewd appointment of former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso over the summer improved the mood at Stamford Bridge, as did some high-profile signings.
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Alonso’s side began the 2026-27 season with three successive wins, beating Fulham and Brighton in the Premier League and Luton Town in the Carabao Cup.
An impressive start to the season has left Cole hugely ‘excited’ about Chelsea’s potential, with the Blues boasting ‘as good’ a front-three as anyone in the Premier League.
Chelsea’s £117m summer signing Morgan Rogers (Picture: Reuters)
Chelsea beat Leeds 6-3 in a cup thriller (Picture: Getty)
‘I thought it was a sensational game,’ Cole said on talkSPORT when asked about Chelsea’s narrow defeat to Arsenal. ‘I’ve not been this excited about a Chelsea team for a long time.
‘The front-three are blistering… I knew Morgan Rogers was a top player but he’s been unbelievable. He’s so powerful and the energy to get into the box from midfield is fantastic.
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‘Chelsea didn’t have much possession against Arsenal but they look like they can carve teams open at any moment. There’s still problems defensively but I’m just excited.
Xabi Alonso took over at Chelsea in the summer (Picture: Getty)
‘If you add Moises Caicedo into that team at the weekend, I think Chelsea get something out of the game.
‘Our front-three now is as good as anything in the Premier League and that’s the first time in a long time I’ve been able to say that.’
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Chelsea were on course for a disappointing Carabao Cup exit at the hands of Leeds, who took a 2-0 lead at Stamford Bridge through Tarik Muharemovic and Brenden Aaronson.
But Alonso’s side scored four goals in 12 second-half minutes to turn the tie around, Cole Palmer netting a quickfire brace before Pedro Neto and Danny Welbeck got on the scoresheet, with Rogers playing a part in three of those.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin gave the visitors renewed belief with Leeds’ third but late goals from Valentin Barco and Welbeck sent Chelsea into the fourth round.
‘I’m happy with the result and the reaction,’ Alonso said after an eventful cup tie. ‘There was so many changes, that was a risk.
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‘Things weren’t going the way we planned, so we had to change. I take responsibility with the first half. The players that came on made an impact, for sure.’
Chelsea talisman Palmer added: ‘The boss told us to up the intensity at half-time. He thought the first half was flat, so we upped the tempo.
‘Leeds are a good team so it wasn’t easy but we stepped it up. I think we still have a bit to go, but we are getting results which is the main thing.’
Chelsea, currently sitting fourth in the Premier League, return to action on Saturday against newly-promoted Hull City.
The family of cyclist Iain McTavish have paid tribute to the 46-year-old after he was killed in a crash on the A8, in a crash that injured three others.
The family of a cyclist killed in a horror crash while out training with teamates on the A8 have paid tribute to a “much loved” man who was a highly accomplished rider.
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Iain McTavish, 46, died after a collision involving a blue Ford C-Max Zetec and three cyclists on the westbound carriageway between the Langbank and Woodhead roundabouts at around 7.10pm on Tuesday, September 8.
Emergency services attended but Iain, who was riding one of the bicycles, was pronounced dead at the scene.
His devastated family said he had studied at Glasgow University, where he gained an MA honours and Masters in Philosophy.
They said Iain was also a “very active cyclist” who competed in events across Scotland and was “much loved” by those who knew him.
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In a statement released by Police Scotland, they said: “Iain studied at Glasgow University and gained an MA honours and Masters in Philosophy.
“He was a very active cyclist who competed in events throughout Scotland.
“He was much loved and a valuable member of the community. I will miss him every day.”
Iain was a member of Johnstone Wheelers Cycling Club and had been out on a training ride with fellow cyclists when the crash happened.
His death has also prompted an outpouring of tributes from across Scotland’s cycling community.
Johnstone Wheelers described Iain as “one of cycling’s good guys” following the tragedy.
The club shared a photograph of Iain taking part in a group ride just days before his death.
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In a social media tribute, they said: “Today we’re all reeling from the awful news yesterday. Iain McTavish was killed yesterday evening whilst riding with the bunch.
“This will take a long time to sink in and process, but for now suffice it to say that we are devastated at the loss of one of cycling’s good guys. Here he is at the forefront of the Thursday bunch. RIP Iain”
Scottish Cycling also paid tribute to the 46-year-old, describing him as a “vital member” of the community and a “stalwart” of the Renfrew bunch and Georgetown TTs.
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The organisation said Iain had attended every round of Track League last year and had also served as rider representative on its committee.
They described him as a “reliable and friendly face” who could always be counted on to turn up for a ride.
Two other male cyclists, aged 37 and 27, were taken to hospital following the collision.
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The 33-year-old male driver of the Ford C-Max was also taken to hospital but has since been released.
Police Scotland said enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the crash.
Sergeant Jack Swindells said: “Our thoughts are with Iain’s family at what is an extremely difficult time for them.
“Enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we are continuing to appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash to come forward.
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“If you were driving in the area at the time, please check any dash-cam footage to see if it has captured anything which could assist our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 2967 of Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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Another twist in the ongoing saga between the King, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has unfolded today
Uganda has pulled out of Prince Harry’s Invictus Games as a ‘consequence’ of the King’s cutting letter on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal status, a source has claimed.
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On Monday ‘guidance’ was issued by Buckingham Palace on behalf of the King, declaring the couple have not returned to the UK as working royals.
A spokesperson for the Sussexes hit back at the announcement, claiming: “We were a little surprised not to have been told about this in advance” with the publication of the letter said to be catching the returning Sussexes off-guard.
Now Uganda will no longer be taking part in the Games, the country’s military chief has said, out of respect for King Charles amid division over the “Harry-Meghan nonsense”, reports the Mirror.
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However, a source close to the Sussex’s camp told ITV: “Intended or unintended, this is clearly a consequence of the Lord Chamberlain’s guidance regarding the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that was rushed out without consultation on Monday.
“Sadly, the only people who will suffer are the Invictus Games competitors.”
The withdrawal was announced on social media by Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of the Ugandan president.
He wrote: “In order not to be construed as being opposed to His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom, whom we deeply revere, Uganda hereby withdraws from the Invictus Games. We shall not participate in anything that does not have His Majesty’s approval.”
Speaking to The Times, General Kainerugaba he made the decision to withdraw from the Games due to his support for King Charles.
He said: “I have factions in the Ministry of Defence that support that Harry-Meghan nonsense. I had to quash it straight away. I support the monarch. Period.”
On Monday the King issued a letter to “senior stakeholders” where he made it clear – despite being back in the UK – his son and Meghan should be considered “private citizens”.
In a firm letter statement on his behalf, it stated the Sussexes’ should not use their HRH styles, which are still in abeyance, and they “do not represent the sovereign” while out making public appearances.
It was sent under the King’s instruction by his most senior official, the Lord Chamberlain, to offer clarity over Harry and Meghan’s royal status after requests for guidance. It has been sent to those in government, the military and lord lieutenants up and down the country.
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Leading up to the Sussexes’ return to Britain, the King was said to be glad to be able to spend more time with the family, but remained adamant they would not be working royals and there was no half-in, half-out option.
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Martin Lewis’s charity has launched a new project aimed at transforming the support banks and building societies provide to customers who may be feeling suicidal.
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute stated it will support Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Monzo and Nationwide Building Society in collaborating to test new approaches, aiming to identify effective methods and lead improvements in support.
The organisation highlighted that banks have a crucial opportunity because of their unique insights into personal finances, allowing them to step in when customers face debt issues or falling incomes.
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The “action lab” will utilise insights from individuals, research by Money and Mental Health, and guidance from a steering group including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute will support banks like HSBC in testing new methods of support for those who are suicidal (Reuters)
Money and Mental Health will publish the full outcomes of these pilot schemes in the summer of 2028.
Mr Lewis, founder and chair of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, said: “The link between mental health difficulties and debt is a marriage made in hell – they feed off and cause each other.
“Long-term money worries grind people down, and aggressive debt collection practices can leave them feeling completely hopeless.
“Banks didn’t cause all these problems, but they are in a unique central position in people’s financial lives, and we want to see if it’s possible to take advantage of that to be able to spot when customers are in trouble and urgently direct them to the right support.
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“So I’m delighted and thankful so many major banks have committed to working with Money and Mental Health on our new suicide prevention action lab.”
Mr Lewis added: “We aim to get under the bonnet with banks to find the gaps, test new ways to identify and support people in crisis, and drive change not just with those who’ve signed up but right across the sector – and potentially save lives.”
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Economic Secretary to the Treasury Lucy Rigby said: “Financial worries and mental health challenges too often go hand in hand.
“I have seen first-hand how the industry can make a real difference to people’s lives through concerted action and I am very hopeful that this excellent project will help us find new ways to support people before they reach crisis point.”
Alison McGovern, Minister of State for Mental Health, said: “The suicide prevention action lab has the potential to make a real difference in identifying and supporting vulnerable people who are at risk of suicide, and save many lives over the coming years.”
The Samaritans charity, which offers support to people who are struggling, said earlier this week it wanted to let people know that suicidal thoughts “can be interrupted” by other people – and that rather than being concerned with saying “the perfect thing”, it is better just ask if someone is okay.
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If you are experiencing feelings of distress, or are struggling to cope, you can speak to the Samaritans, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email jo@samaritans.org, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.
If you are based in the USA, and you or someone you know needs mental health assistance right now, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org to access online chat from the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. This is a free, confidential crisis hotline that is available to everyone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.If you are in another country, you can go to www.befrienders.org to find a helpline near you
Neal Flanagan, right, a research scientist at Duke University, uses a tool to take a soil sample from a peatland as Curt Richardson, an ecology professor at Duke, observes Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
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BELHAVEN, N.C. (AP) — The birds are up with the sunrise — warblers, flycatchers, sparrows and towhees calling across the treetops. Deer browse on tender buds emerging from dense shrubs. Black bears scrounge for roots, insects and other edibles.
It’s an idyllic setting in North Carolina’s Inner Banks, where fields of cotton, soybeans and corn stretch for miles, country roads wend through stands of pines and thousands of bird watchers converge to witness the spring migration.
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But it’s what’s underground that has drawn scientists and investors to this 23-square-mile (60-square-kilometer) tract: spongy, dense peat up to 15 feet (5 meters) deep.
They’re here to save it.
A juvenile black bear walks through a clearing where peatlands are being restored Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Fifty miles (80 kilometers) of ditches dug decades ago for an abandoned farming venture drained much of the water from thousands of years of accumulated peat, leaving the site vulnerable to drought and wildfires, altering its native habitats — and allowing it to emit 130,000 tons of climate-warming carbon dioxide a year.
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“Our goal is for perpetuity to conserve these lands so they can’t become oil and gas fields, so they’re not mined for phosphorus or turned into parking lots and shopping centers,” said Tripp Wall, CEO of Colorado-based company Pantheon Regeneration. “They’re just these incredible systems that I feel are underappreciated here in the U.S. (that) for 10,000 to 15,000 years have been climatologically resilient until we screwed them up.”
Peatlands are a climate paradox. Though they account for just 3% of global land surface, they store one-third of the Earth’s carbon dioxide, more than all forests combined. But when degraded — primarily when farmers lower the water table to grow crops — destroyed or burned, they become part of the problem, releasing huge volumes of greenhouse gases, now about 6% of the annual global total from all sources.
And the type of peatlands found in North Carolina, and for hundreds of miles along the Eastern Seaboard, are among the most threatened in the world.
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Pantheon plans to reverse the damage by blocking off ditches to control the water table and significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Then it will cull invasive species and replant native grasses, flowers and other plants.
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The restoration is modeled after other projects by nonprofits and government agencies, including at the adjacent 175-square-mile (453-square-kilometer) Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge — one of the largest peatland restoration projects in the U.S. — which provides habitat for threatened and endangered species such as red wolves, yellow pitcher plants and Atlantic white cedar, and has become an important stopover for migrating birds such as Tundra swans.
A beaver swims in a creek at the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
But what sets apart Pantheon’s project is a plan to sell carbon credits to tech companies and other corporations that want to compensate for their own greenhouse gas emissions, then use the money to restore and preserve a million acres (1,562 square miles, or 4,047 square kilometers) of peatland from Virginia to northern Florida over the next decade.
Each property will be permanently conserved and rewilded — “big corridors, big birding habitats, big biodiversity hotspots that have an outsized impact on climate,” said Wall.
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Ancient ecosystems under threat
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Neal Flanagan, right, a research scientist at Duke University, uses a tool to take a soil sample from a peatland as Curt Richardson, an ecology professor at Duke, observes Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Neal Flanagan, right, a research scientist at Duke University, uses a tool to take a soil sample from a peatland as Curt Richardson, an ecology professor at Duke, observes Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Neal Flanagan pushes a metal tube through roots and around buried logs until it sinks about a meter (3 feet). When he pulls it out, it’s packed with black soil.
Near the surface, it’s dry and full of dead fibers from plants like wood fern, blueberry and Lyonia. The middle is crumbly, moist and odorless, with bits of charcoal from long-ago fires. But the saturated bottom, 50% carbon, is the consistency of axle grease.
“This is the black gold,” said Flanagan’s colleague, Duke University ecologist Curtis Richardson, as ancient peat oozes from his closed fist. Its “magnitude and importance cannot be underestimated,” he added.
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When peatlands are intact, gases generated by decomposing plants are trapped in a waterlogged, oxygen-deprived environment, while surface vegetation absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, scientists say.
That makes ancient, intact peatlands a carbon vault up to 50 feet (15 meters) deep in some parts of the world. They also store about 10% of global fresh water, help control flooding and can help stem wildfires.
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But two-thirds of temperate peatlands — mostly in Europe and the U.S. — have been dewatered, while about 45% of tropical peatlands have been similarly disturbed, according to a 2025 study published by The Society for Conservation Biology.
Boreal peatlands, or those in colder climates in places like Canada and Russia, are about 90% intact, but face growing pressure from thawing permafrost and intense fires, both linked to climate change, as well as mining and critical minerals exploration.
At the same time, only 17% of global peatlands are officially protected, according to the study.
In the U.S., significant amounts of peat are also found in Alaska, Florida, parts of the Northeast and the northern Great Lakes, though the type of domed peatlands found in North Carolina exist only along the Eastern Seaboard. Called Pocosin peat, it formed from coastal pine forests and evergreen shrubs that decayed over millennia.
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In North Carolina alone, 11,000 miles (17,702 kilometers) of canals drain peatlands before the water empties into coastal estuaries, Richardson said.
Combined with climate change, that leaves them vulnerable to the greatest threat to peatlands globally: catastrophic fire.
Peatland fires can burn for months
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A fire-damaged tree stands in an area of peatland Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Belhaven, N.C. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
Blackened tree trunks rise above a marshy area, the only sign that a fire burned almost 2,000 acres (809 hectares) here four years ago, lowering the ground by a foot and a half (0.5 meters) in some places.
It could have been worse, but the North Carolina Forest Service and other agencies extinguished it fairly quickly — in about three weeks — pumping water from nearby lakes to prevent it from spreading into the wildlife refuge, which borders Pantheon’s property on three sides.
A 2008 fire that began during a drought burned for three months above ground and smoldered for another four underground, damaging more than a quarter of the refuge and lowering the ground by several feet in some areas, refuge manager Sarah Toner said. In areas where water-level restoration had begun, though, the fire burned less deeply.
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Saturated peatlands are nearly fireproof: Just the surface vegetation and a few inches of peat burn, which releases nutrients, regenerates seed banks and creates beneficial biochar. But when they’re dry, fire can burn underground for weeks or months — drying out and destroying even the saturated layers — emitting enormous volumes of carbon dioxide and destroying thousands of years of accumulation.
“We’ll lose 5, 6 feet of peat in a matter of weeks, which equates to millions of tons of carbon loss — ancient carbon loss that we simply can’t ever get back in human lifetimes,” Richardson said.
That’s why Pantheon is moving quickly to restore the North Carolina site, Wall said. Although the company hopes to also buy intact peatlands, its first priority is drained sites.
“There’s this urgency to start with what’s degraded now,” Wall said, “before it goes away.”
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Project aims to restore native biodiversity
Steve Apfelbaum steers his SUV down grassy, rutted lanes, then hops out to listen intently, occasionally peering through binoculars. He smiles when he hears prairie warblers, a bird whose population is declining.
“We heard hundreds of them today,” said Apfelbaum, a plant and animal ecologist conducting breeding and migratory bird surveys at the site. “What that tells me is that this ecosystem is really important” for the species’ migration.
He hears Nashville warblers that call from the tops of trees, but nest in cavities in the peat.
Peatlands are key to helping preserve bird populations, which are declining across all habitats, said Apfelbaum: “All sorts of cool birds will be back.”
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So will native reptiles, plants, fish and insects, said Vladimir Roosevelt, Pantheon’s operations director, who’s overseeing the restoration. The company already released a pair of red wolves a couple years ago that have since had pups.
Carbon credits, sometimes controversial, are central to the project
Carbon credits work like this: companies, governments or individuals seek to offset their carbon pollution by investing in projects, such as a peatland restoration, that capture carbon. Their effectiveness, however, has been questioned, as over the years some programs have been exposed as exaggerating how much carbon they were capturing or were simply fraudulent.
Pantheon says it’s aware of those concerns and guarantees high-quality, scientifically verified credits, based on Richardson’s decades of data on carbon loss at the site and ongoing measurements of groundwater levels and the use of sophisticated monitoring equipment, including a tower that measures how much gas is absorbed by and released from the site, as well as computer modeling and core sampling. Those results will be verified by an outside third party.
Investors including Microsoft are providing Pantheon the initial capital to acquire peatland, Wall said. Income from carbon credits — each credit represents a metric ton — will help fund future land purchases.
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The changes will be exciting, Apfelbaum said. But everything comes down to first rewetting and restoring the peat, a natural climate solution often overshadowed by other efforts, including reforestation — important, he said, but not as effective.
“We’ve all been bear-hugged and distracted by trees,” Apfelbaum said, “when it’s really soil and peat that hold the most carbon.”
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Here’s what the stars have in store for your day (Picture: Metro.co.uk)
As Venus moves staunchly into Scorpio, and Mercury into Libra, Uranus also begins its retrograde; much of the cosmos is spiced up.
Cancer, Leo and Virgo, intrigue is firmly on the cards today. The creative energy is flowing for you, so take this chance to do great things.
Don’t be ruffled by any changes, big or small. The panets are ready to shake things up, so let them.
Ahead, you’ll find all star signs’ horoscopes for today: Thursday September 10, 2026.
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Aries
March 21 to April 20
It’s all change in the heavens today, as Venus dives deep into Scorpio, and Mercury replacing her in the level-headed, Libra. And to add a bit more razzle dazzle to the day, rebellious Uranus begins its annual retrograde. This can see you sharpen up your listening skills, Aries, but also yearning for a deeper connection or to escape a bond you’re not enjoying.
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April 21 to May 21
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Your eye for detail will be strong over the next few weeks, great if you want to grapple with outstanding paperwork or chores. Yet with your ruler, Venus moving into your opposite sign, your appreciation of the key people in your world will increase. Solo? With your sector of partnerships emphasised, this can see you more open to a new connection – if one calls out.
With your guide planet Mercury emerging from one of the tenderest parts of your chart into one of the most vibrant, you’ll likely feel a desire to re-ignite your social life, and can feel a sense of fun return, and perhaps mischief too. However, with Uranus starting to retrace its steps in Gemini from now, you might review some decisions you have made since April.
A big shift occurs today, and after a busy period, Mercury, the cosmic planet of talk and thought, retreats into a sheltered area and sees you drawn towards quieter mode. However, with the charming Venus in the mood for more social interaction, how will this play out? Well, you can link the two by enjoying creative, home-based hobbies or by enjoying playing host.
You have been drawn to some interesting people in recent months, and as much as you may have enjoyed this, Uranus’s Retrograde can get you thinking more deeply about what you really want from your long-term future, and whether you have been deflected. With Venus arriving in the most homely of areas, time spent beautifying yours can also appeal.
One of the fantastic parts of having your ruler Mercury and the Sun in your sign is that it has enabled you to balance your drive and your thinking. With Mercury zipping into your sector of everyday finances, all the creative strands you have worked on can now be converted into something more tangible. Mind, if you have resisted change professionally, it may still come.
Cosmic messages for Cosmic messages for Virgo today
Libra
September 24 to October 23
With Mercury moving into your sign, as your ruler Venus moves out, your finances can take a welcome turn for the better. Why? Well, your thinking comes into the present and ideas that you’ve been developing on the back burner can start to gain traction. Most of all, if you believe you’re worthy of attracting better things, the greater the chance that you’ll get them.
Venus is the planet of relating and everyday money, which makes her role complex. However, recently she has been emphasising, if quietly, your connections to others. This may have led you to reconnect with an old friend or lover, or to end a tie that was making you unhappy. Today you can feel ready to step into your future. And you can also feel more alluring.
Uranus has been adding extra zest to relationships since April. This may have seen some sizzling connections, or a dull tie make way. This hasn’t only been in your love life, but if you have been thinking carefully about what to do with one intimate involvement, you’re set to reflect even deeper in the coming months. You may change your mind several times.
Routines have been hard to come by since Uranus made its way into Gemini in April. Even you, who like structures, may have found yours disrupted. Still, with Uranus retrograding from now, you can look to make sense of this, and particularly around your work. It’s an ideal time to consider a training course or using past experiences in a new, fresh setting.
Your analytical skills have been to the fore of late. This has given you an added perceptiveness, whether it has been weighing up people’s motives, or teasing out more value from your resources. However, with your modern ruler Uranus retracing his steps now, and Mercury hitting some fresh cosmic air, change calls out. Even your personal look is ripe for a refresh.
Do you stay or do you go? This could be where you live, where you work, or who you see. Unsettled energies may be in play, but equally, just breaking out of everyday routines could be just the pep you need, and with Venus moving into your sister water sign of Scorpio, a change of scene, specially somewhere that is different to your usual fare, can work wonders now.
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This time around, Odegaard looks smooth as silk – and it is no co-incidence Arsenal look exactly the same.
“This what we need,” said Arteta. “Players with that mindset to decide the game, to play with that personality and keep taking risks. He is getting into those positions much more in recent games. It was an incredible goal.”
In Naples, Odegaard not only settled the game but set the tone, working tirelessly as the perfect of example of leadership as well as being the match winner.
“Arsenal have obviously looked good at the start of the season and he has been a big reason for that,” added Onuoha. “Some of his creativity, especially on the right-hand side, has been excellent.
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“He looks after the ball so well. He is always looking for that pass to be able to create opportunities and he even does the defensive work as well.”
Odegaard succeeded where other team-mates failed, Arsenal missing several clear-cut opportunities before he struck.
Arsenal‘s superiority was illustrated by having 26 shots, their most in a single Champions League match since records started being kept in 2003-04. It was also the most Napoli have faced in that time.
“Martin is contributing with goals that are impacting results which is what we want from our attacking players, being decisive,” said Arteta. “We should have done it in a different way because of the amount of chances we created.”
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The Champions League has proved elusive for Arsenal, with finals lost to Barcelona in 2006 and to PSG last season.
It remains their Holy Grail – but if Odegaard maintains his brilliant form then their chances of crossing a so far insurmountable barrier will increase hugely.
A GP has opened up about how a strong vaginal odour could signal a fairly common tampon error.
In an Instagram post, Dr Nada Hassan spoke of “the smell every GP recognises instantly” – the strong odour emitted from a retained tampon.
A retained tampon is pretty much what you’d expect it to be: a tampon which isn’t removed from the body and either gets stuck or seemingly gets forgotten about. Per the Women’s Health Practice, retained tampons are “fairly common”.
Dr Hassan noted that sometimes she can tell if a patient has a retained tampon as soon as they’ve walked into the consulting room.
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“It’s more common to forget it than people think. Tampons shrink down with moisture, they migrate higher than expected, and it’s genuinely easy to forget one is there,” she said.
“I’ve had to remove one (sometimes multiple) many a time from patients who had no idea it was in there.”
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Retained tampons can leave a particularly grim odour.
According to NHS Inform, tampons can’t get lost inside the body. That said, sometimes the tampon can move high up in the vagina or become squashed sideways or the string can end up inside the vagina, too.
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Some people might forget they’ve got a tampon in and then insert another one or have sex, which can push the original further up. consigning it to ancient history.
The internet is full of horror stories from women who hadn’t noticed they’d retained tampons – some for months – and noticed unpleasant symptoms as a result, namely foul smells and grey or brown discharge.
Tampons should typically be changed every four to six hours. If they aren’t, there’s a risk of rare tampon-related toxic shock syndrome (TSS) developing, which can be fatal.
“The risk increases the longer a tampon is left in, and research has found it rises significantly after six or more hours, especially with overnight use,” said Dr Hassan.
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Toxic shock syndrome requires urgent treatment as it can prove life-threatening. Symptoms include: a high temperature; muscle aches; a raised skin rash that feels like sandpaper and flu-like symptoms. It can also trigger dizziness, confusion, swollen or peeling skin, and vomiting.
How to remove a retained tampon
If you think you might have a retained tampon, NHS Inform advises the following steps to try removing it at home:
Wash your hands.
Squat and bear down (like you would if you had to poo or give birth). This can help bring the tampon towards the vaginal opening, making it easier to remove.
Insert your finger into your vagina.
Move your finger around in a circle. You’ll probably be able to feel the tampon. Try to remove the tampon.
If you cant remove the tampon using one finger, try inserting two fingers into your vagina to grip the tampon instead.
If this doesn’t work, you notice sudden foul-smelling discharge or you think you might have a tampon that’s MIA, book in to see your GP who can help to locate and remove it.
And if you experience symptoms of TSS, call NHS 111.
As the new Telegraph Fantasy Football season approaches, the fantasy football experts at Fantasy Football Hub will continue to bring you the very best in fantasy football knowledge, tips and tools to help you rise up the ranks and win your mini-leagues.
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As the new Telegraph Fantasy Football season approaches, the fantasy football experts at Fantasy Football Hub will continue to bring you the very best in fantasy football knowledge, tips and tools to help you rise up the ranks and win your mini-leagues.
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Picking your team: getting the right balance
One of the trickiest parts of selecting your Telegraph Fantasy Football team is deciding how to distribute your transfer budget.
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Should you go big on an expensive strikeforce? Is devoting mega bucks to your backline in a quest for clean sheets the way to go? Are there any budget gems out there primed to take the Premier League by storm?
To help you decide on your transfer strategy, we have put together a team-by-team guide with three selections from each team for you to consider from the big hitting favourites, to the underpriced minnows.
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