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Explore the rich history of mining at Cadia, from Cornish roots and the Scottish Australian Mining Company's influence. Discover the early mining communities and key figures.

Patients with head and neck cancer who have more genetic material on chromosome 9 in their cancer cells survive three times longer after receiving immunotherapy than those with less genetic material there, a new study finds.

Our reporters have been sitting in courtrooms across the north and north-east this week and covered a wide variety of cases.

Young whale trapped in Londons River Thames euthanized By Rob Picheta, Mitchell McCluskey and Amanda Jackson, CNN Published May 11, 2021 6:25:21 AM enablePagination: false endIndex: (CNN) -- A young whale trapped in Londons River Thames was euthanized after becoming stranded for a second time on a river embankment Monday evening. The minke whales condition had deteriorated throughout the day as it struggled in the unfamiliar environment, and it was "humanely put to sleep" by veterinary experts...

Rescuers work to free whale stranded in River Thames in London FILE PHOTO: NEW YORK - APRIL 18: A baby minke whale surfaces while swimming in the Gowanus Bay on April 18, 2007 in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City. The whale, who has been nicknamed "Sludge," or "Sludgy", was first spotted on April 17 and is estimated to be about 15 feet long. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images) by: Mitchell McCluskey and Amanda Jackson, CNN Posted: May 9, 20...

Stranded whale freed in Londons Thames river -- and immediately goes missing again By: CNN Updated: 10 MAY 21 11:27 ET By Rob Picheta, Mitchell McCluskey and Amanda Jackson, CNN     (CNN) -- Rescuers have freed a whale that swam hundreds of miles before getting stuck in Londons River Thames -- but officials lost sight of the creature overnight and are now trying to find it again. The young minke whale was spotted around 7 pm local time on Sunday,...

A minke whale that became stranded in the River Thames in London has been freed after a four-hour operation but its life still "hangs in the balance". The whale was spotted at around 7pm local time today stuck near Richmond Lock on the River Thames, a Port of London Authority spokesperson told CNN. The whale is believed to be a small minke whale approximately three metres long, he said. A whale has become stranded in the River Thames.(CNN) Marine mammal experts from the British Divers Marine L...