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New Zealand rugby champion Ruby Tui is bringing her Olympic gold medal experience to London's Trailfinders Women ahead of the new season. The 34-year-old superstar joins a club that reached last season's finals.
A London council facing expensive flood repairs got an unexpected solution when beavers moved in and built dams that stopped the flooding for free. The furry engineers transformed a former golf course into a thriving wetland while solving a problem that plagued commuters for years.
A group of beavers solved a 50-year flooding problem in northwest London that stumped engineers and cost the council countless dollars. Their natural dams protected homes and a Tube station during record rainfall in 2024.
A London subway station plagued by climate-driven flooding found an unexpected fix: five beavers released into a nearby creek. Within weeks, nature's engineers built dams that stopped the floods and created a thriving ecosystem just 100 meters from a McDonald's.
A family of five beavers moved into a West London park and turned it into a natural flood control system that works better than expensive reservoirs. Their engineering skills have stopped subway flooding, saved the city millions, and brought back rare wildlife.
After playing in freezing mud pits and riding buses for eight hours in England's second division, Carlo Tizzano returned home to become Australia's Super Rugby Player of the Year. The 50-game milestone maker says those harsh conditions built the mental strength that launched his international career.