The De Vere House, as known as the wizard’s childhood home in The Deathly Hallows Part One from Harry Potter is now on Airbnb listing.

The owner, Jane, wrote on Airbnb that the De Vere House is acclaimed former 5-star and Gold award bed and breakfast accommodation.

The accommodation is located in Lavenham, Suffolk, a medieval village that takes a 2-hour drive from London.

The huge storm moved a historic shipwreck last Thursday, known as Iron Scow, which was marooned for over 101 years from the Canadian-American border to the edge of Niagara Falls.

Jim Hill, senior manager of heritage for Niagara Parks said the ship is now 50 meters down the river from its original position.

The ship broke loose from a tug on August 6, 1918, leaving two men who were rescued on the following day stranded.

More than 11,000 scientists have united to declare that the world is facing a climate emergency, and Australia has been named among the many countries not doing enough to prevent this catastrophic threat to humanity. 

A report published on Wednesday by the nonprofit Universal Ecological Fund, says the vast majority of country pledges under the Paris agreement - including that from Australia - are inadequate to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

The state local governments in Victoria believe that universities, private schools, and solar and wind farms should pay council rates instead of receiving exemptions. 

The councils argue the exemptions - laid out in state law - are unfair as such organisations no longer serve just the local community.

A newly constructed turtle centre will open in Bundaberg this week, aiming to promote environmental conservation, and boost local eco-tourism. 

Environmental Minister Leanne Enoch says that the news Mon Repos Turtle Centre, the location of which is home to the largest population of loggerhead turtles in the South Pacific, will play a crucial role in the protection of the animal.

A drought-stricken southern Queensland town has welcomed a massive donation of hay and water from Australia's Muslim community.

Stanthorpe, which residents fear will run out of water, was the recipient of 438 bales of hay and 190,000 litres of water on the weekend, which arrived on 20 semi-trailers arranged by Muslim Aid Australia.

Spokesperson Riyaad Ally says that the group, which started drought relief assistance in Goondiwindi last year, has received international support to help regional Queenslanders.

Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of a Russian-government funded online encyclopedia, to replace the Russian language version of Wikipedia, which is open to be edited by users.  

The government plans to allocate nearly 1.7bn rubles (£20.7m) to developing a Russian online reference resource similar to Wikipedia in the next three years, according to government documents published in September.