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Fossils Reveal Shark That Made Great White Look Like Small Fry
Fossil experts have gained unprecedented insights into an enormous prehistoric shark, after finding complete skeletons of the creature.
EU Green Deal At High Risk Of Being Killed Off, Says Green Co-President
The EU's green deal to restore biodiversity, clean the continent's soil, air and water, and mitigate climate breakdown is at high risk of being killed off, the co-president of the Green group of MEPS has warned.
Childcare Expansion Plan May Struggle To Hit Targets Watchdog
The rollout of the government's childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing "significant uncertainties" and may struggle to meet its own targets, according to a damning report by Whitehall's spending watchdog.
Australian PM Scolds 'Arrogant' Musk Over Stabbing Videos On X
Australia's prime minister has labelled X's owner, Elon Musk, an "arrogant billionaire" after a row over the removal from the platform of videos of a violent stabbing in a Sydney church.
Appeal For Help To Decipher Memoir By Jane Austen's Brother
There may be gems about Jane Austen's life and times buried in a memoir handwritten by her older brother-but it is proving difficult to decipher his handwriting.
Weary Klopp ready to bid farewell to derby pressure
Liverpool manager's record against Everton is formidable but his final local tussle is not anevent he will truly enjoy
King of clay Nadal searches for final miracle
As the end of his career draws ever closer, the ailing 14-time French Open champion is in a race against time to find form
Clubs urge RFU to speed up hybrid central contract plans
Leading English clubs are urging the Rugby Football Union to accelerate its plans to introduce hybrid central contracts for a limited number of key men's international players. Saracens are one of several sides keen to know exactly how many of their squad will be offered deals and precisely how the new system will operate.
The FTSE 100 was overdue for a new high, and it carried a heavy flavour of currency effects
Every dog will have its day and here comes the FTSE 100 index, not so much soaring as limping to a record high of 8,076. If that sounds too grumpy, consider that the previous record, 8,047, was set in February last year.
'I have this strength': Dion on living with stiff person syndrome
Celine Dion has opened up about life with stiff person syndrome (SPS), a debilitating condition that she was diagnosed with in 2022.
Cava producer to furlough 80% of staff as drought hits grape harvests
The Spanish-German cava producer Freixenet, known for its distinctive black glass bottles of the sparkling wine, is to furlough 80% of its workers in Catalonia as the northeastern Spanish region struggles with a drought that has lasted more than three years and severely affected grape harvests.
Slaughter the wolves to save the mountain caribou, says study
Canada's imperilled mountain caribou are staging an unlikely comeback, reversing years of decline that pushed populations to the brink.
Ex-National Enquirer publisher was 'eyes and ears' of Trump's campaign in 2016
Donald Trump sat for the second day of witness testimony in Manhattan yesterday in his criminal trial over hush-money payments to an adult film star and an alleged fraudulent cover-up of those payments weeks before the 2016 election.
Food aid Warning that floating dock will not ease famine fears
A giant floating dock is nearing completion in the eastern Mediterranean from where it will be pushed towards the Gaza shore, but there is growing uncertainty over how useful the US project will be in containing a famine.
Godspeed Churchgoers praise first 'micro service'
Outside, the hustle and bustle of everyday life carried on,but for a few minutes precisely 15, actually - there was space for a calm coming together in the church of St David's in Swansea.
Braverman's decision to cut Windrush pledges 'unlawful'
A decision made by the former home secretary Suella Braverman to drop three reform recommendations intended to repair some of the \"monumental harm\" done to the Windrush generation was unlawful, the high court has been told.
'It's like Shakespeare' - West End return for My Neighbour Totoro
The work of Studio Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki should be considered as remarkable and timeless as Shakespeare's first folio, according to the director of the hit stage adaptation of My Neighbour Totoro, which is returning to the West End next year.
Voyager 1 sends data again after Nasa remotely fixes 1977 probe
Earth's most distant spacecraft, Voyager 1, has started communicating properly again with Nasa after engineers worked for months to remotely fix the 46-year-old probe.
GMC suspends climate action doctor over 'repeated law breaking'
A doctor who went to prison following a series of climate protests has been taken off the medical register for five months, and still faces being permanently struck off.
Food firm wins sweet victory over VAT status
A food firm has won a sweet-tasting victory against the UK tax authorities after a court decided it need not pay VAT on its marshmallows because they are not confectionery.
‘Tt sounded gross: Star was told to kiss 10 men in audition
Anne Hathaway has revealed that in the 2000s, producers on a film she was starring in required her to kiss a succession of potential co-stars.
Dementia adviser to Sunak resigns over prosecutions of carers
One of Rishi Sunak's dementia advisers has quit over the government's approach towards unpaid carers, describing the prosecutions of vulnerable people as \"beyond the pale\".
'It felt like an abuse of power' Climate activist who faced jail for silent protest
Two days before Trudi Warner faced court under threat of jail for contempt of court, she fell off her bike and ruptured the tendons in her hand. Now the hand is black and blue, tightly bandaged and requires surgery.
Six arrests as St George's Day event in London turns violent
Clashes took place in central London yesterday between police and participants in a St George's Day event attended by crowds that included farright groups.
Paula Vennells Ex-CEO urged 'non-emotive' words for IT bug
The former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells and other senior executives searched for \"non-emotive\" words to describe computer bugs found in the company's Horizon IT system in an \"absolutely Orwellian\" use of language, a public inquiry has heard.
Post Office boss 'obsessed' with his pay amid Horizon scandal, inquiry is told
The chief executive of the Post Office was \"obsessed\" with his pay and threatened to resign unless it was increased even as the Horizon scandal escalated, a former executive at the postal service has claimed.
Johnny's cache: country singer's lost demos to be finally released
Eleven previously unreleased songs by Johnny Cash, which the country star recorded as demos in 1993 but never completed, are to finally see the light of day on a new album entitled Songwriter, to be released on 28 June.
Beatles’ Help! guitar found in dream state’ in attic expected to sell to the tune of 600k
A guitar played by John Lennon and George Harrison in sessions for the albums Help! and Rubber Soul, which has spent the last 50 years lying in an attic, is to go to auction alongside other memorabilia items, including a handwritten concert setlist by Kurt Cobain, a book of handwritten lyrics by Tupac Shakur, and a Fendi dress worn by Amy Winehouse.
Legacy of pandemic to be 'worst exam results in decades', report says
Children in England could face the worst exam results in decades and a lifetime of lower earnings, according to research that blames failures to tackle the academic and social legacies of school closures during Covid.
Rock in a hard place: seaside treat under threat from cheap imports, say manufacturers
Blackpool rock, a British seaside institution as traditional as donkey rides on the beach, amusement arcades and fair to middling weather, is facing an existential threat from cheap and inferior Chinese imports, manufacturers have said.