Chinese scientists have found that the orb-weaving spider manipulates fireflies caught in its web to lure and trap others of the species for its next meal. Abscondita terminalis fireflies use light-emitting cells on their abdomens to communicate with others of the species, with males using multi-pulse flashes and females makingContinue Reading
Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick has admitted he previously used the Ozempic weight-loss jab but “didn’t particularly enjoy it”. The former immigration minister confirmed he took the medication for around six weeks last autumn to shed some pounds. Mr Jenrick was addressing rumours about his sudden weight loss over theContinue Reading
An amateur fossil hunter has uncovered a 7 ft-long, fully intact mammoth tusk in a creek near a Mississippi river stream, a world-first discovery that sheds more light on the region’s ecology during the last Ice Age. While fossils of the closely related mastodon have previously been found across theContinue Reading
Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling was dropped from the entire squad by new boss Enzo Maresca for the opening match of the season against Manchester City. That prompted the 29-year-old’s camp to release a bombshell statement demanding talks with the club’s hierarchy. Sterling played a key role in pre-season and wasContinue Reading
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,” wrote Robert Frost, in a poem that has terrorised schoolchildren for a century. Frost’s vision ofContinue Reading
Hopes of a late Tottenham push for Eberechi Eze were dashed this week when his release clause expired. Crystal Palace would have been defenceless if Spurs or any other interested party forked out £60million earlier this summer, but the expiration of Eze’s clause means the Eagles can effectively demand whateverContinue Reading
Health secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of ignoring a whistleblower who helped to uncover a major scandal within the nursing regulator. Evidence of widespread racism and a “toxic” within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) that was putting the public and nurses at risk was found in July byContinue Reading
Engineering firm John Wood Group has revealed it slumped to a near one billion US dollar (£770 million) half-year loss just weeks after a Dubai suitor walked away from a £1.56 billion proposed takeover. The FTSE 250 firm, which provides oilfield and engineering services, reported pre-tax losses of 961.7 millionContinue Reading
Staff who are consistently contacted by bosses outside of normal working hours could be in line for thousands of pounds of compensation under Labour plans. The government’s plans to introduce a right to switch off, establishing a barrier between workers’ professional and home lives, could see staff securing bumper payoutsContinue Reading
Campaigners are preparing to launch a fresh pilot for a four-day working week in the hope the new Labour government will be more open-minded to the scheme. And we want to know if our readers also think chopping a day off the average Monday to Friday is a good idea.Continue Reading
