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Dinosaur footprints from 166 million years ago discovered in UK quarry
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The most extensive dinosaur trackways ever discovered in Europe have been uncovered at an Oxfordshire quarry, stunning palaeontologists, who haveContinue Reading
The 400,000-year-old giant skeleton that solved a mystery of early humans
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email One spring, after a long winter, an aged elephant lay dying at the bank of a small stream near the coastContinue Reading
Wage growth slips back as jobless rate hits highest since 2021 – ONS
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The once-widespread species that has been declared globally extinct
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The slender-billed curlew (Numenius tenuirostris) has been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This isContinue Reading
Harry Enfield defends controversial Nelson Mandela sketch but admits ‘I wouldn’t do it now’
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Comedian Harry Enfield has defended a controversial sketch where he portrayed Nelson Mandela, claiming “ cultural imperialism” was toContinue Reading
Jannik Sinner ‘copies Raducanu’ and risks backlash with controversial decision
Jannik Sinner could face the wrath of Italian tennis fans should he opt out of this year’s Davis Cup. It’s reported that the world No.2 won’t represent Italy at the finals of the event, which is set to be played on home soil in Italy later this year. Italy areContinue Reading
Rattled Johnson blames everyone but himself for ‘Boriswave’ of migrants
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Women leaving tech cost UK £3.5bn a year, Lovelace Report warns
The UK economy is losing as much as £3.5 billion a year as tens of thousands of women leave the technology sector amid stalled career progression, unequal pay and weak leadership pipelines, according to a new landmark report released to mark Ada Lovelace Day. The 2025 Lovelace Report: Unlocking £2–3.5Continue Reading
NHS announces new test to be offered for all newborn babies
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Newborn babies in England will now be routinely screened for a rare genetic condition, NHS England has announced. Hereditary tyrosinaemia typeContinue Reading
Retail sales growth slows to 2.3% as Budget fears hit shoppers
Retail sales growth cooled sharply last month as households tightened budgets ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s November Budget and heavy storms kept shoppers off the high street. Figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG show retail sales rose 2.3% year on year in the five weeks to OctoberContinue Reading