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For decades scientists have believed dinosaurs were already in decline because of changes in the climate

Momentum spokesperson Laura Parker has hit back over "disproportionate" fines for "incredibly minor offences" after the grassroots movement was handed a £16,700 penalty for "multiple breaches of electoral law". The Electoral Commission cited the group for "repeated revisions to their spending return" and "poor record keeping" when issuing the fine, which is the highest issued to a non-party campaigner in history. They were penalised £12,150 for failing to submit a spending return that was complete and accurate, £2,700 for omitting £22,958.46...

London employers are struggling to find the talent they need to fill job roles, new data has revealed. There was a 6.6 per cent decline in candidate applications for new roles last month as Brexit uncertainty grips the market. Although London’s job market has remained largely resilient over the past few years there is a notable sense that professionals may be feeling tentative about making their career move. Average salaries for new roles in London rose by 2.1 per cent...

Aitor Garmendia has been awarded the Picture of the Year International for his photographic report on undercover investigations in farms. The photojournalist scooped the prestigious gong after a photo series uncovering the hardships and appalling conditions that animals have to endure inside factory farms. Garmendia spent two weeks undercover in Northern Italy with Essere Animali - one of the most active European organisations - entering secretly into farms. This is the second time that Garmendia’s work on animal exploitation has been...

As we begin the first day of Lent, 12-year-old climate change campaigner, Genesis Butler, has received a response from Pope Francis regarding her plea for him to try vegan for Lent as part of the Million Dollar Vegan campaign. However, Pope Francis has not yet confirmed whether he will do so, and therefore the campaign is asking whether His Holiness can meet with Butler over a vegan meal at the Vatican, during the Lenten period, to discuss her concerns. Should Pope Francis...

It takes just over a year for boredom to set in for retirees, a study has found. Getting used to life with no set routine, a huge amount of spare time and staying at home with their partner every day gets too much for some. One in 10 even admitted to being bored of retirement and itching for something to do after just five months away from work. Research of 1,000 retirees aged 45 and over, commissioned by National Citizen...

It would have made the iconic ichtyosaur even more terrifying than previously believed. Some were almost as big as a blue whale.

The government’s approach to protecting workers’ rights after Brexit has been heavily cristicised. With claims that the substitutes are “not worth the paper they are written on”. The prime minister said: “We have as a country led the way in workers’ rights while maintaining a flexible labour market. The enormous success of our jobs market and the wealth of opportunities for workers across the nation have long been underpinned by the policies and standards that exceed the minimums set by...

Joe Gynane, 34, also accused of stabbing boy, 16, in second attack within hours