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Becoming small was essential for successful evolution in modern mammals
Small simple jaw enabled mammals to survive in changing climates
Grieving family of 7-year-old Deptford arson victim appeal to catch killers
Joel Urhie, who lived in Deptford, south east London with his mother and older sister, tragically died as a result of the deliberate attack
Paris climate targets could be exceeded sooner than expected
the rise in global temperatures means previously year-round frozen soil is melting faster than thought
Shop owner has opened her first eco-friendly premises – which is completely PLASTIC-FREE
Abbie Sellers, 26, opened the shop which she claims can save over 10,000 pieces of plastic being used each week
4.5 million UK children are living in poverty
A shocking new study has discovered that over 14 million people, 4.5 million of them children, and living in poverty. The investigation also discovered that 12% of the total UK population is in “persistent” poverty, having spent all or most of the last four years below the breadline. The statistics, by Social Metrics Commission, have been gathered from a new measure to calculate social disadvantage. The commission includes experts from academia, and from organisations such as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,...
Economy is slowing to a “snail’s pace” due to Brexit
Economists at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) say growth will slow to 1.1 per cent this year. The influential business lobby group is also highly concerned of the impact of a no-deal Brexit. Shockingly, this would be the slowest rate of growth since the global financial crisis of 2009. The previous prediction was 1.3 per cent, still a sluggish growth rate for the UK economy. Adam Marshall, the group’s director general, said the UK economy is slowing to a...
Tourists are putting beauty spots at risk of erosion for INSTAGRAM pics
The founder of environmental campaign group Blue Planet Society believes social media including Instagram and Facebook is fuelling the problem
Village bobbies armed with high powered rifles to shoot dead escaped zoo animals
Fears have been raised over thick-skinned creatures such as rhinoceroses breaking free from their enclosures in zoos across Norfolk and Suffolk
“Brits proud of London, but too many feel excluded from the city,” survey finds
The majority of Britons have pride in London as a capital city, a YouGov poll on behalf of Centre for London and the Mile End Institute has found. The polling, commissioned to deepen understanding of how the capital's relations to the rest of the country have changed in recent years, found that: · A majority of people living outside of London (56 per cent) say they have pride in London “as the capital city of the United Kingdom”, while just over a...