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Hominid species that existed around the time of the first ever humans had a similar but much smaller brain
Raises the possibility the extinct species may have behaved like humans, using language and stone tools
Revealed: the tangled web between fossil industry and government
Mapped: Revolving Doors between UK Government and the Energy Industry DeSmog UK have investigated the undue influence of climate science denial and the fossil fuel industry on Britain's energy and climate policy since 2014. From the latest research on connections between energy industry figures and those in position to influence policy on the industry and tackling pollution and climate change, DeSmog UK has made this handy and sinister map of the connections between former government officials and the fossil fuel and other energy companies...
Scores of Palestinians killed as Ivanka Trump cuts the ribbon on new US embassy
At least 41 Palestinians have been killed and 1,800 wounded by Israeli troops as Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka cut the ribbon the new US embassy in Jerusalem. The Trump administration opened the embassy today formally breaking decades of established American policy and international practice in a move that US officials say will create greater regional stability. Critics say the decision to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital could make a region already struggling with four ongoing conflicts all the more...
14-year-old boy among Palestinians shot dead protesting Trump’s Jerusalem Embassy
UPDATE: Gaza Ministry of Health say total of 52 Palestinians killed, more than 1,200 wounded by Israeli fire in Gaza. Eight children under the age of 16 among the dead, the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations says. Dozens of Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, are among a mounting death toll as protests greeted Donald Trump’s controversial new embassy Residents of Gaza gathered at the border with Israel to demonstrate against the controversial move which many feel cements Israel’s de facto occupation...
Home Office threatens to deport distant cousin of the Queen
A grandmother who is 18th cousin of the Queen is facing being deported to South Africa after she was refused a visa to live in the UK. Brenda Ackerman, 71, traced her family tree back to the 12th Century which revealed her to be a distant relative of King John James 1st and Robert the Bruce. The family have written to the new Home Secretary Sajid Javid. Immigration barrister Jan Doerfel has launched a judicial review into the case. He said:...
A BBC weatherman has blasted “years” of noise from disruptive ‘mega basement’ building work
TV favourite weather forecaster Stav Danaos kicked up a storm and claims he is struggling to get any rest because neighbours keep building mega basements.
Life could be widespread in other universes – just as Stephen Hawking predicted on his deathbed
A 'multiverse' - where ours is among many - would not be as inhospitable as previously believed
Sobering images show how Norfolk coastline has disappeared over last decade
The once-full clifftop at Hemsby, Norfolk, has been battered by strong winds and high tides
New analysis reveals shocking Tory bias from BBC in run-up to local elections
New independent analysis into political coverage in the run-up to the local elections has proved that the BBC had a de-facto bias towards right-wing newspapers. Despite strong editorial guidelines around election coverage the BBC managed to shun media titles that are sympathetic to Jeremy Corbyn in its newspaper round-up. Those with a Conservative sway, on the other hand, dominated its coverage at the start of the month, accounting for over 70 per cent of the stories discussed on five days out...