22 h. ago New calls to exempt people from paying National Insurance Contributions after 35 years

A new online petition is urging the UK Government to change the current policy on National Insurance deductions.

Politics

22 h. ago EuroMillions players urged to change 'birthday numbers' to improve £201m chances

One UK player won 680,767 for matching five numbers and one Lucky Star

Economics

25 h. ago Tax the rich more to fill black hole in public finances, Labour members tell Starmer

Exclusive: PM urged to conduct a ‘radical change of direction’ as the government attempts to plug gaps in the public finances

Economics

68 h. ago Councils urged to change school uniform rules as pupils return to classroom

The Scottish Greens have recommended that local authorities implement a whole host of measures to cut costs for families.

Politics

4 d. ago UK holidaymakers to 29 European countries face major rule change in weeks

The changes will be implemented from October 12 and tourists are being urged to be aware

Politics

5 d. ago iPhone users urged to change 5 settings on iOS 18.6 as soon as possible

Changing these settings will make it feel like you have a new phone, according to tech experts.

Technology

8 d. ago Crumbling shells, melting ice – and a wildlife boom: what recreating Scott’s Antarctic trip reveals about our seas today

A new polar expedition compared samples with those collected more than a century ago by by Scott, along with voyages led by Shackleton and BorchgrevinkThree glass specimen jars full of satsuma-sized echinoderms, or sea urchins, sit on Dr Hugh Carter’s desk in the Natural History Museum. Each one, collected from the depths of the Southern Ocean by polar teams led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Capt Robert Falcon Scott and the Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink, tells a tale of heroic exploration and scientific endeavour.Now, more than a century later, Carter, the Natural History Museum’s (NHM) curator of marine invertebrates, hopes the preserved Antarctic urchins, 50 in all, will help tell a different, increasingly urgent story of modern times: how changes in the world’s southernmost waters may be affecting marine life. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago What recreating Scott’s Antarctic expedition reveals about our seas today

A new polar project compared samples with those collected more than a century ago by by Scott, along with voyages led by Shackleton and BorchgrevinkThree glass specimen jars full of satsuma-sized echinoderms, or sea urchins, sit on Dr Hugh Carter’s desk in the Natural History Museum. Each one, collected from the depths of the Southern Ocean by polar teams led by Sir Ernest Shackleton, Capt Robert Falcon Scott and the Norwegian Carsten Borchgrevink, tells a tale of heroic exploration and scientific endeavour.Now, more than a century later, Carter, the Natural History Museum’s (NHM) curator of marine invertebrates, hopes the preserved Antarctic urchins, 50 in all, will help tell a different, increasingly urgent story of modern times: how changes in the world’s southernmost waters may be affecting marine life. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago NS&I urged to make major change 'to set an example for the wider industry'

It comes after the savings giant revealed there is more than £100m worth of prizes that remain unclaimed

Politics

1 week ago State pensioners could lose DWP payments after 'unfair' £10,000 rule

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been urged to make a change to an 'unfair' rule that could see pensioners lose out on thousands of pounds in payments

Economics

last month Meta argues its AI needs personal information from social media posts to learn ‘Australian concepts’

Tech giant said posts from Australian Facebook and Instagram users were ‘vital learning’ about ‘concepts, realities, and figures’Meta has urged the Australian government not to make privacy law changes that would prevent the company using personal information taken from Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI, arguing the AI needs to learn “how individuals discuss Australian concepts”.In a submission to the Productivity Commission’s review on harnessing data and digital technology, published this week, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp argued for a “global policy alignment” in the Albanese government’s pursuit of privacy reform in the AI age. Continue reading...

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