20 h. ago Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than we thought, scientists discover

Fire-cracked flint and heated sediments have been found at a disused clay pit in Suffolk

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27 h. ago Humans made groundbreaking discovery 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists say

Archaeologists have made a discovery that could challenge everything we know about human development.

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36 h. ago Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 years ago

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37 h. ago Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believedHumans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk.It is known that humans used natural fire more than 1m years ago, but until now the earliest unambiguous example of humans lighting fires came from a site in northern France dating from 50,000 years ago. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believedHumans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in Suffolk.It is known that humans used natural fire more than 1m years ago, but until now the earliest unambiguous example of humans lighting fires came from a site in northern France dating from 50,000 years ago. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago People taking money out of pension pots could be due tax refund of nearly £4,000

More than 13,000 tax refund forms were processed earlier this year.

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1 week ago TGI Fridays UK future uncertain after selling 51 stores and axing 1,000 jobs

TGI Fridays UK has appointed advisors to explore strategic options just weeks after being acquired, with the chain's 49 restaurants and 2,000 jobs now under scrutiny following earlier closures of 51 branches

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves ‘set to deliver big blow for savers in Budget as she eyes up Cash ISA cut’

RACHEL Reeves is set to slash Cash ISA allowances in a big blow to savers, a report claims. The Chancellor is expected to cut the amount savers can stash away tax-free into Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £12,000 per tax year, according to The Financial Times. Earlier reports suggested Reeves was planning to slash the...

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2 w. ago Coronavirus Inquiry: Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle virus cost 23,000 lives

The public report has revealed that if the first lockdown began a week earlier than 23,000 lives could have been saved across the UK in the Coronavirus pandemic

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3 w. ago Ottawa officials battle ‘mindblowing’ influx of thousands of goldfish in pond

Scourge of goldfish has become growing problem as fish are released by pet owners into increasingly warm watersCity officials in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, plan to cull thousands of feral goldfish from a stormwater pond, a decision that reflects the pervasive spread of the species throughout the region.Earlier in the year, city staff removed 5,000 fish from the city’s Celebration Park. But as many as 1,000 more are believed to still be living in the water. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Ottawa officials to cull ‘mindblowing’ influx of thousands of goldfish in pond

Scourge of goldfish has become growing problem as fish are released by pet owners into increasingly warm watersCity officials in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, plan to cull thousands of feral goldfish from a stormwater pond, a decision that reflects the pervasive spread of the species throughout the region.Earlier in the year, city staff removed 5,000 fish from the city’s Celebration Park. But as many as 1,000 more are believed to still be living in the water. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response

Report on handling of pandemic contains stinging criticism of ‘toxic and chaotic’ culture inside Boris Johnson’s No 10UK politics live –latest updatesThe UK’s response to Covid was “too little, too late”, a damning official report on the handling of the pandemic has concluded, saying the introduction of a lockdown even a week earlier than happened could have saved more than 20,000 lives.The document also has stinging criticism of a “toxic and chaotic” culture inside Boris Johnson’s Downing Street – which it said the then prime minister actively embraced – in which the loudest voices held sway and women were sidelined. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Israel may have committed war crimes in expelling West Bank refugees, human rights group alleges

A human rights group says Israel may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity after forcibly expelling 32,000 Palestinians from three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on falling net migration: political debate is now detached from the facts

A fixation on reducing numbers leaves no room for rational discussion of what that means for the economy and societyBritish political debate has long been dominated by public anxiety about rising levels of immigration. How might that change if the population tide were to turn? Not at all, would appear to be the answer. Net migration has in fact been falling since before Labour came to power last July, and yet there has been no end of demand for ever tighter controls and no end of government acquiescence.New figures published this week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), adjusting historical data for methodological changes, show that net migration was 944,000 for the year ending March 2023 – about 40,000 higher than had previously been thought. The drop since then has also been steeper. The number for the year ending December 2024 is now thought to be 345,000 – lower than the earlier count by 86,000.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would li...

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3 w. ago USPS warns of price hikes and ‘urgent need’ for changes after suffering another huge blow

The USPS reduced its workforce by 10,000 workers earlier this year and has rolled out steady price increases

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3 w. ago USPS issues warning about changes and future of postal service as it suffers another huge blow

The USPS reduced its workforce by 10,000 workers earlier this year and has rolled out steady price increases

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4 w. ago 70s comedy legend Brian Murphy’s left huge sum to family after Man About the House star aged 92

ACTOR Brian Murphy, famous for his roles in Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred, left a £617,000 fortune following his death earlier this year aged 92. The star, who was a fan favourite on Last of the Summer Wine, passed away in February at his home in Bromley, in south east...

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