41 m. ago Missing chapter of human evolution dating back 2.8 million years uncovered in Africa

A new fossil discovery is adding a lost species to the picture of human evolution, rewriting the history of a famous skeleton.

Events

53 m. ago Machete is pulled on shadow home sec Chris Philp and bottles thrown on visit to migrants in Dunkirk 'Jungle' camp

The Conservative MP began a trip to investigate illegal migration last night, travelling to northern France to visit a migrant camp near Dunkirk.

Events

71 m. ago New social, emotional and mental health primary school planned for Greater Manchester town

There is a shortage of these specialist schools in the area

Politics

86 m. ago The 7 common reasons why people lose their appetite later in life – and how to manage it

An expert reveals the reason why older people tend to lose their appetites, and what people can do when this does happen

Politics

1 hour ago Grieving mum finds body of daughter, 7, missing tongue and throat after autopsy

The girl's mother, Han, walked in to the morgue in Taiwan to find her daughter incomplete - before the medical examiner told her they simply chucked them in her chest cavity to save time

Events

1 hour ago Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan sparks The Grand Tour rumours after latest collab

Harriet Cowan, who starred in the fourth season of Amazon Prime's Clarkson's Farm, has been started Top Gear rumours after she shared a video with Richard Hammond's daughter Izzy

Politics

1 hour ago Man jailed for 10 years for attempting to murder toddler at Glasgow railway station

The 28-year-old made the attempt after a relationship breakdown with the child’s mother

Events

2 h. ago Teenage girls making TikToks: Philippa James’s best photograph

‘My daughter and her friends are part of the smartphone generation. The more time I spent with them, the more I learned about the darker side of their mobiles’This started as a project with my daughter and her friends, who are all part of the smartphone generation. They were 14 years old at the time and I wanted to learn more about the relationship they had with their mobile phones. In 2022, a study by Ofcom showed that nine out of 10 children owned one by the time they reached the age of 11, and that 91% of them used video platforms, messaging apps and social media by the age of 12. I spoke to my daughter and her friends about how they use their phones and the negative reputation that surrounds teenagers and their screens. They told me the positives as well as the negatives, such as how social media can raise confidence as well as knock it down.I asked if I could photograph them. There was very little direction from me and – rather than photographing them in a controlled portraitur...

Culture

2 h. ago Parents and child killed when tree falls on car amid heavy rain, flooding in Tennessee

An official in Tennessee says a mother, father and child were killed when a tree fell on their car amid heavy rain and flooding

Events

2 h. ago Lammy refers himself to watchdog after fishing illegally with JD Vance

Foreign secretary reports ‘oversight’ to Environment Agency after failing to acquire necessary rod licence David Lammy has referred himself to the environment watchdog after going fishing with JD Vance without the required licence during the US vice-president’s trip to the UK.The foreign secretary hosted Vance and his family at Chevening House in Kent last week, where the pair fished from the property’s private lake. Anglers aged 13 and over must hold a rod licence to fish for freshwater species such as carp in England and Wales. Lammy failed to land a catch, but “all of my kids did”, Vance said. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Has the ice FINALLY thawed? Wayne Lineker's daughter Tia shares pictures from her lavish wedding in Mallorca as his brother Gary looks on

Wayne Lineker's daughter Tia's new wedding snaps hinted that tensions may have thawed between warring brothers Wayne and Gary - as the former Match of the Day host attended the nuptials. 

Politics

2 h. ago DWP measures to stop people fraudulently claiming monthly PIP of up to £749

DWP said £330 million was lost to fraud and error within the PIP system last year.

Economics

2 h. ago David Beckham makes 'family' statement after Brooklyn Beckham vow renewal snub

David Beckham has taken to social media to make a "family" announcement after missing his son Brooklyn Beckham and daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz-Beckham renew their vows

Politics

2 h. ago Tennis legend goes public with heartbreaking health diagnosis

Monica Seles was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis - a neuromuscular autoimmune disease - in 2022 and the nine-time Grand Slam winner has now chosen to go public

Science

2 h. ago Superdrug shoppers say £6 perfume smells 'exactly like' Tom Ford's £290 version

Superdrug's Cherry Noir is said to be just likeTom Ford's Lost Cherry, which costs £290 for a 50ml bottle. The high street version is a fraction of the price and is said to last all day

Economics

3 h. ago Zoë Kravitz says she ‘destroyed’ Taylor Swift’s bathroom after losing pet snake

Swift lent Kravitz and her mother, Lisa Bonet, her home during the LA wildfires

Politics

3 h. ago Ferne McCann divides opinion as she defiantly defends breastfeeding her two

The former TOWIE star appeared on the ITV show to chat to presenters Andi Peters and Emma Willis about the mum-shaming she has received about her choice to do so with her youngster.

Politics

3 h. ago Labour Foreign Secretary facing fine for illegally fishing with JD Vance

David Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted the US vice president at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent.

Events

3 h. ago Labour Foreign Secretary could be fined for illegally fishing with JD Vance

David Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted the US vice president at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent.

Events

3 h. ago Mother branded a 'monster' for using controversial laser treatment on her baby son's birthmark reveals what he looks like three years later

Brooke Atkins, 36, from Australia gave birth to Kingsley in 2022, and immediately noticed he'd been born with a large Port Wine Stain (PWS) birthmark.

Economics