39 m. ago Scientists make surprising discovery about what lies beneath the Antarctica Ice Sheet

It's been covered in ice for 34 million years. But scientists are finally uncovering what Antarctica's landscape really looks like - and it's not what they expected.

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51 m. ago Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is the ultimate betrayal of his base | Sidney Blumenthal

The measure exposes the most elaborate charade in recent US political history. But betrayal is Trump’s operating principleDonald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill”, which will eviscerate the living standards, healthcare and aspirations of his white, working-class base, conclusively draws the curtain down on his Maga populist conceit, the most elaborate charade in recent American political history.The price will be staggering: $1tn in cuts to Medicaid; throwing 17 million people off health coverage closing rural hospitals and women’s health clinics; battering food assistance for families, children and veterans; the virtual destruction of US solar and wind energy manufacturing; limiting access to financial aid for college; and, according to the Yale Budget Lab, adding $3tn to the national debt over the next decade, inexorably leading to raised interest rates, which will depress the housing market. These are the harsh, brutal and undeniable realities of Trumpism in the glare of da...

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68 m. ago DWP next steps for PIP assessments which will affect millions

The benefit supports people who live with a long-term health condition or disability to help cover their extra costs

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92 m. ago Rightwing campaigners claim there is covert deal to return Parthenon marbles

Liz Truss reportedly among those who signed letter organised by hard-right group calling for end to talksThe former prime minister Liz Truss, the historian David Starkey and the former Wales secretary John Redwood are reportedly among 34 signatories to a letter alleging the British Museum is part of a “covert” campaign to return the Parthenon marbles to Greece.The letter, seen by Sky News, has been reportedly sent to Keir Starmer, the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, and trustees of British Museum. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Sickening moment woman lies to 999 operator to help brother get away with murder

Yvonne Johnstone told 999 she had found a woman dying on the street - she tried to cover up the crime after her brother beat Karen Youdell to a pulp at his property in Newton Heath

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1 hour ago What time is Taylor vs Serrano 3 on Netflix? UK and US start time explained

Netflix has confirmed what time its coverage of Taylor vs Serrano will start 🥊

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2 h. ago Couple would never have paid £36,000 for caravan if they knew this would happen

A couple spent £36,600 on a caravan at a holiday park but say they are now 'stuck living on a pitch that continues to flood' and cannot sell it - but the holiday park company has refuted their comments

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3 h. ago Couple's second home horror as £36K caravan 'basically worth nothing'

Alicia Mearns and partner John Hayden, from Merseyside, splashed out £36,600 on a caravan at a site run by Park Lane Holiday Homes on the Wirral and now claim they have been told it isn't worth anything

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4 h. ago Unearth prehistoric plants at Dobbies Sandyholm store next month

Attendees will start by learning about dinosaurs from different time periods before covering plants that have been around as long as their favourite dinos and can still be found in our gardens today.

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4 h. ago BP says oil and gas production to rise after renewing focus on fossil fuels

The energy giant told investors that upstream production is now expected to be higher between April and June.

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4 h. ago HMRC issues urgent Winter Fuel Payment warning to every pensioner due up to £300

Last month, HMRC acted to remove 4,600 fake websites linked to Winter Fuel Payments.

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5 h. ago MAGA meltdown as Donald Trump supporters burn iconic red caps in fury at 'cover

Supporters of Donald Trump have been left incensed by the Justice Department's recent declaration that Jeffrey Epstein had no 'client list' - and they are now calling for the burning of the iconic red hats

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5 h. ago Brits urged to check their change for rare penny with tiny fault worth £600

Brits have been urged to check their change to see if they have the valuable penny with an extremely tiny defect - just a small number are thought to be in circulation

Economics

5 h. ago ‘Never seen buzz like this’: Oasis fever grips Manchester before reunion gigs

Pubs and shops witness surge in sales as global visitors join born and bred Mancunians to attend sold-out five night runAll around the world, you’ve gotta spread the word. And if the lyrics to the song are right, the word is well and truly out. Behind the bar at an Oasis-themed pub in Manchester’s buzzy Northern Quarter, fans from across the world have planted their flags in a giant map of the globe to show the extraordinary international appeal of the city’s most famous musical sons.They stretch from New Zealand to Kazakhstan, Greenland to Sudan, with a deluge from the US, South America and China. Most have descended on the bar this week before the band’s first concert in the city in 16 years this Friday. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago It’s 12ft tall, covered in feathers and has been extinct for 600 years – can the giant moa bird really be resurrected?

Colossal Bioscience is adding the extinct animal to its revival wishlist, joining the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine. But scepticism is growingStanding more than three metres (10ft) high, the giant moa is the tallest bird known to have walked on Earth. For thousands of years, the wingless herbivore patrolled New Zealand, feasting on trees and shrubs, until the arrival of humans. Today, records of the enormous animal survive only in Māori oral histories, as well as thousands of discoveries of bone, mummified flesh and the odd feather.But this week, the US start-up Colossal Biosciences has announced that the giant moa has joined the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, on its list of animals that it is trying to bring back from the dead. The announcement has provoked public excitement – and deep scepticism from many experts about whether it is possible to resurrect the bird, which disappeared a century after the arrival of early Polynesian settlers in New Zealan...

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6 h. ago Brits urged to cover strawberry plants with one common household item

Looking forward to biting into a bowl of fresh strawberries this summer? Make sure to protect your strawberry patch with this one handy item that protects your fruit from pests

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9 h. ago Male model who graced the cover of over 600 romance novels shares his brutal diet and fitness tips

A male model who graced the cover of over 600 romance novels has opened up about the extreme lengths he went to in order to stay picture perfect at all times.

Sport

10 h. ago UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese says US sanctions against her a sign of ‘guilt’

United Nations’ special rapporteur for Palestinian territories stresses all eyes must remain on Gaza as she urges ‘let’s stand tall, together’Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, has responded to news that she will be sanctioned by the Trump administration with a post on X saying “the powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless, it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt”.On Wednesday, as part of its effort to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza, the state department sanctioned Albanese, an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Police probe is launched after farmer's field is damaged by crop circle hoaxers

Vandals using planks of wood, rope and GPS technology went to the rural location to create the geometric pattern of a giant spider in a crop field.

Events

13 h. ago This movie legend's 'pet' project is to resurrect a 12 foot tall bird from 600 years ago

The South Island giant moa, a massive, flightless bird that disappeared from New Zealand around 600 years ago due to overhunting, might soon be resurrected, thanks to a partnership between Peter Jackson's biotech firm and an iconic filmmaker

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