2 h. ago How many spiders and pseudoscorpions does it take to make one of the world’s greatest taxonomists?

Former Perth curator Mark Harvey is one of the few people on Earth to have described 1,000 new species, many of them arachnids. Colleagues say his legacy is ‘unquantifiable’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor most people around the world, 16 August 1977 was memorable because it was the day Elvis Presley died.“We turned the radio on when we got back in the car and that was the headline. Elvis was dead,” remembers Dr Mark Harvey. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Young workers complain about 'negative stereotyping' from older colleagues just for being Gen Z

Nearly half of young office workers have reported 'negative stereotyping' from older colleagues - just because they're Gen Z.

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4 h. ago Del Boy style brick phones are back in fashion as Gen Z favours '1980s maximalism'

Nearly half of Gen Z youngsters want to ditch their modern smartphones in favour of chunky 1980s-style mobiles, as seen in Only Fools and Horses

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5 h. ago Passengers flying from busy London Luton Airport over Christmas facing 'travel turmoil'

A union boss has claimed hundreds of flights either side of Christmas risk being delayed or cancelled after London Luton Airport workers voted for six-day strike

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7 h. ago Bah humbug! HSBC bans staff from wearing Christmas jumpers in case they upset hard

Bosses issued guidance to staff after concerns were raised by customers who felt workers wearing Christmas gear did not meet expectations of professionalism.

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8 h. ago The Guide #220: The best things we watched, read and listened to this year – that weren’t from 2025

In this week’s newsletter: We revisit forgotten noirs, rediscovered albums and retro games that stole the year• Don’t get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereWe’ve just inched into December, which of course means Christmas list season. Already, five days in, plenty of publications have shared their cultural best-ofs for 2025 – you can read the Guardian’s best books and songs of the year right now, with our countdowns in TV, film and music coming very soon.Meanwhile, many of you will have been bombarded on social media by screengrabs of your colleagues/friends/enemies’ Spotify Wrapped playlists (though Mood Machine author Liz Pelly has written pretty convincingly about why you shouldn’t share yours). This year’s Wrapped includes a “listening age” feature, which uses the release dates of the music you streamed to determine how horribly out-of-date your tastes are – revealing to some users that they are, in fact, centenarians. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago BBC radio presenter Dave Monk has died aged 72 following pancreatic cancer battle as his heartbroken colleagues pay tribute

Former BBC radio presenter Dave Monk has died at the age of 72 following a battle with cancer. 

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9 h. ago Christmas travel chaos looms at London Luton Airport as DHL staff serving easyJet announce six

Around 200 DHL check-in and baggage workers will walk out over pay in the run-up to Christmas and across Boxing Day, threatening major disruption on some of the airport’s busiest travel days

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10 h. ago BBC radio presenter dies after cancer battle as colleagues pay emotional tribute

BBC radio host Dave Monk has died aged 72 after battling pancreatic cancer, with his colleagues paying tribute to the DJ whose career spanned nearly four decades

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10 h. ago Greedy Royal Mail worker stole over £50k from customer packages

Jonathan Brooking identified Special Delivery packages containing money and took them home before stealing the cash

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12 h. ago 'He's wrong!': RICHARD EDEN challenges colleague PETER HITCHENS over criticism of Kate

Princess Catherine just can't win. Lots of people, including my fellow Daily Mail columnist Peter Hitchens, have criticised her for her comments about addiction.

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13 h. ago Virgin Atlantic air hostess took her own life after fearing she'd lose her dream job for getting drunk beside Jamaica luxury hotel swimming pool

Jasmin Winthrop, 25, was found dead in her hotel room by her colleagues after fearing she would lose her job when she was sick in public.

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14 h. ago This tote is one of the most affordable designer bags you can own

The 30-year-old Longchamp bag has won over Gen Z

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14 h. ago Virgin Atlantic air hostess killed herself after fearing she'd lose her dream job for getting drunk beside Jamaica luxury hotel swimming pool

Jasmin Winthrop, 25, was found dead in her hotel room by her colleagues after fearing she would lose her job when she was sick in public.

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15 h. ago BBC's Michael McIntyre fumes 'shut up' after Gen Z slang question

Michael McIntyre has been stumped over one question in this week's The Wheel

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15 h. ago BBC's The Wheel plunged into chaos after Michael McIntyre confused over Gen Z question

The BBC's The Wheel returns this weekend, and in an exclusive first look, host Michael McIntyre jokes about not understanding Gen Z terms

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16 h. ago Turkey firm that supplies £170 birds to Harrods is accused of breaking animal welfare standards in shocking undercover footage

Hockenhull Turkeys in Lincolnshire has been suspended from a food standards assurance scheme after it was accused of breaking animal welfare standards.

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17 h. ago BBC Question Time audience gasp as Reform UK's Zua Yusuf slammed as 'rude'

The Reform UK politician drew sharp reactions in Dover when he told a long-serving NHS worker he “hadn’t paid attention” to the party’s policies.

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17 h. ago Dozens of delivery drivers face deportation after immigration crackdown

The targeted action of workers in the so-called gig-economy led to 171 arrests across the country last month

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17 h. ago Give credit where it’s due: Labour is finally doing things its supporters actually want | Gaby Hinsliff

From tackling child poverty to being honest about Brexit, the party seems to have recognised the growing electoral threat to its leftWhat does it take for a small child not to recognise their own name? I’ve been thinking about that for days, since reading the Local Government Association’s recent report on a growing crisis in early childhood. We’ve known for a while about children starting school still in nappies, or speaking in Americanisms absorbed from hours stuck in front of YouTube, or even struggling to sit upright because they’ve spent too long slumped over an iPad to develop core muscles. So sadly, it’s not surprising to read of early-years workers telling the LGA they see more and more pre-schoolers who can barely speak, play with others or contain their rage when things don’t go their way. But it was the practitioner who noted that some children “don’t seem to respond to their name” who got to me. You have to wonder how often that child hears a loving adult trying to get t...

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