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‘Lunar calendar’ found in caves may predate equivalent record-keeping systems by at least 10,000 yearsA primitive writing system used by ice age hunter-gatherers appears to have been uncovered by an amateur archaeologist, who concluded that the 20,000-…
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms Labour will oppose plan because it is likely to erode goodwill of doctors and nursesUK politics live – latest news updatesNew anti-strike legislation due to be unveiled imminently could worsen NHS services and w…
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says sorry after account posts ‘deeply unpleasant stuff’A second cabinet minister has said they fell victim to hackers and was forced to apologise after their Twitter account posted a series of offensive t…
Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policyFarmers are to receive additional payments of up to £1,000 a year for protecting nature and the environment, as the government reforms post-Brexit subsidies…
Jamaican police say fatal shooting of Sean Patterson, 33, was ‘contract killing that emanated from Britain’A British man who was shot dead in Jamaica this week was the victim of a contract killing ordered in Britain, according to local police.Sean Patt…
‘I don’t know how staying silent is ever going to make things better,’ Duke of Sussex tells interviewerThe Duke of Sussex has explained his decision to publish details of his relationships with family members in his forthcoming memoir, telling an inter…
Ruling says enough scrutiny exists to detect fraud while naming recipients in £47bn scheme puts them at riskThe British government has been given the go-ahead to keep concealing the names of companies that received in total more than £47bn in state-bac…
This blog has now closed, you can read more on this story hereStarmer says voters looked at Labour again in 2022. And he felt, “for the first time in a while that we could return their gaze with confidence”.But Labour must not rest on its laurels. It n…
Without global heating, such warm temperatures would be expected only once every five centuries, Met Office saysThe record-breaking heat in the UK in 2022 was made 160 times more likely by the climate crisis, indicating the dominant influence of human-…
Retailer reports much better than expected data in December but remains ‘cautious’ about 2023 Next has upped profit forecasts for the year by £20m after better sales than expected in the run-up to Christmas, but said it remained “cautious” about the ye…