Plant fossils turn out to be turtles in ‘unusual misidentification’
Re-examination finds what were taken to be veins of leaves are actually bone growth patterns Two small, oval fossils thought to be prehistoric plants are...
Month : December 2023
US to conduct flights within Guyana amid Venezuela territorial dispute
US and Britain express support for Guyana over Maduro threat to seize a third of its territory while Brazil calls for peaceful solution The United...
Home Office ordered to give full cost of Rwanda deportation plan
Top civil servant summoned to give ‘full and frank’ answers after costs of scheme rose from £140m to £290m The Home Office has been ordered...
‘Cloak and dagger tactics’: Tories paid Rwanda an extra £100m for asylum deal
Ministers criticised after civil servant tells MPs payment was made in April after £140m had already been sent UK ministers have been accused of using...
US chocolate mogul charged over deaths of Canadian animator and partner in Dominica
Jonathan Lehrer, 57, and alleged accomplice appear in court after bodies of Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand were found An American chocolatier and his alleged...
Rishi Sunak claims new Rwanda asylum bill will prevent legal challenges
Prime minister holds emergency press conference to try to regain control over immigration debate as Tory rebellion grows UK politics live – latest updates Rishi...
HIV vaccine trial in Africa halted after disappointing initial results
African-led trial ended a year early as researchers conclude there is ‘little or no chance’ new combination vaccines cut HIV risk The first trial in...
Juanita Castro, sister of Fidel and Raúl who worked with CIA, dies aged 90
The staunch anti-communist, at first supportive of her brothers’ efforts, became disillusioned with the Cuban government Juanita Castro, the sister of the Cuban rulers Fidel...
Wednesday briefing: Inside the Home Office’s new Rwanda plan – and why it might not work
In today’s newsletter: James Cleverly has signed a treaty aimed at fixing its deportation plan, but there are questions whether its safeguards will change the...
Climate funding must be faster and easier, says deputy PM of flood-hit Somalia
Salah Jama said vulnerable countries face ‘bureaucratic bottlenecks’ in receiving loss and damage funds and are often forced to take them on as debt Funding...
