Kenyan conservationist found oldest near-complete human skeleton in 1984, dating from 1.5m years ago The celebrated Kenyan conservationist and fossil hunter Richard Leakey, whose groundbreaking discoveries helped prove that humankind evolved in Africa, has died aged 77. The president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, announced Leakey’s death with “deep sorrow”. Continue […]
Year: 2022
Jonathan Powell says PM and Brexit ministers risking fragile peace in Northern Ireland and ‘don’t seem to care’ One of the architects of the Northern Ireland peace deal has said Boris Johnson and the former Brexit minister Lord Frost have risked “all the work” the previous generation of politicians put […]
Advice to secondary schools issued amid concerns over new term spike in Covid cases and Keir Starmer calls for more test kits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All pupils in secondary schools in England should return to wearing masks in classrooms, ministers said last night, as […]
Offer could be on table in upcoming trade talks in Delhi in bid to access to country’s growing economy Ministers are keen to ease immigration restrictions in a bid to make it easier for thousands of Indian citizens to live and work in the UK as part of forthcoming trade […]
Pressure grows on duke to settle alleged victim’s claim before key hearing this week Two of Prince Andrew’s efforts to prevent or stall the progression of Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s sex assault lawsuit against him were blocked on Saturday when a US federal judge ordered the prince’s lawyers to turn over […]
At least seven reported injured while cause of the blaze remains under investigation Three people are missing and feared dead after a wind-stoked wildfire roared through two towns in Boulder county, Colorado, prompting thousands of evacuations and destroying nearly 1,000 homes, authorities said on Saturday. Officials initially said there were […]
Critics say legacy of 2003 Iraq invasion makes former PM unsuitable for Queen’s highest honour The former Labour prime minister Tony Blair’s ennoblement this weekend, courtesy of the Queen, has been defended by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. Sir Tony, rather than Sir Anthony, as […]
Tennis player Emma Raducanu, Olympians and Paralympians, and actor Daniel Craig also among 1,122 people receiving awards Leading figures of science and medicine during the coronavirus pandemic have been feted in the Queen’s new year honours list, including the chief medical officer for England, Prof Chris Whitty, who is to […]
Exclusive: Guardian survey shows level of intimidation, including death threats, against scientific and medical advisers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The “appalling” scale of abuse, intimidation and threatening behaviour directed at the UK government’s scientific and medical advisers has been laid bare in a Guardian survey […]
Latest updates as fireworks and parties make a comeback around the world following a year of lockdowns and new variants New York presses ahead with New Year’s Eve party despite Covid records UK has warmest New Year’s Eve on record as temperatures top 15C Australia cautiously rings in 2022 with […]