Month: September 2017

South Pacific landmass may have been closer to land level than once thought, providing pathways for animals and plantsThe mostly submerged continent of Zealandia may have been much closer to land level than previously thought, providing pathways for animals and plants to cross continents from 80m years ago, an expedition Read more…

History would not have to have worked out very differently for Ed Miliband to have spent last night preparing his conference speech as Prime Minister. Instead he hosted a pub quiz. Via: At the Ed Miliband Momentum pub quiz the real winners were the team names

Aristocrat whose husband famously vanished more than four decades ago has been found dead in WestminsterLady Lucan, whose husband famously vanished more than four decades ago, has been found dead at her home.Police forced entry to the 80-year-old’s property in Westminster on Tuesday afternoon after she was reported missing, and Read more…

David Lammy says he will chain himself to the door of Number 10 if US President's state visit goes ahead Via: Donald Trump is a 'racist KKK and Nazi sympathiser', says Labour MP

President says military strike would not be ‘preferred option’ but he is prepared to pursue it if needed: ‘If we take that option, it will be devastating’Donald Trump vowed to “fix the mess” over North Korea’s nuclear program one day after the country’s foreign minister claimed that the US president Read more…

Headteacher says 'shocking, extraordinary incident' has impacted on staff Via: Parent caught on camera mowing down child's teacher with his car

Canadian aircraft maker, which employs 4,000 in region, suffers major blow after US imposes punitive 219% levyOne of Northern Ireland’s largest employers faces paying a punitive tariff on its exports of passenger jets to the US after losing the first stage of an international trade dispute.The US Department of Commerce Read more…