Fossil shows lizards millions of years older than thought
Natural History Museum UK Dr Whiteside said the specimen had been simply labelled ‘clevosaurus and one other reptile’ A new discovery suggests lizards have existed for 35 million years longer than previously thought. The University of Bristol took CT scans of fossilised remains of a reptile that sat in a Natural History Museum storage cupboard […]
Local restrictions on BT60 begin this evening
BBC The latest local restrictions to be imposed cover parts of County Armagh Local restrictions will be imposed from Friday evening on people living in the BT60 postcode, which covers parts of County Armagh. From 17:00 BST residents will not be allowed to visit other people inside their homes or have visitors in – with […]
Reward offered for information on 2005 murder
Lisa’s sister Joanne urges those who know what happened to tell the police and take the £20,000 reward A £20,000 reward is being offered for information on the disappearance and murder of Lisa Dorrian. The 25-year-old shop assistant vanished after attending a party at a caravan park in Ballyhalbert, a seaside village in County Down, […]
UK sleepwalking into food supply crisis, says farming union
Getty Images The UK is “sleepwalking” into a food supply crisis and the government must step in to help farmers, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has warned. Yields of tomatoes and other crops will likely slump to record lows this year, it said, with potential supply problems ahead as already seen with eggs. Soaring fuel, […]
A vampire film with ‘so much to sink your teeth into’
Focus Features With Bill Skarsgård as the “horrible old vampire”, Robert Eggers’s remake of FW Murnau’s silent 1922 classic stars Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult, and has its “share of gruesome shocks”. Many people have seen plenty of vampire films, but what if we hadn’t seen any? What if we’d never heard of Dracula, and we […]
Who will regulate digital political ads?
The rise in political adverts on social media Nearly two-and-a-half-years ago, I did a ring-round of Britain’s regulators to see if any of them might fancy regulating political advertising on social media, particularly outside an election period. It was obvious then, in the aftermath of the Brexit referendum and election of President Trump, that political […]
Six reasons behind the High Street crisis
Getty Images The restaurant chains Jamie’s Italian and Prezzo have announced closures, while fashion chain New Look and department store group House of Fraser are seeking to shore up their finances. Experts say retailers are battling a “perfect storm” of pressures and they expect more closures in 2018. 1. Squeezed incomes A big factor has […]
German court halts work on new ‘Gigafactory’
Reuters Demonstrators take part in an anti-Tesla protest in Germany Tesla has been ordered to temporarily halt preparations for a car factory in Germany after environmentalists won a court injunction on Sunday. The electric carmaker had been clearing forest land near the capital, Berlin, ahead of building its first European car and battery plant. The […]
‘Strong case’ to compensate slow speed broadband users
MPs said there is a “strong case” to compensate slow speed broadband users The areas of Wales with the slowest broadband connection speeds have been revealed, as MPs back calls for customers to be compensated. A report by the British Infrastructure Group lists the worst performing parliamentary constituencies in the UK, with seven of the […]
‘This year the Oscars are coming to Kilkenny’
Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon have earned a fifth Oscar nomination for its latest film Wolfwalkers There is no mistaking the pride in Tomm Moore’s voice when asked about his animation studio’s latest award nomination. “This year the Oscars are coming to Kilkenny,” he said. It’s the fifth time that Cartoon Saloon has been nominated […]