First bones with living cells acted like BATTERIES for fish 423 million years ago, study reveals 

While our bones act as a support structure for our body, millions of years ago they behaved like batteries to help ancient fish travel long distances. A team of German paleontologists analyzed bone structures of a 423 million-year-old jawless, armored extinct species that showed the creature’s bone cells dissolved some of the tissue to supply … Read more

Police ‘acted appropriately’ during 89mph chase of newlywed couple who died in fireball horror crash

A police watchdog has cleared officers of any wrongdoing after a teenage couple they had been chasing died in a fireball crash in west London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct had been investigating after Patrick McDonagh, 19, and his pregnant wife Shauna, 18, were killed when their silver Renault Mégane hit a coach and burst into flames … Read more

China ‘could have acted more quickly’ in dealing with Covid, WHO says

China ‘could have acted more quickly’ in dealing with Covid-19, WHO’s pandemic response probe declares By Afp Published: 14:46 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 14:51 GMT, 18 January 2021 China ‘could have acted more quickly’ in dealing with Covid-19, the WHO’s pandemic response probe declared today.  The direct criticism from an agency which Donald … Read more

Fanged marine reptile had a short, flat tail that acted as an ‘underwater float’

A marine reptile that lurked in the oceans 240 million years ago used its ‘short, flat tail’ as an underwater float to help it hide and pick off fish with its razor sharp fangs. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing say the reptile, a type of nothosaur, was about 2ft long, had … Read more

Attorney claims Kyle Rittenhouse acted in self-defense as video shows him shooting armed victim

Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse shot one of his victims five times including in the head, the criminal complaint reveals – but his attorney has claimed it was he who was ‘attacked’ and insisted he was acting in self-defense.   Rittenhouse’s attorney Lin Wood said the 17-year-old vigilante was ‘attacked’ with ‘lethal force’ and ‘had the right to defend … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson’s doctor acted after Zoom video

In a few short hours the crisis over Boris Johnson‘s health turned into a full-scale emergency last night.  The diplomatic fog that had obscured just how ill he really was lifted as it emerged he had been admitted to intensive care.  It took an intervention from our oldest ally across the Atlantic for questions to … Read more