‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

Muslims worry Modi’s party will rely on familiar tactics of drawing on religious divisions as it battles Congress to to retain seats in Karnataka

Stark new projections suggest annual admissions will rise to 151,000, costing the NHS and economy £75bn

Official statistics show there was a ‘noticeable increase’ in robberies involving a knife or sharp instrument

Mice given a diet rich in vitamin D had better immune resistance to experimentally transplanted cancers

Higher rate of 15-year-old girls drinking than in other countries plus rise in 15-year-olds smoking contrasts with fewer boys drinking

Video shared across social media on Wednesday (24 April) appeared to show police bringing two protesters to the ground amid scuffles during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Texas. Local media have reported “several” people were arre ...

Vote to double David Schwimmer’s maximum pay levels comes as fear grow about exodus of firms from City

Family lists property where war veteran raised funds during Covid – minus unauthorised spa pool

The supermarket giant reported a better-than-expected 1.6% rise in underlying pre-tax profits to £701 million for the year to 2 March

Labour has pledged the ‘biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation’ and said it would transfer rail networks to public ownership within five years

As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to virologist Dr Ed Hutchinson of Glasgow University about why this development has taken scientists by surprise, and how prepared we are for the possibility it migh ...

‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

‘The first time it happened, it gave rise to all complex life,’ scientists say

Index’s rise has been driven by the dollar’s strength against the pound – and that effect can reverse

One in five people on average need at least three interactions – but for ethnic minorities figure rises to one in three

The award-winning singer turns up in The Vic

RTX and Lockeed Martin exceed Wall Street expectations for latest quarter amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine

Nick Davies said to have repeatedly demanded pay rises from the government and described bonus as ‘intolerable’

ABF, which also owns Dorset Cereals, says it is not yet planning rises but it may need to import ‘quite a lot’ of grain