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Mud-slurping chinless fish that was one of ‘man’s earliest ancestors’

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One of the earliest human ancestors – that lived 400 million years ago – was a ‘fish’ with no jaw that used spines on its head to shift position in the water, study claims. Researchers from the University of Bristol used computer simulations to create ‘avatars’ of our ancient relatives to explore how they moved … Read more

Grandfather, 84, who had NEVER left UK is the earliest known fatality from coronavirus outside China

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British man died in JANUARY from coronavirus: Grandfather, 84, who had NEVER left UK is pronounced earliest known fatality outside China after post mortem found COVID-19 in his lungs An 84-year-old man died at the end of January from Covid-19, it was claimed  Peter Attwood’s death has been partly attributed to Covid-19 by a coroner  … Read more

Caerphilly will remain in lockdown until OCTOBER at the earliest, says health chief

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More than 180,000 people in Caerphilly will remain in lockdown until October ‘at the very least’, Wales’s health minister said today. People will not be allowed to enter or leave the area without a reasonable excuse when the restrictions come into force at 6pm on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 11 will be required to wear … Read more

Nottingham woman, 75, is the earliest known Covid-19 patient to catch the disease in the UK

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Nottingham woman, 75, is the earliest known Covid-19 patient to catch the disease in the UK after testing positive on February 21 – a week before officials accepted the virus was spreading in Britain The woman is thought to be the first to catch Covid-19 in the community UK’s first cases were confirmed on January … Read more

Worms on 512m-years-old shellfish are ‘earliest parasites’

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Prehistoric worms found attached to primitive filter-feeding shellfish that lived 512 million years ago are the ‘earliest known parasites’ on Earth, a study reported.  The worms and their unwitting host appeared soon after the so-called ‘Cambrian explosion’ — when all major animal groupings appear in the fossil record. The fossil shellfish — a brachiopod, which … Read more

Earliest African slaves in Mexico were beaten, shot and riddled with disease, study finds

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Some of the earliest people forced into slavery in Latin America in the 16th century have been revealed, shedding light on their tragic lives.  Three male skeletons were unearthed in a mass grave on the grounds of Hospital Real de San José de los Naturales, an early colonial hospital in Mexico City.  Analysis of their … Read more

School won’t return ‘until June at the earliest’ say education sources

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Schools will stay firmly shuttered ‘until June at the earliest’, according to education chiefs, as millions of children head online for virtual classes after their two-week Easter break.   Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has refused to set a date for when children could be allowed back into the classroom. But now education chiefs have revealed schools … Read more

Earliest East Enders feasted on goat, beef, lamb and dairy products 5,600 years ago

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Neolithic ‘dirty dishes’ dug up in Shoreditch were used by London’s earliest East Enders who feasted on goat, beef, lamb and dairy products 5,600 years ago. Researchers used a groundbreaking new carbon dating technique to analyse traces of foods from pottery dug up on Shoreditch High Street, in the east of London. Scientists say that the Neolithic … Read more

World’s earliest record of the F-word is discovered in manuscript written by bored Scottish student

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World’s earliest record of the F-word is discovered in manuscript written by bored Scottish student in 1568 locked away in the vault of the National Library of Scotland Earliest written use of the F-word dates back to a 500-year-old manuscript Uni student wrote the manuscript as plague locked down his Edinburgh home    It was shown … Read more