Men charged with human trafficking after man was found in shed ‘where he had lived for 40 years’

Father and son, 80 and 55, are charged with human trafficking after 58-year-old man was found in 6ft shed ‘where he had lived for FORTY years’ British man, 58, was found allegedly living in a 6ft shed north of Carlisle in 2018 Officers found there was no heating, but a duvet and metred TV were … Read more

Teacher who goes dumpster diving reveals that she lived for two months on grub salvaged from bins 

A Maths teacher who goes dumpster diving at night to cut down on food waste has revealed that she once lived for two months solely on grub salvaged from bins.    Eco warrior Íde Mhic Gabhann, 39, from Dublin, was horrified by the idea of perfectly good food being thrown away and started going through supermarket … Read more

Chewing can be traced back to a deadly ‘fishpod’ that lived 380 million years ago

It’s something that most of us do without thinking twice, but our ability to chew food may be thanks to an ancient fish, according to a new study. Researchers say that chewing may have originated 380 million years ago in an ancient fish that could both bite and suck its prey. Named Tiktaalik roseae, it … Read more

Remains of an upper-class one-year-old that lived 2,000 years ago is found buried with their pet dog

The 2,000-year-old remains of a child from a well-to-do family and their pet dog were discovered by archaeologists in France. The infant, estimated to be a year old, was found in Aulnat in the Auvergne region of central France by a team surveying for a planned airport expansion. The remains date back to the first … Read more

Coronavirus patients who have lived to tell the tale share their stories

The devastating effect of Covid-19 is visible in its terrible death toll — but it has also affected millions of us in other, very different ways.  Here, eight people share their stories with Lucy Laing. Often moving but inspirational, too, what unites them is the way the infection has changed their lives… Mother-of-two Christine Fildes … Read more

JFK’s former Georgetown home where he lived for two years with his sister sells for $4.2million 

President John F. Kennedy’s Georgetown residence, where he lived when he met Jacqueline Bouvier, his future wife, has sold for $4.2million.  Kennedy lived in the three-bedroom home with his sister, Eunice, from 1949 to 1951, Town and Country reports. During this time, he served as a junior member of the Senate for the state of Massachusetts.  … Read more

JFK’s former Georgetown home where he lived for two years with his sister sells for $4.2million 

President John F. Kennedy’s Georgetown residence, where he lived when he met Jacqueline Bouvier, his future wife, has sold for $4.2million.  Kennedy lived in the three-bedroom home with his sister, Eunice, from 1949 to 1951, Town and Country reports. During this time, he served as a junior member of the Senate for the state of Massachusetts.  … Read more

Pterosaur ancestor had no wings and lived 237 million years ago

A small dragon-like species of wingless reptile that lived 237 million years ago has been identified as one of the earliest ancestors of pterosaurs in a new study.  Similarities between fossils of the so-called lagerpetids, which were wingless but had characteristically long hind-legs, and winged pterosaurs were revealed in CT scans.  Although one could fly and the other … Read more