Exceptionally preserved fossil of a 100-MILLION-year-old praying mantis is discovered in Canada

Exceptionally preserved fossil of a 100-MILLION-year-old praying mantis is discovered in Canada that shows the prehistoric creature’s vein network and wings Fossils of wings belonging to Labradormantis guilbaulti were found in Labrador The exceptionally preserved specimens allowed scientists to analyze veins laying on the wings  A single vein on a folding line exists in just … Read more

Covid UK: Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty, 61, thanks fans for ‘praying for me’

Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty, 61, struggles for breath as he records video message from his hospital bed thanking fans ‘praying for’ him while he battles Covid and pneumonia Paddy Doherty is in hospital with pneumonia and coronavirus, his family say Doctors have placed 61-year-old on oxygen to help him fight the infection  … Read more

Covid UK: Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty, 61, thanks fans for ‘praying for me’

Big Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty, 61, struggles for breath as he records video message from his hospital bed thanking fans ‘praying for’ him while he battles Covid and pneumonia Paddy Doherty is in hospital with pneumonia and coronavirus, his family say Doctors have placed 61-year-old on oxygen to help him fight the infection  … Read more

Praying mantis bats away wasp trying to steal grasshopper snack from its jaws

Buzz off: Praying mantis bats away wasp trying to steal grasshopper snack from its jaws in astonishing close-up footage The green creature strikes at grasshopper in a split second, trapping it by its legs Clip from Germany shows predator pinning its prey and mercilessly devouring it But the wasp is not giving up and the … Read more

Praying mantis bats away wasp trying to steal grasshopper snack from its jaws

Buzz off: Praying mantis bats away wasp trying to steal grasshopper snack from its jaws in astonishing close-up footage The green creature strikes at grasshopper in a split second, trapping it by its legs Clip from Germany shows predator pinning its prey and mercilessly devouring it But the wasp is not giving up and the … Read more

Security worker told police officer about ‘praying crank’ at Manchester Arena

A Manchester Arena security worker alerted a police officer to a ‘praying crank’ who had secreted himself away at the venue 30 minutes before the explosion, an inquiry has heard.  Julie Merchant learned that Salman Abedi, 22, had been praying upstairs and caught the attention of a British Transport Police officer who was patrolling the … Read more

Security worker told police officer about ‘praying crank’ at Manchester Arena

A Manchester Arena security worker alerted a police officer to a ‘praying crank’ who had secreted himself away at the venue 30 minutes before the explosion, an inquiry has heard.  Julie Merchant learned that Salman Abedi, 22, had been praying upstairs and caught the attention of a British Transport Police officer who was patrolling the … Read more

Vietnam praying mantis named after Sir David Attenborough

‘Very large and robust’ praying mantis discovered in Vietnam is named after David Attenborough Belgian researchers have called the animal ‘Titanodula attenboroughi’ Sub-species was found in the Annamite mountains of central Vietnam  Discoverers honoured Attenborough as he is ‘one of the world’s most beloved naturalists’ By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline and Afp Published: 17:44 BST, 5 … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Praying for a jobs miracle

After the 2008 financial crisis, the strength of Britain’s jobs market consistently confounded the forecasters. In spite of below-trend output, employment climbed and the jobless rate dropped below 4 per cent. Covid-19 looks to have changed that. Each day the country wakes to a long list of companies shedding staff. John Lewis and Harrods are … Read more