Researchers at the Arizona State University Institute of Human Origins have found that our species’ first ancestors began to climb down from trees to retrieve snacks they had dropped. Anatomical evidence from the 6-million-year-old fossilized remains of Sahelanthropus peinaó—which was unearthed earlier this year in South Africa and is now believed to be the last …
42% of NHS doctors from other EU countries are considering leaving Britain in response to the Brexit vote. A further 23% say they are unsure as to whether they want to stay. (British Medical Association)
The Tories pride themselves on being “family-friendly”, says Giles Fraser. Yet their belief in nurturing this precious institution doesn’t extend to “those of us who fall in love with foreigners”. Under a policy introduced in 2012 – and upheld last week by the Supreme Court – Britons applying to bring a non-EU partner or spouse …
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Some while ago Trump attacked the high cost of deductibles associated with Obamacare and said they are “practically useless”. What he didn’t say is that the man he has chosen to replace Obamacare from the scene, Tom Price, is all in favour of high deductible health plans, with patients paying for routine health problems from …
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My father spoke excellent French, good enough for him to be an RAF liaison officer between the British and the Free French forces after D- Day. He loved France, as my wife and I do, and would have been devastated, not only about the current state of French politics, but about the fate of smaller, …
