T.Rex and other dinosaurs wagged their tail from side to side when running, similar to how humans swing their arms during movement, a new study reveals. This tail wagging was to help angular momentum – a principle that dictates how human ballerinas and figure skaters execute pirouettes today. Tail wagging was a feature of not … Read more
The daughter of the couple who created Thunderbirds is threatening legal action against ITV over millions of pounds in lost royalties. Dee Anderson claims her stepfather Gerry Anderson woefully undervalued the hugely-popular puppet series when he sold the TV rights in 1962. Speaking exclusively to MailOnline Dee, 68, says the deal made the TV company ‘millions … Read more
Prince William has shown his support for grassroots football fans hoping to save the ‘heart and soul’ of their clubs. The Duke of Cambridge, 39, visited Dulwich Hamlet Football Club in south London, to talk over the Fan Led Review of Football Governance, which was brought forward due to controversies over the proposed European Super League. William, in his … Read more
BBC bosses have made history by employing the first ever kids’ TV presenter with Down’s Syndrome, after George Webster, 21, made his debut on Monday. Following his appearance in the CBeebies house, the Leeds-born host spoke of his joy at making his debut but also insisted there is still a desperate need for more representation of disabled … Read more
British private school girl, 15, found ‘safe and well’ in a Majorcan park three weeks after vanishing Emina Ilora Alice Winterbottom was found in a park in central Palma Wednesday Her discovery comes just hours after an alert was issued over her disappearance Detectives had described her case as ‘disturbing and of the highest priority’ She … Read more
Free runner, 31, wins £125,000 payout after rupturing knee ligaments doing flip in council-run London gym that he claimed ruined his career and left him stuck in desk job Marwan Elgamal sued after he ruptured the ligaments in his left knee doing a flip It was on an inflated crashmat at a council-run London gym back … Read more
Amateur freedivers discover 53 perfectly-preserved Roman gold coins while cleaning rubbish on the seabed off the coast of Alicante – in what is one of Europe’s greatest hoards yet Brother-in-laws Luis Lens and César Gimeno came across the haul while diving The 53 intact gold coins are said to be in ‘a perfect state of … Read more
Arctic summer sea ice is at its twelfth lowest extent on record, dropping to 1.82 million square miles in 2021, NASA reveals Experts have been using satellite data to monitor Arctic sea ice since 1978 The ice’s extent wax and wanes annually — reaching a minimum in September However, four decades of records have revealed significant … Read more
NASA‘s InSight lander has measured one of the biggest and longest marsquakes yet, which featured tremors of 4.2 magnitude lasting nearly an hour and a half, the space agency said. The robotic seismometre celebrated 1,000 days on the Red Planet on September 18, when it detected the largest tremor since it arrived at the Elysium … Read more
BUSINESS CLOSE: CBI warns of staff shortages hitting competitiveness; ‘No decision’ on break-up, says SSE; Tech sector raises £13.5bn; Home prices spike in South West; Gas crunch bites By This Is Money Published: 03:06 EDT, 20 September 2021 | Updated: 18:02 EDT, 20 September 2021 The FTSE 100 closed down 0.79 per cent, or 55.2 … Read more