Jack Peat

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE).

He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author.

Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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A 507 million-year-old sea monster with can-opener like pincers has been identified for the first time. See NATIONAL story NNMONSTER.  And the strange-looking creature could point to the origin of modern day millipedes, crabs and insects, according to paleontologists.  Canadian scientists have uncovered the new fossil species that sheds light on the origin of mandibulates - the most abundant and diverse group of organisms on Earth, which includes flies, ants, crayfish and centipedes.  The creature, named Tokummia katalepsis by the researchers, is a new and "exceptionally well-preserved" fossilised arthropod - a common group of invertebrate animals with segmented limbs and hardened exoskeletons.  Tokummia documents for the first time in detail the anatomy of early "mandibulates", a sub-group of arthropods which possess a pair of specialised appendages known as mandibles, used to grasp, crush and cut their food.  Study lead author Cedric Aria, a recent graduate of the PhD programme at the University of Toronto, said: "In spite of their colossal diversity today, the origin of mandibulates had largely remained a mystery.

507 million-year-old sea monster identified

A 507 million-year-old sea monster with can-opener like pincers has been identified for the first time. And the strange-looking creature could point to the origin of modern day millipedes, crabs and insects, according to paleontologists. Canadian scientists have uncovered the new fossil species that sheds light on the origin of...

The village of West Heslerton in North Yorkshire which has remained largley unchanged for fifty years has now been sold. See Ross Parry story RPYVILLAGE; An entire English village boasting more than 40 houses and a huge manor home put on the market for a whopping £20 MILLION has been sold. The quintessential Yorkshire village of West Heslerton, which has been left untouched for the past 50 years, was put on sale to carry on the legacy of a "vibrant" community. It was put on the market in April last year, and boasted its very own 21-bedroom mansion, 43 houses and 2,116 acres of surrounding land. Norfolk-based real estate and farming investment firm Albanwise Ltd has announced its purchase of the picturesque village for an 'undisclosed' fee. Tom Watson, a director of Cundalls estate agency which handled the sale, said: "In many respects time has stood still in West Heslerton.

Yorkshire village frozen in time sold for £20 million

An entire English village boasting more than 40 houses and a huge manor home put on the market for a whopping £20 MILLION has been sold. The quintessential Yorkshire village of West Heslerton, which has been left untouched for the past 50 years, was put on sale to carry on...

Most scenic airport in the World revealed

The adrenaline-pumping landing at Saba in the Caribbean has won top spot in 2017 Scenic Airports poll. The tiny Caribbean island runway topped the global travel poll, with other top ten landings including Donegal, London City, Gibraltar and Queenstown. The world’s shortest commercial runway, on the Caribbean island of Saba,...

In pictures: the 2017 Food Photographer of the Year

The World’s greatest food photo was unwrapped at a packed awards reception at the Mall Galleries in London last night. Bangladesh-based Shoeb Faruquee was declared overall winner of Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2017 and was presented with a cheque for £5,000 by Andy Macdonald, who heads up Pink Lady in...

Super-rich are paying less in taxes than their cleaners

Britain's super-rich are paying less in taxes than their cleaners, according to official figures. The latest release from the Office for National Statistics shows the poorest ten per cent of households fork out 42 per cent of their income in taxes – including VAT and council tax. Conversely, the richest...

Visitors to the Greenwich Observatory Planetarium look up in awe during out-of this- world audio drama space beaming, to mark the launch of Alien: River of Pain – an Audible audio drama exclusive

First audiobook beamed into space from the Royal Observatory Greenwich

Hundreds of people witnessed a one-of-a-kind event last night as an audiobook was beamed into space for the first time ever. The audio drama Alien: River of Pain was transmitted from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, with onlookers afforded the chance to see the audio drama get converted into a digital signal and...

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