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US Treasury Secretary tells Greta Thunberg to go to college and get a degree
Steven Mnuchin questioned the qualifications of the 17-year-old environmental campaigner who has sparked the school strike protests.
Amy Winehouse’s mother: PM must make urgent changes to benefits system
The late singer’s mother said PIP is "costing many people their independence rather than giving it to them.”
Knife crime hits record high after 7% increase in recorded offences
But the total number of homicides recorded by police fell by 6%, from 654 to 617.
University of Sunderland closes history faculty due to lack of student interest
The university’s modern languages department will also close after no one enrolled for its course.
Duck-billed platypus on brink of extinction due to climate change
Australia's devastating drought is having a critical impact on the world's most unique creature.
World’s oldest mushroom has discovered – smashing previous record by 350 million years
It lived up to 810 million years ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and helped kick start life on Earth.
Council have hired a ‘Brexit Communications Officer’ – to keep as many EU residents in city as possible
Brighton and Hove City Council have announced they have filled their unusual position - which was advertised with a top level wage of £35,000.
Earthquake hits North East of England this morning
The 2.8 magnitude tremor was reported by bleary-eyed residents in towns across the region, including Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, just before 6am
Passengers arriving at Heathrow from coronavirus-hit Wuhan in China said little had been done to screen them
Despite some saying that there were doctors on-hand to screen passengers, it seems that many exited the plane without being tested.