Wednesday 12 August 2026
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Richard Jeffries

45 articles on New Dispatch

Science

Archaeologists unearth wooden tools from 430,000 years-ago - older than the history of mankind

Both items were preserved after becoming buried in waterlogged soil

Science

Asteroid hurtling towards moon risks meteors smashing into Earth in 'most energetic lunar impact ever'

A collision would spark a global 'Moonquake' with the impact felt for up to 100 years

Science

Archaeology discovery unearthed by National Trust as incredible 340-million-year-old fossils unexpectedly found

The level of detail visible on the specimens was unlike anything the National Trust had previously encountered in the area

Science

Dinosaur discovery by palaeontologists fundamentally alters scientific understanding of the notorious tyrannosaurus rex

The findings challenge decades of assumptions about dinosaur biology

Science

Antarctica breakthrough: Hidden secret exposed as incredible discovery reveals exactly what is concealed beneath the ice

The findings have been revealed for the very first time after being published this week in the journal Science

Science

Archaeology discovery could PROVE Noah's Ark existed after incredible finding

The Book of Genesis describes the vessel coming to rest upon the 'mountains of Ararat' following a deluge that covered the Earth for 150 days

News

Who will be the next Pope? The highly respected Cardinals who could replace Francis and make history with their inauguration

The historic Papal Conclave is meeting today after mourning the death of Pope Francis to choose who will succeed him

Money

Diamond price crashes as jeweller warns precious mineral getting cheaper by the week

The price of a one-carat natural diamond has dropped from £5,422.67 in May 2022 to £3,923.83 last December

Politics

Farage blasted as 'miserabilist' by Streeting as Labour goes personal in ramped up attack on Reform

Nigel Farage criticised Wes Streeting for having 'resorted to lying'

Politics

Kemi Badenoch has dinner with Trump's VP as Tories eye up bolstering conservative alliance with White House

The pair met in Washington DC to hold talks on areas of shared interest

Royal

William shakes hands with Trump as Prince takes on important role at Notre Dame reopening

The meeting marks their first interaction since Trump's previous state visit to the UK in 2019

Money

DWP issues update on back payments with pensioners owed up to £12k

The scale of the issue is significant, with the 119,050 affected pensioners receiving substantial compensation for historical underpayments

News

Antisemitic abuse at universities hits unprecedented levels as Jewish students left feeling unsafe

The surge represents a significant escalation compared to previous periods of heightened Israeli-Palestinian conflict

News

Asda customer horrified after trolley collapses and toddler sat inside 'goes down with a bang'

The mother has expressed anger over both the immediate response from store staff and Asda's subsequent handling of her complaint

Politics

Security expert warns MPs at heightened risk of attack amid fury at Labour

Philip Grindell warned that while most people will simply express dissatisfaction, those on the fringes could become increasingly dangerous

Politics

Sadiq Khan unveils plans to cap rent for 6,000 London properties

The initiative targets 'everyday heroes' including nurses, teachers and retail staff

News

Fraud watchdog spends £250million on botched investigation

A trial expected in late 2025 or early 2026 will determine the final damages to be paid to ENRC from public funds

News

Damning report finds Captain Tom's daughter kept £1.5m book cash intended for NHS and demanded £150k salary

The Charity Commission said the organisation 'set up in his name has not lived up to that legacy of others before self'

Politics

John Prescott dies aged 86 after battle with Alzheimer's as Tony Blair leads tributes

Lord Prescott died surrounded by family while listening to jazz music

News

Andrew Tate hails 'major victory' as evidence from human trafficking case excluded in Romanian court ruling

Tate was indicted in mid-2023 alongside his brother Tristan and two Romanian female suspects

Health

Schools urged to BAN cakes and biscuits in nanny state lunchbox crackdown

A child consuming a cake at lunch, followed by a chocolate bar after school and two biscuits after dinner could intake as much as 23 teaspoons of sugar

Politics

Lord Blunkett falls down London Underground gap caused by 'death trap' tube platform

The Labour peer explained how his legs were scraped into the carriage during the fall

Money

Inheritance tax changes will see public sector escape unscathed while others 'penalised'

Pensions consultant Tom McPhail warned of growing inequality in the system

News

Tesco takes drastic action with advent calendars costing just £2 amid shoplifting spree

Britain's retail crime crisis has been laid bare by new figures from the British Retail Consortium's latest survey

News

David Carrick denies rape and sexual assault at the Old Bailey

The ex-PC faces charges relating to incidents said to have taken place in Salisbury and Stevenage

News

Lorry smashes into house and pub in 'catastrophic accident' in historic town

The incident occurred at approximately 5.30am yesterday on the A49 Hereford Road

Politics

Falklands War defence secretary Sir John Nott dies age 92

The former MP held two key positions in Thatcher's Cabinet, serving first as trade secretary until 1981 before taking on the role of defence secretary until 1983

Money

National Insurance tax increases to be wiped out as benefits bill to soar

An extra 420,000 households are expected claim health-related incapacity benefits by 2030

News

Woke uni puts trigger warning on Chaucer because of 'expressions of Christian faith'

Critics have slammed the university for 'virtue-signalling'

Politics

Jacob Rees-Mogg poised for influential new role if Robert Jenrick becomes Tory leader

Conservative leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has announced he will appoint Sir Jacob-Rees Mogg as chairman of the party if he wins election.The former immigration minister said that he would make the appointments one of his first acts as leader, stating it was important to overhaul the Conservat...

News

NHS Trust wants landmark legal case over trans worker in women's dressing room to be held in SECRET

The NHS worker alleges she was told to get changed in a cupboard if she was unhappy sharing the changing room with her trans colleague

Politics

Faltering Starmer ADMITS to chaos in first 100 days as he opens up on 'choppy moments' and says being PM 'tougher than anything done before'

The Prime Minister said the Government had been hit by 'bumps and side winds'

News

Woke Home Office spending equivalent of NINETEEN staff members a year on inclusivity and diversity

Campaigners says 'taxpayers are sick of these talking shops taking up time and money'

News

Migrants die overnight while attempting to cross English Channel as asylum death toll rises

More than 30 people have now died in 2024 while attempting to make it to the UK

News

Friend of 'proper gent' brutally 'kicked to death' in Leicester park 'feels sick'

The assault has shocked the local community and raised concerns about youth-related incidents in the area

News

National Trust membership figures drop amid furious backlash over 'woke' policies

Despite the fall in membership numbers, overall visitors have increased

News

Jay Slater mystery: Police probe 'new lead' as GoFundMe appeal for missing teenager set to hit £50,000

Private search set to be launched on Tenerife for missing Jay Slater using Go Fund Me money

News

Violent protests erupt on the streets of Britain as 150,000 march through cities demanding 'The state of Israel must go'

Police clash with pro-Palestinian protestors as violence erupts after day of mass protests - watch video in full below

Politics

​Defence Secretary Ben Wallace to quit Cabinet and stand down as MP

Hugely popular Tory was once hotly tipped to be Prime Minister

Money

It's started! UK house prices collapse 12.5% with 'far worse' to come

Real-terms drop could be even worse than 2008, warns leading expert

Money

Inheritance tax could be SCRAPPED if Tories win next election - 'Gamechanger!'

Conservatives plotting to spend £7billion abolishing ‘most despised’ tax in UK

Money

Mortgage rates mayhem: Homeowners face crippling rises in bills for years to come - 'Absolute carnage!'

Finance expert blasts Bank of England for disastrous rate rises which will 'inevitably' drag house prices down

News

Training manual for Britain's world-leading £1.3bn 'hunter killer' nuclear submarine found in Wetherspoons pub toilet

Navy says it will investigate security breach but denies top UK secrets were exposed

Health

NHS CHAOS: More than 250,000 appointments to be scrapped THIS week as junior doctors walkout sparks meltdown

Worst NHS strike yet will put 'patient safety at risk' across England

Politics

Jacob Rees-Mogg calls for inquiry into Sue Gray after trusted top civil servant defects to Labour - 'It STINKS!'

GB News host says 'deeply troubling' move should be investigated