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Archaeologists have discovered a secret tomb at the Treasury monument in Petra, Jordan – one of the Seven Wonders of the World.A long-buried tomb containing the remains of 12 ancient skeletons and grave offerings were found beneath the monument after research teams used remote sensing technology. The discovery comes more than two decades after similar tombs were found on the other side of the famous monument, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and attracts more than a million visitors a year.The Treasury sits as the centre of an entire city carved by hand into the walls of a desert…

A Countdown champion has appeared in court accused of stabbing a rival contestant at a quiz event.John Cowen, 30, appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court, accused of wounding with intent and two counts of possession of a bladed article, prosecutor Mercedeh Jabbari told the court. Cowen, who appeared on the daytime TV quiz show in 2017, allegedly attacked Thomas Carey with a knife at the Countdown In Blackpool 2024 event at the Wainwright Club in Hornby Road in the Lancashire resort on 14 September.Mr Carey, a Cambridge maths graduate and fellow Countdown champion, was taken to hospital for…

The CBI, the struggling business lobbying group, is in talks to sub-let parts of its vast London headquarters as it continues to seek cost-cutting opportunities in the wake of last year’s near-collapse.Sky News has learnt that the CBI has approached some of its trade association members to gauge their appetite to lease parts of the 25,000sq ft Cannon Place office it moved into in 2014. Sources said the discussions were at an early stage, and the outcome was uncertain.Since its brush with insolvency last year, triggered by an exodus of corporate members which were horrified by a sexual misconduct scandal,…

A new cervical cancer treatment cuts the risk of death by 40% according to a large-scale study.Researchers at UCL and its associated hospital, University College London Hospital, spent 10 years studying patients who were given a short course of chemotherapy before chemoradiation, which is a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. They found there was a 40% reduction in the risk of death and a 35% reduction in the risk of the cancer returning within five years.When the initial results were announced in October 2023, Cancer Research UK said it showed the biggest improvement in cervical cancer treatment in more than…

Welsh opera singer Wynne Evans has said he is “heartbroken” over suggestions he made his professional dance partner Katya Jones “uncomfortable” during Saturday night’s Strictly Come Dancing.Evans, 52, was captured on film sliding his hand around Jones’s waist before she promptly pushed it away. The moment happened while presenter Claudia Winkleman revealed that Strictly voting lines were open for viewers to call, and quickly went viral.A second clip of the pair showing Evans – who is famous for his role in GoCompare insurance adverts – trying to high-five Jones and getting rejected, was also widely shared on social media.Speaking about…

Angela Rayner has defended Taylor Swift being given a blue-light escort through London as they “needed to make sure she was safe”.The deputy prime minister denied senior Labour figures, including the home secretary and London mayor, were given tickets to Swift’s August shows in the capital in exchange for police protection. Ms Rayner reiterated what other Labour politicians have said, that the decision to give the megastar a police escort was “an operational decision” by the Met Police.Politics latest: Starmer meeting Zelenskyy”I absolutely dispute that somehow that this was, in any way, connected to whether somebody went to a concert…

“I don’t think the committee had our phone numbers,” said Sir Demis Hassabis.He found out he’d won the Nobel Prize for chemistry – but the Swedish awards committee had a hard job letting him know. They ended up phoning Sir Demis’s wife on Microsoft Teams, who was working and repeatedly ignored them.”Eventually about the third or fourth call, she decided to answer it,” he said.Google DeepMind boss Sir Demis and his colleague Dr John Jumper, as well as the US’ Dr David Baker, have just won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for their work in artificial intelligence and biology. Image:…

Miranda Hart has shared she’s become a “young bride at 51” after marrying her “best friend”.The actress and comedian announced the news on The One Show while promoting her new book, I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You. Hart also said she had had “a tough few years” after being diagnosed with Lyme disease, telling Alex Jones and Alex Scott “I’ve mainly been in bed,” but added it “hasn’t been all doom and gloom… someone put a ring on it”.”I got married at 51, and it’s just so lovely,” she told the BBC programme.Hart, who starred in her self-titled sitcom…

A young bear born to parents rescued from a Spanish circus will today undergo pioneering brain surgery.Boki, a two-year-old European brown bear, has been suffering seizures and vision problems for the last five months. MRI scans show he has hydrocephalus, a build up of fluid inside his skull that is putting pressure on his brain.It’s a condition that also occurs in humans, affecting one in every 500 births. Other cases can be triggered by illness or injury later in life.But it is believed to be rare in animals. Specialist vets working with the Wildwood Trust, near Canterbury, where Boki lives,…

US officials have confirmed they are considering breaking up Google’s “illegal monopoly” of internet searches.The tech giant could face restrictions on its own products – including its Chrome browser, Play Store and Android operating system, the US Justice Department said. It comes after a judge found in August the company had broken anti-trust laws to ensure its dominance of online searches.Officials have now outlined a series of proposals to dismantle the company’s monopoly in a court filing.The plans include blocking Google from paying other tech firms to have its search engine pre-installed or set as the default option on new…