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Palaeontologists solve pterosaur feather mystery

Pterosaurs, the flying relatives of dinosaurs, had feathers and were able to control their colours, palaeontologists have discovered. It had been known that pterosaurs had fluffy coats consisting of hair-like fibres, but whether these were true ...

20 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Retirement just isn’t in my plans, says actress Lesley Joseph

British actress Lesley Joseph told how she has no plans to retire as learning lines keeps her brain young while performing keeps her supple. The Birds Of A Feather star, 76, who was the oldest Strictly Come Dancing contestant in 2016, is ...

21 Aug 2022 at 16:53

Life

Max Porter: It’s a frightening time to be a young man

There is much dark material in award-winning writer Max Porter’s latest novel, Shy, which explores the thoughts of a troubled teenager and his raft of emotions, anger, raging hormones and violent outbursts. Meeting Porter today, he ...

04 Apr 2023 at 09:05

Fossils reveal link between dinosaurs and beetles which fed on feathers

Beetles may have fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, fossils in amber have revealed. The main amber fragments studied contain the shed skin (larval moults) of small beetle larvae tightly surrounded by ...

17 Apr 2023 at 20:00

Wallace and Gromit and Morph among familiar faces on new Royal Mail stamps

Royal Mail has unveiled a selection of stamps celebrating beloved Aardman Animations characters including Wallace and Gromit, Morph and Shaun The Sheep. The Bristol-based animation studio was founded in 1972 and is best known ...

11 Oct 2022 at 08:28

Movies

Johnny Depp to donate one million dollars of US lawsuit settlement to charity

Johnny Depp will donate one million dollars (£780,000) of his legal settlement with his ex-wife Amber Heard to charity, the PA news agency understands. The Hollywood star was awarded 10.3 million dollars (£8 million) in ...

16 Jun 2023 at 22:15

Bird conservationist prepares to march through London wearing only paint

A conservationist is preparing to march through London wearing nothing but paint to resemble a bird as part of a campaign to support declining species in the UK. Hannah Bourne-Taylor, 36, will launch a petition on ...

05 Nov 2022 at 11:13

Entertainment

Evil Wallace And Gromit penguin returns for vengeance after 30 years

Feathers McGraw will return to play a central role in the Wallace And Gromit film series after three decades. The evil penguin, who was first seen in 1993’s Bafta and Oscar-winning short The Wrong Trousers, will ...

06 Jun 2024 at 22:02

Movies

Feathers McGraw plays dramatic organ solo in new Wallace And Gromit trailer

Supervillain Feathers McGraw can be seen playing a dramatic organ solo in the first trailer for new Wallace And Gromit film Vengeance Most Fowl. The evil penguin, who was first seen in 1993’s Bafta and ...

16 Oct 2024 at 14:29

Wallace and Gromit villain Feathers McGraw becomes tattoo parlour hit

A month on from Feathers McGraw’s dramatic return as Wallace and Gromit’s silent nemesis, the villainous penguin seems to have become an unlikely hit at UK tattoo parlours. McGraw, an evil penguin ...

25 Jan 2025 at 08:00

Linda Robson ‘heartbroken’ by co-star Pauline Quirke’s dementia diagnosis

Linda Robson says the dementia diagnosis of her Birds Of A Feather co-star Pauline Quirke “breaks my heart”. They have worked together from almost the beginning of their careers decades ago, but ...

26 Jan 2025 at 16:33

Cheers and then boos for evil penguin Feathers McGraw as statue unveiled

A 4ft-high bronze statue of evil penguin Feathers McGraw has been unveiled near to his arch enemies Wallace and Gromit. Crowds gathered in Preston, Lancashire, to watch Nick Park, the creator ...

20 Feb 2025 at 16:34

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