Africa

The world's oldest man-made wooden structures - dating back half-a-million years - have been found in Africa. It is the earliest evidence from anywhere in the world of the deliberate crafting of logs to fit together - and much earlier than previously thought possible.

The world’s oldest man-made wooden structures predate our own species

I’m A Celebrity-style mansion hits the market for £2m - just down the road from Ant & Dec

Inside the £2m ‘Jungle’ mansion down the road from Ant & Dec

Why spiders invade homes in September

Stone Age animal and human depictions in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia.

Stone age carvings are so detailed locals can identify species and sex

A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Morocco killing at least 296

7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Morocco killing at least 600

Dr Juliën Lubeek next to a nearly complete upper arm bone of the extinct giant elephant Palaeoloxodon recki in the desert near Lake Turkana in Kenya. (SWNS)

British fossil hunter digs up ancient bone from giant extinct elephant

People celebrated in the Gabonese capital of Libreville after a military coup saw President Ali Bongo removed from power. (Credit: AFP via Getty Images)

Military coup staged in Gabon as election results annulled

Ascension Island is the UK government's 'Plan B' if its policy to send migrants to Rwanda fails - Credit: Adobe

Ascension Island - what you need to know about suggested migrant site

Nigeria are England's round of 16 opponents at the Women's World Cup. (Getty Images)

What to expect from Nigeria ahead of clash with England's Lionesses

Women wait with children before medical examinations at al-Janatain Charity Medical Centre in Yemen’s Huthi-rebel-held capital Sanaa on March 14, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP via Getty Images)

Report: thousands of women will die as a result of UK foreign aid cuts

President Mohamed Bazoum has been held by soldiers

Niger soldiers declare coup on national TV

NationalWorld front page Saturday 15 July - 'Holiday Hell'. (Credit: Kim Mogg/NationalWorld)

How British holidaymakers can stay safe in the Cerberus heatwave

European heatwave: Why is ‘deadly’ weather trend named after Cerberus dog in mythology?

European heatwave: Why is weather trend named after Cerberus dog?

About fourty migrants, fom various origins, board an inflatable boat before they attempt to cross the Channel illegally to Britain, near the northern French city of Gravelines on July 11, 2022. (Photo by Denis Charlet / AFP) (Photo by DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer Dozens missing after boat carrying migrants sinks near Canary Islands

People hold a banner reading “We are Family” while waving rainbow flags as they take part in the Gay Pride parade in Entebbe, Uganda, on August 8, 2015. (Photo: ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images)

Ugandan bill with life in prison for LGBTQ+ community passes into law

Nigerian musician Seun Kuti has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer. (Getty Images)

Grammy-nominated musician Seun Kuti arrested for ‘police assault’

Shein has announced plans to open 30 new pop-up stores

Shein announces plans to open 30 new pop-up stores - all we know

Celebrate David Attenborough's 97th birthday by watching these high-rated documentaries and television programmes - Credit: Getty

How and where to watch David Attenborough's shows on his birthday

Sudanese army soldiers, loyal to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, pose for a picture at the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) base in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan (Photo: -/AFP via Getty Images)

Sudan conflict - the power struggle between Generals Burhan and Dagalo

Smoke is seen in Khartoum, Sudan. Picture: AP Photo/Marwan Ali

Britons trapped in Sudan feel ‘abandoned’ by government as war rages

Smoke billows above residential buildings in Khartoum on April 16, 2023. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Civilians killed as fighting breaks out in Sudan

Evening sunshine in Kigali, Rwanda (Pic: Getty Images)

Suella Braverman ‘encouraged’ by talks with the ECHR

Bola Tinubu has been announced as the new president-elect of Nigeria, but opponents have accused the country’s electoral commission of a lack of transparency. (Credit: Getty Images)

Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria election but opponents call for recount

Sulemana Abdul Samed (Photo: BBC News)

World’s tallest man in Ghana: who is Sulemana Abdul Samed?

Morocco have been the surprise package of the FIFA World Cup. (Getty Images)

What is Morocco’s World Cup record - could they stage another upset?

Ngozi Fulani, chief executive of domestic abuse charity Sistah Space, said she was repeatedly asked by the household member where she “really came from” during an event held the palace on Tuesday (29 November). Credit: PA

Royal staffer resigns after ‘asking guest where she really came from?’

Revellers enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or ‘Chupinazo’ of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta in 2015 in Spain (Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images)

What do 8 billion humans mean for the planet?

Rescuers search for survivors after a Precision Air flight that was carrying 43 people plunged into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, Tanzania on November 6, 2022. - Three people died when a plane carrying dozens of passengers plunged into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on November 6, 2022, as it approached the northwestern city of Bukoba, the fire and rescue service said. Rescuers have pulled 26 survivors to safety after the Precision Air plane crashed due to bad weather, with 43 people, including 39 passengers, aboard flight PW 494 from the financial capital Dar es Salaam to the lakeside city, according to regional authorities. (Photo by SITIDE PROTASE / AFP) (Photo by SITIDE PROTASE/AFP via Getty Images)

19 dead after plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania

Sophie, Countess of Wessex greets well wishers as she arrives for a Platinum Jubilee celebration on June 4, 2022 in Belfast, United Kingdom. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. (Photo by Charles McQuillan - Pool /Getty Images)

Royal Family: Sophie Wessex visits Democratic Republic of the Congo

Keeley Hawes in the BBC thriller Crossfire

Where was Crossfire filmed? Tenerife filming locations of BBC series

Ayra Starr and Kelly Rowland are two decades apart in age.

Ayra Starr releases ‘Bloody Samaritan’ remix featuring Kelly Rowland

File photo dated 19/02/21 of a vaccine being prepared, as a malaria vaccine created by Oxford researchers “is really exciting” and could contribute towards drastically reducing the number of children who die from the infection, experts suggest.

Malaria vaccine could drastically reduce child deaths, say scientists

Ukraine is one of the world’s largest grain exporters (Pic: Getty Images)

Ukraine exports nearly one million tonnes of grain under UN agreement

Nearly £20,000 worth of iPhones were allegedly stolen

Apple security alert: company reveals flaw in iPhones, iPads and Macs

The case definition for monkeypox has been updated by UK health officials to include new symptoms to look out for

UKHSA identifies new signs of monkeypox - what to do if you spot them

Whilst the numbers remain relatively small at the moment, the spread of monleypox is causing health specialist some concern. Getty

Monkeypox symptoms as Spain reports second death from disease

Thousands of monkeypox cases have been identified around the world.

15 countries with the most monkeypox cases

Plage Ouakam, Dakar (Photo: William Montgomery)

Driving from Europe to Africa - part two: held to ransom at the border

There are more than 1,000 cases of monkeypox in the UK.

World Health Organisation declares monkeypox a ‘global emergency’

This is when the Aldi school uniform sale 2022 will be.

Aldi school uniform 2022: when does discount sale start?

Monkeypox is a contagious disease which spreads in tropical Africa (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

What is monkeypox? Symptoms explained as cases identified in UK

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What is Rwanda’s human rights record - will UK asylum seekers be safe?

Protesters hold placards as they gather outside the Home Office in central London on 13 June to demonstrate against the UK Government’s intention to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda (Photo: NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images)

Rwanda deportation policy: why are we sending refugees to Africa?

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At what age was the smallpox vaccine given - does it last for life?

Prince William expressed “profound sorrow” over slavery in Jamaica, but stopped short of an apology (Photo: PA)

Prince William expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over slavery in Jamaica

A replica FIFA World Cup trophy is held aloft during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group E match between Serbia and Brazil at Spartak Stadium on June 27, 2018 in Moscow, Russia

FIFPRO survey finds 75% of footballers against biennial World Cup

Algeria’s forward Sofiane Feghouli (L) fights for the ball with Sierra Leone’s midfielder John Kamara during the Group E Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 football match between Algeria and Sierra Leone. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Where can I watch AFCON 2022? Channel, live stream and highlights

Countries are under pressure to meet the 1.5 degree global warming target as set out in the Paris Agreement - but what exactly does it mean?

Why 1.5 degrees is important and why you’ll hear it a lot during COP26

A sick baby is seen at a makeshift paediatric health centre as an outbreak of malaria hit an African village (Picture: Getty Images)

WHO approves world’s first malaria vaccine

Cheese, eggs and oily fish are all good sources of vitamin A (Photo: Shutterstock)

Foods that contain vitamin A and the benefits of the vitamin

An endangered basking shark swims alongside a wildlife ranger

Wildlife ranger captures amazing footage of endangered basking shark

The boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, the country's El-Kitif port in the Tunisian town of Ben Guerdane in only 40 kilometres west of the Libyan border. This picture shows former migrants travelling by boat in 2015. (Picture: Getty Images)

Over 40 North African migrants drown as boat capsizes in Tunisian waters

The uniform bundle from Aldi comes in at just £4.50 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Aldi launches UK’s cheapest school uniform with new £4.50 bundle

Lt. Gen. Ossama Rabei, the head of the Suez Canal Authority, is investigating how the Ever Green became wedged across the Suez Canal.

Skyscraper-sized cargo ship blocking more than 150 vessels on Egypt's Suez Canal