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A collaborative archaeological team, including UCL researchers, has found the earliest evidence of early humans intentionally making fire, nearly 350,000 years earlier than previously thought.

The collaborative project, Reproductive Justice in Latin America, connects feminist scholars across regions to advance research and dialogue on reproductive rights and social justice.

The European Research Council (ERC) has selected 349 mid-career researchers to receive this year's Consolidator Grants, including Professor Attila Lindner.

“This problem over over-appointment of Lords has been going on for years. It got particularly worse after David Cameron, who appointed huge amounts of peers,” said Professor Meg Russell (UCL Constitution Unit) as Keir Starmer appoints 25 new Labour peers.

“Paris is taxing large vehicles so it’s not unprecedented. However, regulating size does limit choice in markets that are supposed to be ‘free’ and I’m sure car lobbies are active in pushing back against this,” said Dr Marie Claire Brisbois (UCL Geography) on cities taxing SUVs.

“To be allowed to expel a handful of criminals, states are today embarking on a path that will reduce human rights protections for all of Europe,” said Professor Veronika Fikfak (UCL Political Science) regarding possible reforms to the European Convention on Human Rights.