Iron age men left home to join wives’ families, DNA study suggests

Study highlights role of women in Celtic Britain and challenges assumptions most societies were patrilocal From Neanderthals to royal courts, history seems awash with women upping sticks to join men’s families, but researchers have found that the tables were turned in Britain’s Celtic communities. Researchers studying DNA from iron age individuals in Britain have found…

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Trump’s attorney general pick Pam Bondi faces senators as key Republican says she’ll back Hegseth for Pentagon – US politics live

Bondi faces confirmation hearings alongside nominees Kristi Noem, Marco Rubio and CIA pick John Ratcliffe; Joni Ernst signals support for Pentagon pick Trump’s attorney general pick to face scrutiny on first day of Senate hearing Who is Pam Bondi, Trump’s pick to lead the US justice department? Senate judiciary committee chair Chuck Grassley is running…

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California wildfires threaten 6m people as more extreme winds predicted

Los Angeles weather officials issue rare ‘particularly dangerous situation’ warning as four blazes burn fiercely California wildfires –live updates More than 6 million people in southern California remained in danger of life-threatening wildfire on Wednesday as weather officials in Los Angeles issued fresh warnings about more extreme winds set to blast the parched region and…

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