Expert reaction: Labour Party split

Predicting whether a company's profits will rise or fall has long been one of the most notoriously difficult tasks in finance. Corporate earnings underpin trillions of dollars in market valuation, yet traditional forecasting models are routinely upended by economic shocks, shifting consumer tastes, and unexpected corporate crises.

The Scottish Child Payment (SCP) is successfully reducing child poverty and food insecurity, according to a new major study, featuring researchers from the University of York.

Technological developments could change how artists connect with fans, following a trial of a virtual live performance held across two different counties.

A study has revealed that despite centuries of violent regime changes, medieval Sicily was a genetic ‘melting pot’, where Christians and Muslims thrived together.

Scientists have extracted and analysed the first-ever ancient proteins from the fossils of Homo naledi, revealing a potential all female burial site.