David Cameron talks to reporters outside the Royal Truro hospital, where his wife, Samantha, gave birth to a daughter. Photograph: Getty Images Samantha Cameron and her new baby daughter had a good night and are continuing to do well, Downing Street said today. The prime minister’s wife... 

The Royal Society Scientists believe the creature went extinct relatively recently, but may have been very ancient A team of scuba divers recently made a surprise discovery — the remains of an extinct monkey in an underwater cave off the coast of the Dominican Republic. “It’s miraculous... 

BHP Billiton has offered £25bn to buy Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Photograph Tim Wimborne/Reuters BHP Billiton these days is valued at 8bn, or £120bn, which is roughly four Tescos or two GlaxoSmithKlines. When you are that size, any deal has to be big to make a difference to earnings.... 

Firms ­supplying services to care homes are at risk as councils reduce their spending to deliver public ­sector cuts. Photograph Graham Turner for the Guardian The number of public sector suppliers going bust has grown by almost 50% so far this year, according to new research, as the coalition...