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  Jonathan Amos , Science correspondent, Edited by Amal Udawatta, IMAGE SOURCE, SIMON HARRIS/RHIAN KENDALL/BGS/UKRI Image caption, Artwork: How Auroralumina attenboroughii might have looked 560 million years ago A fossil representing the earliest known animal predator has been identified by UK scientists. The 560-million-year-old specimen, which was found in Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire, is likely a forerunner of cnidaria - the group of species that today includes jellyfish. The researchers have named it  Auroralumina attenboroughii  in honour of Sir David Attenborough. The first part of the name recalls the Latin for "dawn lantern". "I think it looks like the Olympic torch, with its tentacles being the flames," said Oxford University's Dr Frankie Dunn, who is reporting the discovery in  the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution . IMAGE SOURCE, BGS/UKRI Image caption, The mass of fossils, including Auroralumina, were revealed in a big clean in 2007 'Eve

  By Shiona McCallum. Technology reporter, Edited by Vinuri Randula Silva, IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES The UK's competition watchdog has found streaming has made the music industry challenging for many artists. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said more than 80% of recorded music was now listened to via streaming, with more than 138 billion streams in the UK last year. MPs had demanded a " complete reset" of the industry , amid "pitiful returns" for artists. They had called for the CMA to look into the power of the major players. Although the primary focus of the report was on consumers, the watchdog found a small number of high-profile artists enjoyed most of the financial success while the majority made no substantial earnings. CMA interim chief executive Sarah Cardell said: "For many artists, it is just as tough as it has always been - and many feel that they are not getting a fair deal." But the report notes streaming has made it easier n