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The Russian Orthodox Church has approved a statement describing Russia’s “special military operation” as a holy war, arguing that all of...
Keir Starmer’s government has hit the ground running. But over the next few weeks and months some serious choices will have to be made about...
Autistic people often experience difficulties with social communication. It’s so common, in fact, that it’s one of the central criteria for an...
The National Police Chiefs’ Council has declared violence against women a national emergency in England and Wales. The first national police...
This article was first published in our email newsletter Something Good, which every fortnight brings you a summary of the best things to watch,...
Venezuela is poised for a historic vote on Sunday, July 28 that could bring the 11-year reign of the country’s authoritarian president, Nicolás...
Political podcasts have exploded in popularity in the UK. Publishers like Acast and Spotify have reported downloads of political titles rising 50%...
Let’s start with the good stuff. Deadpool & Wolverine is a fun, irreverent and blood-soaked summer blockbuster that fans of the Deadpool franchise...
Business and economics books have influenced business managers, CEOs and, in some cases, entire political economies. But they have also propelled...
Tesco, Boots and Barclays have joined the growing number of companies trying to force employees back to the office after several years of remote...
Nearly half of people born in Wales in 2002-2003 were classed as having special educational needs (SEN), our new research has indicated, raising...
In June, the Brazilian artist Ilê Sartuzi removed a historical coin from its display case in the British Museum in London and deposited it in a...
You don’t need to read the news or scroll through Instagram for long to stumble across the latest example of a rare and beautiful species that...
A growing number of people are waiting longer to have kids. While there are many reasons people may want to hold back on that decision, about one-...
The UN’s climate science advisory group, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is currently meeting in Bulgaria to decide on a...
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, travelled to Washington this week for a series of high-level meetings. At the invitation of the...
As the violence continued to rage in Gaza and on the West Bank – and Israeli protesters made their anger at their government felt on the streets...
After months of turmoil, Welsh Labour has elected a new leader, its second in just five months and third this year. The contest was triggered by...
Just being near blue spaces (the sea, rivers and lakes) can make us feel more relaxed because water triggers our parasympathetic nervous system,...
There is Light Somewhere, the title of the latest show by conceptual artist Tavares Strachan at the Hayward Gallery in London, is borrowed from a...
Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (1353) is a classic plague book. It follows ten noble people quarantining together in a beautiful villa in the...
The Mexican government is suing US-based gun makers. The government is accusing the companies of facilitating violence in Mexico, not so much...
We are often told that we must listen to reactionaries – take their grievances seriously and address them as part of a democratic system. We are...
Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here’s why...
The government looks set to implement a shift in how behaviour is managed in English schools. This would focus on keeping pupils in attendance. It...
Chronic pain affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. But the opioid crisis in North America led many health care providers to...
Since the last week in June, navies and naval assets from 29 countries have been taking part the world’s largest naval exercises. The US-led...
We often hear about the importance of the human microbiome – the vast collection of bacteria and fungi that live on and inside us – when it comes...
The world’s richest person, Elon Musk, just announced that he’s a “big believer in the principles of Christianity” and “a cultural...
Scientists in America have developed a nasal spray that can remove proteins in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease – at least, in...
A web of roads encircles the Earth and stretches 40 million miles. In Crossings, a new book by environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb, tarmac is...
The full consequences of Joe Biden’s seismic decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race will take some time to be felt. One immediately...
The assassination attempt of a divisive figure, a foreign war threatening to take centre stage, the incumbent president withdrawing his candidacy...
Apple cider vinegar seems to be having a moment. People on social media report drinking it to lose weight and improve their health – although not...
Walking requires a huge number of signals between your brain and the muscles in your arms, chest, back, abdomen, pelvis and legs. Something that...
Benjamin Netanyahu’s July visit to Washington has placed the political spotlight on divisions within the Democratic party over the war in Gaza....
The English actor Kate Beckinsale recently lost her stepfather. She experienced such intense grief at the loss that it “burned a hole” in her...
If you’re about to jet off on a summer flight, the chances of you having secured a bargain at this peak time of the year are slim. And as well as...
If you want real, substantive answers to a question, prime minister’s questions is not the place to be. But if you want to see how politicians...
The world is saturated by services and products provided by companies that have a “secret grip” on the way we live. In 1951, the French-born...
Video game adaptations of novels and short fiction have helped them to meet new audiences. The Witcher, for example, which now spans three games and...
Charlie Falconer, Labour peer and former lord chancellor, is to introduce a private member’s bill into the House of Lords on July 26 to legalise...
When Kamala Harris became the prospective new Democratic party presidential candidate on July 21, social media was quickly flooded with coconut and...
When Kamala Harris was confirmed as the new Democratic party nominee, a host of celebrities rushed to endorse her – but one has had significantly...
In sports psychology, elite athletes are often said to have two identities – a “self” identity (who they are overall) and an “athlete”...
Lady in the Lake opens with a classic mystery premise: a man unceremoniously dumping a female corpse under a midnight blue sky. Less...
If you’re planning to tune in to the Paris Olympics, you probably aren’t just looking forward to the feats of sporting excellence – you’ll be...
If you are in energy poverty (or fuel poverty, as it is sometimes called), you or your household cannot afford to spend enough on the energy you...
Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane, my colleagues and I have demonstrated for the first time on a global scale –...
Following the state opening of parliament, the House of Commons has been debating the contents of the king’s speech (referred to as the debate on...
For planning to block a motorway encircling London, five Just Stop Oil activists were recently sentenced to a minimum of four years in prison. Just...
Straight away, she told me she wasn’t going to let the illness progress. She wanted to end this at Dignitas. I was really shocked – firstly about...
Unless you skipped sex ed class, you probably have at least a basic understanding of how babies are made. An egg (ovum) needs to be fertilised by...
The construction industry is not on track to decarbonise by 2050 and uses more resources than most. In 2020, the UK produced a staggering 59.1...
When considering human settlements on the Moon, Mars and further afield, much attention is given to the travel times, food and radiation risk....
The last few years have been troubling for the British steel industry. High energy costs, a wave of cheap Chinese imports, plant closures, the...
Prospective students will no longer be asked to write personal statements as part of their application to university in the UK, the admissions...
“Was the steak and wine as good as I’ve heard?” Undeniably the most common question I’m asked when I return from Argentina. And while my...
Thousands of students in Bangladesh have taken to the streets over the past few weeks to demand an overhaul of how public sector jobs are...
The government has created a new ministerial taskforce for its child poverty strategy, led by Work and Pensions secretary Liz Kendall and Education...
Dementia is not an inevitable consequence of ageing. It’s thought that around 40% of dementia cases could be prevented (or at least delayed) by...
Nasa’s missions are some of the most technologically advanced and critically important endeavours. From the Mars Rover explorations to the...
It costs a lot of money to become president of the United States. The 2020 presidential election cycle involved campaign expenditure of US$14...
With President Biden’s announcement that he will not run for re-election in November, all eyes have turned to his replacement. Many top...
Physical inactivity is a killer. When we become inactive, we lose muscular strength. When we lack muscular strength, we may be more likely to...
The world’s best golfers make playing look so effortless, it’s hard to imagine what’s going on inside their minds. But modern neuroscience...
As The Boys, Amazon’s superhero-hating blood fest, comes to a close, its storylines have grown closer to our own reality as the show gears up for...
Sinn Féin held on to all seven of its seats at Westminster in the 2024 election, making it the largest Northern Irish party in the UK parliament,...
Giant panda reclining in cloudy hills eating bamboo, European bison picking their way through gloomy and lichen-draped forests and Cape mountain...
Thomas Robert Malthus is remembered for the gloomiest theory proposed in just about any discipline. The story begins in 1793, when the English...
To understand the history of South Africa, you must understand how the the laws of apartheid forced South Africans to live in assigned racial...
In the first Harry Potter novel, Professor Severus Snape hopes to embarrass Harry by quizzing him on the topic of bezoars. According to Snape, they...
Joe Biden’s decision to step down from the 2024 campaign is yet another significant moment in this year’s US election, following on from the...
By all accounts, Keir Starmer’s first UK-based foray onto the international stage was a success. Last week’s European Political Community...
Migration policy has always been an ideological headache for the Labour party. Caught between the party’s labour market protectionism and...
When Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election race he changed the nature of the campaign. In the three weeks following the notorious...
We’ve all seen men lash out angrily when their masculinity is threatened – not least in Hollywood movies. And the extent of such behaviour has...
Almost 55 years after the launch of Apollo 11 – the first mission to land humans on the Moon – scientists have found evidence of a large cave...
Amazon workers in Coventry have narrowly voted against a proposal that would have forced the retail giant to grant the GMB Union formal...
We live in an age of climate emergency and eco-anxiety. This is, after all, the Anthropocene – a geological period defined by the bootprint of...