‘National scandal’: extreme heat linked to 40,000 deaths in England from 1988 to 2025.
More than 40,000 extra people died on the hottest days in England between 1988 and 2025 compared to what would…
A moment that changed me: I went looking for rejection. Instead, strangers responded with incredible kindness.
In May 2024, I decided to spend 30 days getting rejected on purpose. At first, it sounded ridiculous. After all,…
Meta has agreed to significant changes to Facebook and Instagram as part of a settlement in a US trial over teen addiction, with costs reaching up to $17 billion.
Meta has agreed to settle a major lawsuit brought by US states that accused the company of harming children by…
Heavy flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed many people and left hundreds missing.
At least 95 people have died and hundreds are still missing after flash floods hit the Himalayan border areas of…
Americans claim they lose weight in Europe – and I think I know why | Arwa Mahdawi
It’s not just mass shootings you have to worry about in the US—there’s also the lettuce. A bad batch of…
From Jolene to Islands in the Stream: Dolly Parton’s 10 greatest recordings
Dolly Parton’s death today at age 80 has the world mourning one of America’s most beloved entertainers: a performer who…
De Gaulle: Résistance review – a fast-paced bromance between Churchill and France’s wartime hero.
This very enjoyable and fast-moving biopic is directed by Antonin Baudry, and it has a slightly amused, detached tone—perhaps because…
Iran is caught in a paradox over the Strait of Hormuz, as the strategic importance of this narrow waterway continues to decline.
Is the Strait of Hormuz—recently described by the office of Iran’s supreme leader as “the pillar of Iran’s new security…
‘I remember going: oh hello!’ Dara Ó Briain on comedy, coolness, cruelty, and finding his parents.
Dara Ó Briain is still having his photo taken when I arrive at the studio in west London. A comedian…
A Yorkshireman is believed to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia against Ukraine.
A man from South Yorkshire is thought to be the first British citizen to die fighting for Russia in its…