Ukraine war weighs heavy as apocalyptic mood shrouds Davos
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The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated a delayed and slimmed-down World Economic Forum this year but it took George Soros to articulate what many of those making the trip to the Swiss Alps had been think...
Texas school shooting: all victims were in the same classroom, official says – latest updates
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Partygate live: Boris Johnson says no plans to resign despite being ‘appalled’ by Sue Gray report
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Guerra Russia-Ucraina: Russia says Italian peace plan a ‘fantasy’; Zelenskiy accuses west of lacking unity – live
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Secrets of California’s skydiving salamanders revealed by researchers
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A new study is shedding fresh light into the incredible world of California’s temperate forests, and the daring survival techniques of one of its inhabitants: parachuting salamanders. Lo studio, published on Monday in...
Georgia primaries deliver blow to Trump’s grip on Republican party – live
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Open di Francia 2022: Raducanu beaten, Zverev and Djokovic in action on day four – live!
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Sue Gray’s failure to investigate ‘Abba party’ in PM’s flat angers MPs
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MPs have reacted with anger over the failure to fully investigate an alleged party held in Boris Johnson’s flat during lockdown, reportedly with alcohol, food and Abba songs. The six-month Partygate inquiry by senior ...
Five Partygate quotes that show No 10 staff knew they were in the wrong
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The Sue Gray report is neutrally written, but several elements show that Downing Street staff planned the events during lockdowns – and were acutely aware that they were not necessarily a good idea: Email from an unna...
Only one bathing river spot around Oxford has bacteria within safe levels, lo studio trova
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Only one popular river spot for bathing and water sports in and around Oxford has bacteria within safe levels, a survey by a campaign group has found. The other seven locations in rivers which are regularly used by sw...
Keep your shirt on! The science behind the perfect online dating profile picture
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Nome: Tinder profiles. Età: Ten years old. Aspetto: That’s your problem. What do you mean? The profile picture you upload to the popular dating site is entirely your choice. So you’re saying it doesn’t really matte...
Burnley close to appointing Vincent Kompany as manager
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Burnley are close to appointing Vincent Kompany as their manager. The former Manchester City captain is poised to leave his job as Anderlecht’s head coach to accept the challenge of trying to lead Burnley out of the C...
Opioid crisis: West Virginia in tentative $161.5m settlement with drug makers
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Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5m settlement just as closing arguments were set to begin in a seven-week trial over the opioid epi...
World’s largest vats for growing ‘no-kill’ meat to be built in US
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The building of the world’s largest bioreactors to produce cultivated meat has been announced, with the potential to supply tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. Experts said the move could be a “gamechanger” fo...
‘Anxiety is part of me’: Mara Wilson and other anxious minds on how they cope
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Of the nine most commonly diagnosed anxiety disorders on the Mind website, I’ve been diagnosed with seven. I realise this is a peculiar boast, but in case you’re wondering – hypochondria, a legitimate anxiety disorder...
Dervla Murphy: an appreciation of the great Irish travel writer who has died aged 90
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The last time I saw Dervla was a few years ago, before lockdown, when she invited me for lunch at her home in Lismore, County Waterford. The meal was an agreeably liquid affair. One of Dervla’s great passions was beer...