A fast-growing brush fire in Southern California has prompted evacuation orders and damaged at least one home
Trump administration plans to admit more white South Africans as refugees this year
The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners
Utah’s fragile desert could feel like the Sahara if America’s biggest data center gets built
Plans for a celebrity-backed “hyperscale” data center in rural Utah, so massive that it would consume more than double the state’s current electricity use, have generated an intense public and political backlash in a state where the motto is “industry” and a Republican supermajority tends to be deferential to development. ...
Māori climate risk worsened by colonization, report finds
In Aotearoa New Zealand, record-breaking storms and flooding are impacting Māori land, health, and culture. And, according to a new national climate report, colonization has intensified those risks. The 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment is composed of four reports, including a companion document focused on Māori communities. That report...
Scott Hastings obituary
One of the greats of Scottish rugby who went on to have a successful broadcasting career Scott Hastings, the most capped centre in the history of Scotland’s rugby union side, played a key role in his country’s epic 1990 grand slam victory over England at Murrayfield. Scott, whose name will...
Affordability checks in gambling need a rethink when even proponents are calling for pause
Gambling Commission set to rubber-stamp new regulations that could inflict irreparable damage on the racing industry James Noyes, one of the initial proponents of affordability checks for gamblers, has issued an urgent call for a pause in their implementation. Stuart Andrew MP, the gambling minister in the last government and...
England play Tetris to build pyramid towards extending global dominance | Sarah Rendell
Red Roses showed the hunger needed to defend World Cup in 2029 by clinching an eighth successive Six Nations If the top of the pyramid is defending their Rugby World Cup title in 2029 then this Women’s Six Nations has formed the base from which England can build. The world...
BBL in India? Clubs express interest as Cricket Australia awaits final approval
Brisbane Heat back plans to open Big Bash League in Chennai Melbourne teams keen to travel pending BCCI sign-off Brisbane Heat have put their hand up to be one of the first teams to play a BBL game overseas and open this summer’s tournament in India. Cricket Australia (CA) is...
The nice guy who finished first: why all of golf was glad to see Aaron Rai lift US PGA Championship
Hard work, respect and family values made Englishman a popular winner of the Wanamaker Trophy among his peers By the time Aaron Rai was walking to the 18th tee, 71 holes into the week, 17 holes into the round of his life, three shots clear, Rory McIlroy was already in...
‘I never back down’: Arthur Fils on family, fights and France’s grand slam obsession
The young Frenchman has fought his way back from serious injury into the world’s top 20 and raised expectations for his home slam at Roland Garros Towards the end of a miserable summer last year, Arthur Fils received a message from a friend imploring him to listen to a song....