Some very good things have come from Croydon, the often overlooked town in south London. The film director David Lean was born there, as was Roy Hodgson, the actor Peggy Ashcroft and the sexologist Havelock Ellis. Amy Winehouse studied in Croydon. The Bill and Peep Show were filmed there, as...
The World Cup viewed from afar is more like ambient noise – a far cry from working at it | Jonathan Liew
Covering a tournament, my smartwatch showed my heart rate was 10-20 beats above normal. How luxurious to half-watch I fell asleep at some point during the Netherlands v Japan game. It had been a hot and drowsy day by the shores of Lake Annecy, a square and heavy heat, where...
Harry Kane reveals half-time Tuchel pep-talk inspired England to victory over Croatia
Storming second-half display comes after coach’s speech Coach tells team to ‘show the world what we can be’ Harry Kane has revealed that a half-time speech from Thomas Tuchel when he told England “to show the world what we can be” inspired victory in their opening match of the 2026...
World Cup 2026: England turn on the style; Fifa denies ticketless fans breached security – live
⚽ All the latest news from day eight of the tournament⚽ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail us A fresh England line hot off the wires coming right up … If by some bizarre chance you missed it, here’s a gallery of some of the best images...
HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero
Study reveals positive news, but experts say deaths and cases may rise again as fewer teenagers get vaccinated Women who received an HPV vaccine in early adolescence have virtually zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30, according to a groundbreaking study, but falling vaccination rates...
The audacious plan to refreeze the Arctic – podcast
Sea ice is melting fast and worsening the climate crisis. But what if there were a way to thicken it again? Madeleine Finlay is joined by environment editor Damian Carrington to discuss a bold attempt to refreeze the Arctic which is showing early signs of success. He visited the project...
A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt Some go there to read about the wood that Victorian manufacturers used to make walking sticks. Others want to...
Apocalypse when? ‘Earth’s Black Box’ to be installed in remote Tasmanian airfield
Rouser Lab says the steel structure will record ‘every step’ humanity takes towards climate catastrophe Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It was designed to survive the apocalypse, as humanity’s last testament to its failure. But...
Solstice-aligned 5,000-year-old monument ‘once in a lifetime find’, say archaeologists
Wessex Archaeology suspect they have uncovered a prototype for world-famous Stonehenge site in Wiltshire A 5,000-year-old monument that was aligned with the summer and winter solstices and may have served as a prototype for the later solar alignment at Stonehenge has been discovered close to the famous neolithic site, in...
Trump says Apple will work with Intel to build chips in the US
"When I won my Second Term (Third, actually!), it was clear America needed its Semiconductor Industry to come back to the U.S.A. We design everything, but we need to BUILD it here, NOW!" Trump wrote. "So I decided to help Intel because we need to design and build our Chips......