The Transportation Security Administration has announced that U.S. air travelers without a REAL ID will face a $45 fee starting in February
Son of ‘El Chapo’ pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case in deal with prosecutors
The son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” has pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking charges
Plea deal with son of drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ details abduction
During the plea hearing of Joaquín Guzmán López, son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, in Chicago, U.S. prosecutors revealed details of the abduction of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a leader of the Sinaloa cartel
Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments
Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcher As a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell, kept in the bathroom, that his father’s family in the southern Spanish region of Almería had blown to warn...
Tuesday briefing: What’s next for the resurgent space race?
In today’s newsletter: As suppliers get ready to meet policy makers and space agencies at the industry’s largest gathering, a look at the exploration and exploitation of space Good morning. This week Glasgow hosts one of the UK’s largest ever gatherings of the space industry at Space-Comm. With representatives of...
Is AI making us stupid? – podcast
Artificial intelligence can execute tasks in seconds that once took humans hours, if not days to complete. While this may be great for productivity, some researchers are concerned that our increasing use of AI could be impacting our ability to tackle difficult problems and think critically. To find out where...
Shortage of ‘breakthrough’ weight loss drugs will slow fight against obesity, WHO warns
WHO urges countries to make drugs such as Mounjaro more accessible to people and asks drugs companies to lower prices Weight loss drugs such as Mounjaro offer huge potential to tackle soaring obesity globally but are currently only available to one in 10 of those who need them, the World...
NHS to pay 25% more for innovative drugs after UK–US zero-tariff deal
Agreement could cost NHS an extra £3bn a year, industry sources estimate The UK has agreed to pay 25% more for new medicines by 2035 as part of a US-UK drug pricing deal that will cost an estimated additional £3bn a year. The transatlantic agreement will also see the health...
Hole in Antarctic ozone layer shrinks to smallest since 2019, scientists say
EU’s Copernicus monitoring service hails ‘reassuring sign’ of progress observed this year in hole’s size and duration The hole in the ozone layer over the Antarctic this year was the smallest and shortest-lived since 2019, according to European space scientists, who described the finding as a “reassuring sign” of the...
Pope Leo XIV doubles down on insistence for 2-state solution to resolve Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pope Leo XIV has doubled down on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict