Prime Minister Keir Starmer loses first member of his government as he faces pressure to step down
Man charged after bomb-making tutorials were allegedly used in New Orleans attack
Federal prosecutors have charged a Missouri man with allegedly sharing bomb-making videos on social media
Men wrongly accused of yogurt shop murders reach $35 million settlement with city
The city of Austin will pay $35 million to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly accused of the rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop in 1991, a case that initially sent one of the men to death row and another...
‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women
Decades-long campaign powered by patient perspectives results in switch from PCOS – a name that caused confusion and undue suffering – to PMOS • What is PCOS, what are the symptoms and treatment, and why is it being renamed PMOS?• ‘I still want to scream’: the loneliness and confusion of...
Look up: Milky Way photographer of the year 2026 – in pictures
Photographers search for dark skies in the most remote landscapes to find places where the galaxy shines with extraordinary clarity. They share not only their breathtaking results but also their methods, trials and adventures • Stargazing in New Zealand’s first dark sky community Continue reading...
Don’t reach for the bug spray: scientists find insects may feel pain after crickets nurse sore antennae
The behavioural cue of ‘flexible self-protection’ is a way to establish whether an animal feels pain, scientists say Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Do insects feel pain? Crickets certainly seem...
Daily pill can help people maintain weight loss after they come off jabs, trial shows
Data shows orforglipron could in future avoid need to take other long-term medications for diseases associated with obesity A daily pill could help people keep weight off and stop them needing other long-term medications, scientists behind landmark new trial data have suggested. The researchers said orforglipron could help prevent more...
Getting children to eat their vegetables starts in the womb, researchers suggest
Rather than bribery, or hiding carrots under ketchup, the key may be to expose foetuses to healthy flavours It is an age-old battle with small children that most parents will recognise: please, please, eat your vegetables. Some will read them books with titles such as The Boy Who Loved Broccoli....
6 found dead in cargo train boxcar at Union Pacific yard in Texas border town: Police
Federal agents are investigating the death of six people thought to be immigrants found inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the Mexico border in Laredo, Texas on Sunday as a “potential human smuggling event.”
Businesses are facing rising costs during the Iran war, and economists expect more strains ahead
Costs are piling up for businesses during the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran — and many economists see a bleak outlook, with some bracing for a downturn in hiring and investment in the coming months