Month: May 2024

Read More The full set of folios published by John Gould will be presented at Firsts book fair in London in mid-May John Gould was one of the most sought-after taxidermists in 19th-century London, commissioned by King George IV to stuff the first giraffe to arrive in England. But Gould’s lasting legacy is birds. He…

Read More Water bottle stations set up in St Leonards-on-Sea and part of Hastings as customers face days without service About 31,000 properties are without water in East Sussex due to a burst water main. Southern Water said the disruption in St Leonards-on-Sea and some areas of Hastings was expected to continue into Sunday. Continue…

Read More Such an investigation would “achieve nothing,” the Swedish Foreign Ministry told the agency There is no need for an international investigation into the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines, Sweden’s Foreign Ministry has told RIA Novosti news agency. Last week, China’s deputy envoy to the UN, Geng Shuang,…

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Read MoreDisaster management agency says 115 people evacuated, more than 100 houses damaged amid prolonged torrential rain.Disaster management agency says 115 people evacuated, more than 100 houses damaged amid prolonged torrential rain.

Read More Only women can rid the club of the guardians of the Y-chromosome’s ‘we’ve always done it this way’ misogyny Here’s a surprise: the Garrick Club is a really lovely place. It’s full of lively and fascinating people. The staff are superb, the food is great, the wine list divine. The library is to…

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Read More Congress party’s Arun Reddy held over fake video of interior minister Amit Shah Indian police have said they have arrested the social media chief of the country’s main opposition party over a doctored video widely shared during the ongoing national election. Arun Reddy of the Congress party was detained late on Friday in…

Read More The former US president has repeatedly criticized many member countries for not paying enough in light of threats from Russia and China Donald Trump is eyeing plans to push the NATO members to ramp up defense spending from 2% to 3% of GDP if he is re-elected in November, The Telegraph reported on…

Read MoreCongolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge.Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge.

Read MoreHow ordinary items like toothpaste and teabags could actually be damaging our environment.How ordinary items like toothpaste and teabags could actually be damaging our environment.

Read More ‘Intentions’ badges also launched, as dating app sector sees drops in share prices and moves to diversify “In the end it was the data that killed me,” says Penny* about her decision to leave the dating app Bumble. If she opened the app she might receive 100 likes, 25% of which she might…

Read More Hamas and US CIA officials will meet Egyptian mediators on Saturday, according to an Egyptian security source A top UN official said Friday that hard-hit northern Gaza was now in “full-blown famine” after more than six months of war between Israel and Hamas and severe Israeli restrictions on food deliveries to the Palestinian…

Read More Slovakia has nothing to do with the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Robert Fico has said NATO has no justification to send troops to Ukraine because the country is not a member of the bloc, Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico has said. His remarks followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s interview with the Economist…

Read More Cruise control sensors taken by thieves, forcing drivers to pay to replace them or face higher insurance premiums Volkswagen owners targeted by thieves who have stolen cruise control sensors from cars across London are furious after discovering the car’s “poor design” that makes them so easy to steal is set to cost them…

Read More Palestinian restauranteur speaks from Bethlehem, where food stalls are sparse as farmlands are under attack Fadi Kattan looked forlornly at the stalls inside the Bethlehem vegetable market bearing small quantities of oranges, watermelons and cauliflowers. “This stall should be heaped with products, he said. “And over there should be piles of aubergines and…

Read More Even products marketed as ‘organic’ may be toxic, say campaigners, with risks for the wider ecosystem Gardeners are inadvertently killing scores of earthworms with soil conditioners marketed as “organic”, experts fear, as they call for tighter regulation on products that poison the invertebrates. Earthworms may appear humble, but Charles Darwin thought their work…

Read MoreJassim Al-Asadi has spent much of his life fighting for the survival of the Iraqi Marshes, but the battle is difficult.Jassim Al-Asadi has spent much of his life fighting for the survival of the Iraqi Marshes, but the battle is difficult.

Read More The results of mayoral elections in Greater Manchester, London and the West Midlands are among those expected on Saturday Beneath the euphoria of Labour’s wins in places such as Blackpool, Hartlepool and Thurrock lies a nervousness about the party’s performance in urban areas, with campaigners warning it had lost ground in both London…

Read More Officials say a landslide hit Luwu regency in South Sulawesi on Friday after torrential rain pounded the area A flood and a landslide have hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least 14 people, according to officials. The landslide hit Luwu regency in South Sulawesi on Friday just after 1am local time, Abdul Muhari,…

Read More Third-party hospitality packages are outlawed, yet agency part-owned by associates of Rafael Nadal and LeBron James promises access to top events as well as to stars Members of the global super-rich are spending as much as $500,000 (£400,000) on “ultra-exclusive” packages for the Paris 2024 Olympics that promoters claim include meeting athletes, access…

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Read More Cindy McCain, the American director of the U.N. World Food Program, became the most prominent official so far to declare that trapped civilians in northern Gaza had gone over the brink into famine. Cindy McCain, the American director of the U.N. World Food Program, became the most prominent official so far to declare…

Read More Tuesday’s debate on whether the existing rules do not in fact bar women comes amid rising resignations and threats In May 1924, the Manchester Guardian revealed a “recent innovation in the Garrick Club to admit ladies to one of its rooms” meant that the queen of Romania would be lunching at the club…

Read More Inadvertent poisoning of scavengers across Indian subcontinent is forcing some communities to give up ancient custom Traditional Zoroastrian burial rites are becoming increasingly impossible to perform because of the precipitous decline of vultures in India, Iran and Pakistan. For millennia, Parsi communities have traditionally disposed of their dead in structures called dakhma, or…

Read More Survey by NAHT union finds funding shortages mean pupils are losing out on vital support Shortages and funding cuts are causing a “full-blown crisis” in special needs education for children and young people in England, according to school leaders who say they are struggling to give pupils the support they require. Paul Whiteman,…

Read More Exhibition of mini Moores is billed as first of its kind and Holburne also hosting Mr Doodle’s first UK museum exhibition Henry Moore is celebrated for his monumental sculptures that turn city squares and parks into outdoor art galleries. But the Holburne Museum in Bath is staging a groundbreaking exhibition called Henry Moore…

Read More Consequences of sharing nude images and subsequent threat of blackmail can be devastating. Talk to your child, say experts “I’m naked on cam now I’ll call you. Answer the call don’t be shy.” The teenage boy did as he was told by the girl he had been chatting with over social media. The…

Read More National Pharmacy Association says some family doctors refusing to refer patients with minor ailments GPs have been accused of scuppering Rishi Sunak’s flagship plan to cut the time it takes to see them by refusing to refer patients with minor ailments to a pharmacist instead. Pharmacists claim many GPs in England are not…

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Read MoreAt least nine people are killed in an attack on a camp in eastern DR Congo.At least nine people are killed in an attack on a camp in eastern DR Congo.

Read More China’s president arrives as EU anti-subsidy investigations and tensions over espionage, Ukraine and Taiwan continue China’s president, Xi Jinping, is to visit Europe next week for the first time in five years, in a tour that will take in the unlikely trifecta of France, Hungary and Serbia. The visit comes as China pushes…

Read More Sydney airport is auctioning more than 2,500 unclaimed items, including a wedding dress and laptops Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A jaffle maker, a leaf blower and a Darth Vader helmet are just some of the items left behind by passengers at Sydney airport that…

Read More The UN says two camps for displaced people were hit near the city of Goma where thousands are seeking refuge from fighting in surrounding areas Bomb attacks on two camps for displaced people in eastern Congo have killed at least 12 people, including children, according to the UN. The bombs hit the camps…

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