The Conservative MP under fire for his ancestors’ role in Caribbean slavery is in line for a multimillion-pound payout from the Barbados government. Despite threats to make Richard Drax pay reparations and seize his family’s plantation – described by one historian as a “killing field” of enslaved Africans – the government is now planning to […]
Read MoreNot just mums go to Iceland: supermarket drops slogan to be more inclusive
Iceland has dropped the outdated “That’s why mums go to Iceland” slogan to reflect the fact that other people also do grocery shopping. The frozen foods retailer has tweaked its strapline to the more neutral “That’s why we go to Iceland” in an advertising push with the TV personality Josie Gibson as its new ambassador. […]
Read MoreVoices from the first week of Trump’s hush money trial in N.Y.
The first week of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York ended Friday with a full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates in place ahead of opening statements expected Monday. Jury selection saw numerous moments of drama and tumult, including potential jurors growing deeply emotional and the judge chiding Trump. The former president has […]
Read MoreFive of Europe’s best national parks – with all the beauty but none of the crowds
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici, Spain There is a wild and wonderful water world in the north-eastern corner of Spain. The Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici national park, in the central Pyrenees north of Lleida, is characterised by more than 200 lakes fed by melting snow and ice, plus rivers and streams, gorges, […]
Read MoreSarah Perry: ‘For much of my life, I loved God. The echo of that never fades’
For weeks, Sarah Perry has been petitioning the heavens for a clear evening so that she can show me her telescope in action, but tonight the skies over Norwich are cloudy. I must content myself with looking at the instrument at rest and noting that it’s a big bit of kit, not remotely the kind of […]
Read MoreSilenced in court: Trump curbed by trial rules but tries to wield power outside
In the first week of his criminal trial – a historic first for a former US president – Donald Trump encountered a dynamic that’s become common for his appearances in court. While Trump is bombastic in front of crowds of supporters – and still screams in all caps on social media – he is almost […]
Read MoreScientists’ experiment is ‘beacon of hope’ for coral reefs on brink of global collapse
An underwater experiment to restore coral reefs using a combination of “coral IVF” and recordings of fish noises could offer a “beacon of hope” to scientists who fear the fragile ecosystem is on the brink of collapse. The experiment – a global collaboration between two teams of scientists who developed their innovative coral-saving techniques independently […]
Read More‘We went from naive, hippyish protesters to hardcore anarchists’: the criminal justice bill protests, 30 years on
When Harry Harrison first saw the white paper for the criminal justice and public order bill at the end of 1993, he couldn’t believe what he was reading. Harrison was the 27-year-old co-founder of Nottingham’s DiY sound system, so-called house music anarchists, who were known for throwing joyful free parties in fields and forests, quarries […]
Read MoreNASA satellite’s ‘shocking’ space junk near-miss was even closer than thought
Humanity dodged an orbital bullet recently by an even slimmer margin than we thought. In the wee hours of Feb. 28, the dead Russian spy satellite Cosmos 2221 and NASA’s TIMED craft, which has been studying Earth’s atmosphere since 2001, made an uncomfortably close pass in orbit, zooming within a mere 65 feet (20 meters) […]
Read MoreSo, What’s Going on With Clarence Thomas These Days?
But as they put themselves to this task, the court continued to quietly snitch out the GOP for their misrule. At one point, the court warns in its unsigned opinion of an “evolving electoral map” that could “dramatically change the behavior of voters, parties, and states across the country, in different ways and at different […]
Read MoreKarate Combat 45 live stream online: Luke Rockhold vs. Joe Schilling
Watch the Karate Combat 45 live stream online on MMA Fighting for a live stream of the complete Luke Rockhold vs. Joe Schilling event on Saturday. The Karate Combat 45 fight card features 12 bouts and starts at 10 a.m. ET. Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold squares off against GLORY Kickboxing and Bellator veteran […]
Read MorePolice officer who cut earrings off recruits guilty of gross misconduct
A police trainer who used cutting equipment to remove earrings from three student officers before fitness and safety exercises has been found guilty of gross misconduct. The three female officers believed PC Martin Briggs had used bolt croppers on them, but during the misconduct hearing it was established that while he did fetch the large […]
Read MoreNigerian chess champion breaks record after playing nonstop for 58 hours
A Nigerian chess champion has broken the record for the longest chess marathon after playing the game nonstop for 58 hours. Tunde Onakoya, 29, hopes to raise $1m for children’s education across Africa from the world record attempt, which took place in Times Square in New York. He hit 58 hours in the early hours […]
Read MoreHouse Set to Vote on Foreign Aid Bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
The House on Saturday was heading toward passage of a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Speaker Mike Johnson put his job on the line to advance the long-stalled legislation in defiance against hard-liners from his own party. Lawmakers were expected on Saturday afternoon to vote separately on aid for […]
Read MoreScottish Greens to vote on power-sharing deal with SNP after carbon goal ditched
Scottish Greens are to hold a vote to determine the future of the party’s power-sharing agreement with the Scottish National party, after the government abandoned its pledge to cut carbon emissions 75% by 2030. Members will be able to vote on whether their party should continue to cooperate with the SNP after the announcement on […]
Read MoreCounty cricket: Kent v Surrey, Somerset v Notts, and more on day two – live
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Read MoreHow R.F.K. Jr. Got on the Michigan Ballot, With Only Two Votes
In January, when Doug Dern, the state chairman of the Natural Law Party of Michigan, got an email from a top strategist for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign, he sensed it could be a star turn for his tiny political group. For 22 years, Mr. Dern, a bankruptcy lawyer with a small practice outside […]
Read MoreG.O.P. Intensifies Scrutiny of Voting: ‘We’re Keeping a Close Eye on You’
On a Monday in mid-March, the Wisconsin Republican Party gathered about 50 conservative activists on a Zoom call to train them in how to become poll workers, helping oversee and monitor the casting and counting of votes. Heavily Democratic areas of the battleground state were a key focus. “Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee — that type,” […]
Read MoreAmericans’ New TV Habit: Subscribe. Watch. Cancel. Repeat.
Early last year, Josh Meisel and his wife wanted to watch a new buzzy Peacock drama, “Poker Face,” starring Natasha Lyonne. But Mr. Meisel, a scientist who lives outside Boston, did not subscribe to Peacock. He paid for half a dozen other streaming services and was reluctant to sign up for another. So he and […]
Read MoreLasers, Inflatable Dancers and the Fight to Fend Off Avian Flu
Loren Brey, a poultry grower in Minnesota, walked onto the farm where his egg-laying turkeys nest in November to discover a handful of hens, dead from the highly pathogenic avian flu. Within a week, he lost nearly half of his entire flock. So when Mr. Brey’s turkeys began producing eggs again in the spring, he […]
Read More‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgeting
Each month 20,000 people tune in to watch 27-year-old Beth Fuller work out how to spend her salary. For a year and a half she has, on payday, opened a spreadsheet and written out in granular detail what she will owe in bills, exactly what she wants to do in the weeks ahead, how much […]
Read More‘The model loved the departure from traditional portraiture’ – Kamzy Nuel’s best phone picture
When location scouting for this shoot, Kamzy Nuel was primarily hunting for colour. He settled on the National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. “There are so many vibrant colours around, giving room to have as much as possible in the frame to work with,” the Nigerian photographer says. skip past newsletter promotion Sign up to Inside Saturday […]
Read More‘Kardashian children are sharing skincare routines’: experts on gen Z’s ageing fixation
Younger generations are known for sharing their extensive skincare habits online. Generation Z, those born between the mid-1990s and early-2010s, and the cohort succeeding them, known as Generation Alpha, appear to be obsessed with trying to halt the ageing effects of time. Even children as young as 10 are putting pressure on their parents to […]
Read MoreTrump hush money trial tests storied N.Y. courthouse like never before
NEW YORK — The courthouse’s 15th floor is available for only one trial. All judges except New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan must work elsewhere for now. An organization that intervenes in the lives of youths caught up in the justice system has relocated temporarily to spaces off-site. Those and other special conditions are […]
Read MoreHamilton has a shocker in Chinese GP qualifying as Verstappen on pole again
Max Verstappen took pole position for the first Chinese Grand Prix since 2019. It was business as usual for the world champion but Lewis Hamilton endured a shocker in Shanghai, knocked out in Q1, the seven-time champion will start Sunday’s race 18th on the grid. It was a stark turnaround for Hamilton after he had […]
Read MoreNext pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn
Influenza is the pathogen most likely to trigger a new pandemic in the near future, according to leading scientists. An international survey, to be published next weekend, will reveal that 57% of senior disease experts now think that a strain of flu virus will be the cause of the next global outbreak of deadly infectious […]
Read MoreLewis Hamilton slumps to 18th in Chinese GP qualifying as Max Verstappen on pole
Lewis Hamilton was second in the sprint but slumped to third-from-last in qualifying for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix – Getty Images/Mario Renzi Lewis Hamilton’s troubled start to the new season took another desperate twist on Saturday after he qualified a lowly 18th for the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton earlier in the day had led the […]
Read MoreChevron Championship: Nelly Korda one shot off lead at halfway
Thitikul was the LPGA Rookie of the Year in 2022 [Getty Images] Chevron Championship second round leaderboard -8 JH Im (Kor), A Thitikul (Tha); -7 N Korda (US) -6 HR Ryu (Kor); -5 S Bang (Kor), W Zhang (Chn), M Stark (Swe) L Coughlin (US), M Katsu (Jpn). Selected others: -4 J Ewart Shadoff (Eng), […]
Read More5 sleeper hit cartoons about Trump’s struggles to stay awake in court
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Read MoreMP Caroline Lucas: ‘My biggest disappointment? Not to have been joined by more Green MPs … yet’
Born in Worcestershire, Caroline Lucas, 63, studied at the University of Exeter where she gained a PhD in English. She joined the Green party in 1986 and went on to become leader in England and Wales from 2008 to 2012, and co-leader from 2016 to 2018. Since 2010 she has been MP for Brighton Pavilion, the UK’s first and only […]
Read MoreMiddle East crisis live: Iran threatens Israel over further ‘adventurism’; explosion hits military base in Iraq
From 1h ago Iran will respond at a ‘maximum level’ if Israel acts against its interests, says foreign minister The Iranian foreign minister, Hossein Amir-abdollahian, said on Friday that Iran will respond at an immediate and “maximum level” if Israel acts against its interests, according to Reuters. In an interview with NBC News, Amir-abdollahian said, […]
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