Electric chopsticks and ‘jamais vu’ studies also scoop awards recognising research that makes people ‘laugh, then think’ From using dead spiders to grip objects to probing the weird feeling that occurs when the same word is written over and over again, researchers investigating some of the quirkiest conundrums in science […]
Labour leader accused of pandering to anti-migrant sentiments by those on the left while Tories seize on proposal for deal with EU Keir Starmer was under attack from left and right on Thursday after he set out plans to stop small boat Channel crossings in Labour’s first big intervention on […]
Attorney general asked to investigate amid allegations warnings ignored about dangerous state of two dams Libya’s attorney general has been asked by senior politicians to launch an urgent inquiry into the catastrophic floods that have killed tens of thousands of people, including into allegations local officials imposed a curfew on […]
Urfan Sharif, Beinash Batool and Faisal Malik charged after Sara, 10, found dead at her Surrey home in August The father, stepmother and uncle of 10-year-old Sara Sharif have been charged with murder after police found her body at their Surrey home in August. Sara’s father, Urfan Sharif, 41, her […]
Apology and ‘substantial’ payouts to Patsy Stevenson and Dania al-Obeid mark major climbdown after years of legal battles Arrested at a vigil: how Patsy Stevenson’s life changed for ever Scotland Yard has apologised and paid “substantial damages” to two women arrested during the vigil for Sarah Everard, in a major […]
North Korean media report that Kim was briefed on space vehicles during his meetings in Russia, though no specific detail of any deal has emerged Kim Jong-un invited President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea during their meeting in Russia on Wednesday, Pyongyang’s state media reported, amid warnings that Kim […]
Speaking in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Rushdie said US Republicans are moving away from democratic values including free speech Salman Rushdie warned of the threat of authoritarianism globally and said the US Republican party is “seeking to undermine” democratic values, at a forum in Philadelphia to discuss the threats against free […]
Former PM says west is dragging its feet in support for Ukraine and calls for urgent supply of weaponry in Spectator column Boris Johnson has attacked the government over its policy on Ukraine, saying it should urgently provide more weaponry requested by Kyiv and asking the west: “What the hell […]
Exclusive: Delay to work on five buildings in 2020 led to warnings of ‘catastrophic’ safety risk Rishi Sunak blocked plans to rebuild five hospitals riddled with crumbling concrete three years ago, prompting warnings of a “catastrophic” risk to patient safety, the Guardian has learned. Just two of the seven hospital […]
Electoral Commission says policy could exclude hundreds of thousands of voters in a general election Hundreds of thousands of people could be excluded from voting in a UK general election because of voter ID laws, the government’s election watchdog has said. The laws could have a disproportionate effect on poorer […]