Paddington III, Gladiator II, and the end of the world – what to watch, read and do this week
Big movie sequels, the return of Wolf Hall, the end of the world for the Booker winner and a celebration of exquisite ...
The return of Trump means Britain must rethink its defence strategy – and role in the world
The election of Donald Trump as US president puts the UK in a tricky position on many global issues. But even beyond concerns ...
Rachid Mekhloufi was more than a football star, he was a symbol of Algerian resistance
He gave up a lucrative contract in France to help create a football team to represent the Algerian resistance in the fight ...
Gladiator II: historians on the fate of the real Roman royalty featured in the film
The film follows the son of Russell Crowe’s Maximus who has been living under a new identity to escape Roman politics.
Mauritius elections landslide – why voters were determined to get Jugnauth’s government out
Mauritians were determined to bring change following a wide range of failures by Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth’s government ...
Shell’s legal victory is disappointing – but this is not the end for corporate climate litigation
The Hague Court of Appeal overturned a verdict ruled in 2021 which stated that Shell must reduce its COâ‚‚ emissions by 45% by ...
World Update: where Trump’s election leaves Ukraine
And without vast new supplies of military aid and a free hand to use that aid effectively, most analysts believe Ukraine is ...
NACC head Paul Brereton says resigning in the face of bad publicly would ‘undermine’ the commission
The head of the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Paul Brereton, has rejected calls he resign after a finding of “officer ...
Five ways that climate change threatens human health
Everyone working in health needs to prepare for and be equipped to respond to the health consequences of the climate crisis.
Many elite women athletes don’t eat enough carbs, which can affect their performance and health
Despite the emergence of nutrition science and the resources available to most elite athletes, many don’t consume enough ...
New research shows people can’t tell the difference between human and AI poetry – and even prefer the latter. What gives?
AI models can produce poems that rate well on certain ‘metrics’. But the event of reading poetry is not one in which we ...
35 years after The Satanic Verses controversy, newly unearthed letters reveal some uncomfortable truths
Correspondence between Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad and Britain’s Margaret Thatcher showed how differently the Muslim world ...