6 hours ago Vampire leeches are back to save human lives after boffins rescued them from extinction

London Zoo starts breeding threatened freshwater critters for anti-clotting and anti-inflammatory purposes as NHS uses them to help in reconstructive surgery

Events

6 hours ago Ignorance and Bliss: On Wanting Not to Know by Mark Lilla review – the enduring power of stupidity

A New York scholar’s study of our long history of acclaiming the fool and ignoring the facts is timely and terrifically wittyThis is at once a wise and wonderfully enjoyable book. Mark Lilla treats weighty matters with a light touch, in an elegant prose style that crackles with dry wit. Almost every one of the short sections into which the narrative is divided – and there is a narrative, cunningly sustained within what seems a relaxed discursiveness – takes careful aim and at the end hits the bullseye with a sure and satisfying aphoristic thwock.The central premise of the book is simply stated: “How is it that we are creatures who want to know and not to know?” Lilla, professor of humanities at Columbia University, New York, and the author of a handful of masterly studies of the terrain...

Politics

6 hours ago Cannibal serial killer tells court he ate human heart as part of 'ritual sacrifice'

Jason Thornburg is facing the possibility of the death penalty after admitting to the murder of three individuals.

Events

7 hours ago Amazon slashes Shark's 'fantastic' cordless vacuum by £110 for Black Friday

The Shark Cordless Stick Vacuum Cleaner is said to deliver 'unbelievable' results and is perfect for tackling human and pet hair with its Anti Hair Wrap technology

Economics

7 hours ago Cannibal killer butchered three people and ate a human heart as part of 'ritual sacrifice'

Cannibal killer Jason Thornburg will be told by a judge whether he will be given the death penalty after confessing to murdering three people and eating their body parts

Events

7 hours ago Liverpool boss Arne Slot disagrees with Pep Guardiola to give Man City fresh title race hope

Manchester City are in a poor run of form, handing Liverpool a huge opportunity to put double figures between the teams in the Premier League title race.

Politics

8 hours ago Celtic force pundit to say the quiet part out loud as Scales beats Hoops 'target' to top award

It was a perfect Saturday for Celtic and one pundit thinks the title race is now over

Events

9 hours ago The immediate Rangers realisation Jack Butland needs Philippe Clement's new boys to grasp quicker

Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Dundee United was another crack in the wall for a club who are now all but out of the title race

Politics

9 hours ago How to care for a Venus flytrap and the truth about it digesting human flesh

When John Lewis released its highly anticipated Christmas advert, which features a Venus flytrap named Snapper, it raised many questions over how exactly the plant works

Transport