6 h. ago The underused herb that’s chock full of antioxidants and rich in fiber

The plant tastes like licorice and was used by ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago

Politics

9 h. ago Olivia Dean bags first UK number one single and album in rare chart double

The 26-year old singer is the first British solo female artist to claim both titles since Adele in 2021.

Politics

11 h. ago Billie Eilish’s mom wants you to eat more plants. Here are her top tips

The mother of world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas has founded a non-profit dedicated to fostering a climate-friendly food system

Economics

13 h. ago Fire still burning at California Chevron refinery following explosion

No injuries reported in El Segundo, site of company’s second-biggest US refinery, which supplies jet fuel for LA airportA fire that broke out at Chevron’s El Segundo refinery that supplies jet fuel for Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was still burning on Friday morning after an explosion at the plant.The press office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, had confirmed that the fire erupted on Thursday night on the outskirts of the city, with a county official adding that the flames had been confined to one area. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Changing how people eat could save 15 million lives a year, landmark study finds

Researchers say Shift to mostly plant-rich, flexible global diet could slash premature deaths, ease inequality, and curb environmental destruction

Politics

17 h. ago Vaccine breakthrough for virus that killed seven elephant calves at Chester Zoo

The results of a vaccine trail have been hailed as a ‘landmark’ moment in the fight against elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus.

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18 h. ago Dania: Listless review – Intimate underground pop inspired by hospital night shifts

(Somewhere Press)Reflecting her nocturnal work as an emergency doctor, the Baghdad-born musician’s latest blends trip-hop, shoegaze and ambient into sometimes eerie, sometimes blissful tracksAs well as making atmospheric electronic compositions, the Baghdad-born, Barcelona-based musician Dania also works night shifts as an emergency doctor. These nocturnal hours are the influence behind her new album Listless: all seven tracks were composed and recorded after midnight, while the artwork features the spindly flower of the Japanese snake gourd, a plant that only blooms after dark. But there is little trace of the chaos of her late-night schedule here: instead, the record embodies a quiet calm that is sometimes blissful, sometimes eerie.Meeting somewhere between trip-hop, shoegaze and ambient, with a touch of pop, the textured tracks slink along dreamily, propelled by washes of synths and, for the first time, drums. A new addition to Dania’s usual setup, they lend a gentle downtempo ki...

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27 h. ago ‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countriesAdoption of a plant-rich “planetary health diet” could prevent 40,000 early deaths a day across the world, according to a landmark report.The diet – which allows moderate meat consumption – and related measures would also slash the food-related emissions driving global heating by half by 2050. Today, a third of greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system and taming the climate crisis is impossible without changing how the world eats, the researchers said. Food production is also the biggest cause of the destruction of wildlife and forests and the pollution of water. Continue reading...

Events

41 h. ago Zelenskyy warns Russian drones endanger safety at Chernobyl and at Europe's biggest nuclear plant

Russia's continued attacks on Ukraine's power grid are raising concerns about nuclear safety

Events

48 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Attack cutting power to Chornobyl nuclear plant a ‘global threat’, says Zelenskyy

Emergency diesel generators brought online after Russia accused of shelling substation supplying power to scene of 1986 disaster. What we know on day 1,317See all our Ukraine war overage Continue reading...

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51 h. ago 'A global threat': Zelensky hits out at Russia and issues stark warning after Chernobyl nuclear plant loses power... and is now running on generators

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of posing a threat to global security, after Kyiv said a Russian shelling attack cut power to the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant. 

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54 h. ago Russia accused of sabotaging last power line into Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Satellite images of damaged area show no sign of shelling that Moscow says prevents repairRussia has been accused of deliberately sabotaging the last remaining power line into the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, after satellite imagery of the damaged area showed no sign of Ukrainian shelling that Moscow says is preventing a repair.Outside power, normally used for cooling, has now been down for a record eight days, forcing the Russian operators of the plant in occupied Ukraine to rely on back-up diesel generators to avoid a meltdown of its six reactor cores. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago 'Emergency situation' at Chernobyl nuclear power plant as cursed site 'loses power'

Ukraine's Ministry for Energy has declared an 'emergency situation' at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant due to power being cut by Russian shelling in the Kyiv region in the city of Slavutych

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57 h. ago Ukrainian nuclear plant's longest power outage since war began is 'critical' moment

Concerns are growing over Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which has been without external electricity for over a week

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64 h. ago Energy Price Cap: new October 2025 Ofgem increase brings higher UK gas and electricity bills – take this step

Bills are climbing as the cold sets in, but one quick check could stop you paying more than necessary ❄️

Science

65 h. ago Zelenskyy and UN atomic agency head warn of heightened risk at huge Ukrainian nuclear plant

Ukraine’s president and the U.N. nuclear agency head are raising concerns about safety risks at the Russia-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Events

3 d. ago Zelenskyy sounds alarm over unprecedented power outage at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Ukrainian president says Russian shelling is preventing work to restore links to grid and that one of the plant’s diesel generators has failedSee all our Ukraine war coverageUkrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning of the potential threat of a “critical” situation.It is the longest outage at Zaporizhzhia since Russia invaded and seized the nuclear plant, Europe’s largest. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'This is a threat to absolutely everyone': Zelensky warns of 'critical' nuclear plant situation after Russian attacks

Moscow and Kyiv have repeatedly accused each other of risking a potentially devastating nuclear disaster by attacking the Zaporizhzhia site.

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3 d. ago Germany seeks to extradite Ukrainian over 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack

Man held in Poland on suspicion of causing explosions that damaged undersea pipelines between Russia and GermanyGermany is seeking to extradite a Ukrainian man arrested in Poland on suspicion of diving down to the Baltic sea bed to plant explosives in the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline attack.The man, identified in Polish media reports as Volodymyr Z and by Germany as Vladimir Z, is described as a trained diver and is sought by investigators in Germany, who believe he was part of a group that sabotaged the pipeline, consisting of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Thief who attempted to steal hot tub banned from every B&Q in Cheshire

The £500 garden item was recovered along with outdoor lights and a plant

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