7 d. ago British kids would rather spend time with family than game alone this Christmas, study finds

A survey found that 61% of five to 16-year-olds would prefer to spend Christmas Day watching films and playing board games with their family

Politics

2 w. ago Are you limiting the time you spend online? We’d like to hear from you

What prompted this change, and how has it affected you?Are you bored of AI slop dominating news feeds? Fed up of “enshittification”? Tired out by “advice pollution”? Done with polarising content? Giving up social media and rediscovering the joy of boredom?One study shows that time spent on social media peaked in 2022 and has gone into decline since then, according to an analysis conducted for the Financial Times by digital audience insights company GWI. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Not so green after all! Websites produced for COP climate conferences emit 10 TIMES more carbon than average sites, study finds

Websites produced for COP conferences emit up to 10 times more carbon than average internet pages, according to a new study.

Politics

3 w. ago Scientists discover one symptom making hospital patients six times more likely to die

A new study has found a symptom that affects up to one in 10 patients in hospital could increase their risk of death

Science

3 w. ago Hospital patients with one symptom are six times more likely to die, study finds

Dyspnoea, a common symptom affecting up to one in 10 hospitalised patients, could increase the risk of death

Science

3 w. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy visits troops near embattled Pokrovsk

Deep Ukrainian drone strikes hit petrochemical plant 1,300km inside Russia and Lukoil refinery east of Moscow. What we know on day 1,351 Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited troops in the Pokrovsk area of Donetsk oblast on Tuesday. “I met with our warriors at the command post of the 1st Corps of the National Guard of Ukraine Azov, which is conducting a defensive operation in the Dobropillya sector,” said the Ukrainian president, referring to a town about 20km (12 miles) from Pokrovsk.Russian forces had pushed further into Pokrovsk and its environs, though much of it remained beyond firm control of either side, mapping by the Ukrainian project DeepState indicated on Tuesday. “The situation remains critical,” said Deepstate, adding that in some districts Russian forces were digging in and building up positions.The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its most recent assessment at time of writing, posted on 3 November: “Russian forces continue to advance in the Pokrovsk direction and ap...

Events

4 w. ago The Kardashian effect: Women with straight, shiny hair are seen as younger, healthier and more attractive, study finds

Ladies, it could be time to get the straighteners out - as a new study reveals women with smooth, shiny hair are judged as being younger, healthier and more attractive.

Society