39 h. ago Jane Goodall Earth medal to recognise people working to improve the world

Organisers of award in honour of late primatologist hope it will inspire and encourage people to take actionEarth might be under pressure, but the Queen guitarist Sir Brian May is hopeful a new award from the science, music and arts festival he co-founded will encourage people to take action.The Starmus Jane Goodall Earth medal is in honour of the British primatologist who died this year and will recognise those who champion life on Earth. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The deaths in 2025 that shocked the world from the pope and Charlie Kirk to iconic celebrities

From athletes to politicians and musicians, here are impactful deaths from around the globe

Events

6 d. ago Conservationists connect with chimps in a Ugandan rainforest as they seek a sense of communion

Onesmas Ainebyona tracks chimpanzees in a Ugandan rainforest

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8 d. ago Billions of pounds lost to Covid fraud and error under Tories 'beyond recovery'

Covid Counter Fraud Commissioner Tom Hayhoe found the state failed to recognise how people would seek to line their own pockets in the pandemic as he laid bare the scale of waste

Science

1 week ago The 3 red flag signs of killer diabetes you might spot at Christmas – and how to slash your risk

CHRISTMAS can be a hectic time, with the pressure to buy gifts, cook large meals, and travel to see family. But like any time of year, it's important to recognise any issues with your health. With an estimated 5.6million people living with diabetes in the UK, and cases continuing to rise, a doctor has warned...

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1 week ago What links Amy Adams, Teri Hatcher and Margot Kidder? The Saturday quiz

From Cecil at Waitrose and Slinky at Tesco to an app designed to be deleted, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 In 1932, Australia declared war on which bird?2 What became the world’s tallest church in October?3 Matthew Streeton is the voice of which much-maligned rail announcement?4 Which recent US president’s mother was called Stanley?5 In which country has the TV crime drama Tatort run since 1970?6 Which football club’s new stadium contributed to a loss of world heritage status?7 Which app’s makers claim it is “designed to be deleted”?8 Four-month-old Spencer Elden appeared on which album cover?What links: 9 Amy Adams; Kate Bosworth; Rachel Brosnahan; Teri Hatcher; Margot Kidder?10 Boardwalk; Rue de la Paix; Schlossallee; Shrewsbury Road?11 Hasbani, Banias and Dan rivers; Sea of Galilee; Dead Sea?12 Dian Fossey; Biruté Galdikas; Jane Goodall?13 Christopher Wren; John Houblon; Matthew Boulton and James Watt; Alan Turing?14 Cecil at Waitrose; Cuthbert at Aldi; Slinky at Te...

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1 week ago Gary Lineker insists he was 'factually correct' during his controversies at the BBC and claims he should not have been forced out of the corporation after antisemitic post

Former Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, who left the BBC in May, said people 'recognised I did nothing untoward' and his early exit was 'beautiful because everyone supported me'.

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2 w. ago NHS alert to 'know the symptoms' of condition that can be 'severe' in winter

The health body is urging people to recognise the symptoms that become more severe during colder months

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4 w. ago Young adults less likely to spot economic abuse red flags, says charity

Some 7% of people surveyed did not recognise any of the examples of economic abuse given or were not sure.

Economics

4 w. ago ‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations

After 14 years of Tory rule, the Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer thought he had seen it all. Westminster would surely tick along nicely once Keir Starmer’s party took over. How wrong he was ...I feel I should probably start with an apology. A few days after the 2024 general election, I wrote that it felt as if the grownups were back in charge. It wasn’t as if I was carried away by the vision of Keir Starmer or the charisma of Rachel Reeves. More that I felt we had regained a basic level of competence. That politics would become business as usual rather than the breathless psychodrama of the past 10 years. You could go to bed at night relatively confident that the country would be more or less recognisable when you woke up. There would be no more mad people doing mad things as we raced through five or six news cycles in the course of a couple of hours.And part of me was a little concerned. Because what is good for economic stability and social justice isn’t necessarily good fo...

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