2 h. ago Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers

A study of Yorkshire’s rivers is helping scientists understand the impact everyday pollutants are having on waterways – and the results are soberingRivers carry more than just water through Britain’s landscapes. A hidden cocktail of chemicals seeps out of farmland, passes undetected through sewage treatment works, and drains off the roads into the country’s rivers. Normally these chemicals flow through unreported, silently restructuring ecosystems as they go, but now, UK scientists are building a map of what lies within – and the damage it may be causing.Trailing down the centre of Britain is one river whose chemical makeup scientists know better than any other. The Foss threads its way through North Yorkshire’s forestry plantations, patchworked arable land and small hamlets, before descending into the city of York, passing roads and car parks, gardens replacing farmland. Along the course of its 20-mile (32km) length, the chemical fingerprints of modern life accumulate. Continue rea...

Science

64 h. ago Napoli chief all but confirms Kevin De Bruyne transfer after emotional Man City exit

Kevin De Bruyne's time at Manchester City will come to an end and Napoli are looking to land the Belgian playmaker - who has reportedly bought a house in Italy

Politics

3 d. ago Man City land instant major windfall that could become £100m jackpot

City have secured qualification to next season's Champions League on the final day of the Premier League season

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Revelatory, magnetic, unknown’: how Frank Dillane became a star at Cannes

With a breakout performance in Urchin, the actor has emerged from cult TV fame to the cusp of major stardom – a new ‘post-alpha male’ lead to join the ranks of Paul Mescal and Josh O’ConnorFew actors make an instant impact on their first major film festival appearance, but Frank Dillane, star of fellow actor Harris Dickinson’s directing debut Urchin, is one of them. Critics are near-unanimous in their praise, with Variety calling his performance “revelatory”, and IndieWire describing it as “magnetic”. Influential film industry publication Deadline said that Dillane “arrived in Cannes a virtual unknown, but Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut has made him a star”.In Urchin, Dillane plays Mike, a man living on the streets who ends up in jail after committing an assault and then struggles to go straight after his release. Despite being given a place in a hostel and helped into employment, Mike is tempted to fall back into his old ways. With a script written by Dickinson, Dillane commi...

Politics

7 d. ago Ruben Amorim makes honest Man Utd finances and £100m windfall admission ahead of more job cuts

Ruben Amorim has admitted he knows Manchester United have more than just the Europa League trophy on the line when they face Tottenham in the final in Bilbao tonight

Economics

1 week ago My kind of town! Chicago is the only U.S. city to land a spot on list of 20 best places in the world for culture

The ranking was compiled by Time Out experts and a survey of 18,500 people

Politics

2 w. ago Popular ITV dating show 'set to return to screens 16 years after it was axed'

The popular ITV dating show tracked land-owning singletons as they welcomed women from the city to their farms in the hope it would lead to love. TV bosses canned the series in 2009.

Culture