39 m. ago A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day

Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroit’s eastside by planting giant sequoias, the world’s largest trees

Politics

46 m. ago ‘You can let go now’: inside the hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain

In a Danish palliative care unit, the alternative to assisted dying is not striving to cure, offering relief and comfort to patients and their families• This article is nominated for the 2025 edition of the European Press Prize in the Distinguished Reporting category. Originally published in Danish by PolitikenRené Damgaard, 67, lies in a hospital bed in the palliative care unit at Hvidovre hospital outside Copenhagen. It’s the first evening of May, and the window is open, letting mild air and the sound of a blackbird singing into the room.“This is the kind of weather you love the most. When you usually stand and fish at the sandbank,” says his niece, 53-year-old Mette Damgaard. She is leaning over the bed, her face very close to his. She has been sitting like this for a long time. Continue reading...

Events

46 m. ago A friend killed, and inquiries shelved: life fighting the stigma of albinism in Malawi

People with albinism are often attacked and even killed for body parts. As elections approach, activist Tonney Mkwapatira fears the situation may get worseTonney Mkwapatira was making a rare visit back to his home village from the Malawian city of Blantyre when he saw his childhood friend for the last time. Just a week after Mkwapatira returned to Blantyre he heard that his friend, a security guard for a church, had been murdered.“His name was Chikumbutso Masina and we used to chat almost every day. We looked alike and it was painful when people missed him because they used to ask me questions like, “Oh we heard that you had died?” It really touched me and I will never forget,” he says. Continue reading...

Events

46 m. ago It turns out you’re never too old to go Interrailing around Europe | Phil Mongredien

Having missed out in my youth, I thought that was that – until I took a revelatory trip with my sons. We’re going again this yearYouth might not be wasted on the young, but for the longest time I thought Interrailing was. When I was a student, as the 1980s became the 1990s, many of my friends took the opportunity to discover Europe by train and they all returned with amazing stories of discovery. But for long-forgotten reasons, it was something I was always going to do but never actually got round to. And then suddenly I was in my late 20s and reluctantly resigned myself to never doing it, having been reliably informed by so many people that it was an opportunity only open to those under the age of 26.Fast forward a few decades to spring 2023 and I’m trying to decide where to take my teenage children for our first holiday in five years – a gap caused largely, but not wholly, by the pandemic. My most memorable childhood holiday had come in 1981 when, over the course of a few days, my...

Events

77 m. ago Child poverty in larger families soars in Scotland after introduction of two child benefit cap

EXCLUSIVE: Official figures show the poverty rate for kids in households where there are three or more children is 41%.

Society

1 hour ago Larry David skewers Bill Maher’s Trump dinner with My Visit With Adolf essay

Curb Your Enthusiasm star pulls snide attack on talk-show host Bill Maher’s defensive and gushing meeting with Donald Trump

Politics

4 h. ago Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?

Young people rode a wave of hope and power when hundreds of thousands protested with them in 2019. Then, momentum was lostGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastOn a stinking hot November day, seven years ago, Grace Vegesana and a handful of other young climate activists set up a small stage in a large square in Sydney’s CBD – and waited. Inspired by the first school striker for climate, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, the high school students decided to organise their own rally.Vegesana expected a hundred people to show up. Five thousand came. “It was like, oh my God, we’ve unleashed some kind of beast, people want more,” she recalls. In the months afterwards crowds doubled and then tripled. Continue reading...

Society

4 h. ago Richard Keys tips surprise manager to replace Ruben Amorim at Manchester United

Manchester United's demise continued as Ruben Amorim saw his side lose at home once again with Richard Keys questioning his credentials - instead citing Gareth Southgate as his replacement

Politics

6 h. ago George Clooney raises alarm bells among fans about Amal Clooney with unlikely marriage confession

George Clooney has been married to human rights attorney Amal Clooney for over ten years, and the movie star is still standing by his claim that they have never had an argument.

Events

8 h. ago Have signs of life been found on another planet? Scientists are calling that into question

Researchers says claims of promising hints of life off Earth indicate enthusiasm is ‘outpacing evidence’

Science

10 h. ago Furious Trump officials are planning to pull a further $1 billion in funding from Harvard

Harvard University has the largest endowment of any college in the United States but still relies on the government to fund research

Politics

11 h. ago Memorable conversation with Pope Francis showed his moral courage and sense of humour

The Very Revd Dr Derek Browning, a former Kirk Moderator, recalls how what could have been a five-minute chat with Pope Francis turned into a conversation lasting 90 minutes

Culture

11 h. ago Hearts backed in John Beaton red card row as former ref calls for VAR rule change

Des Roache believes the Jambos have a case against Beaton after questioning both Cammy Devlin yellow cards

Politics

11 h. ago Aaron Ramsey press conference in full: Message to Cardiff City fans, Bellamy talks and questions on future

The Bluebirds were held to a 1-1 draw at Oxford United during Aaron Ramsey's first game in charge

Politics

12 h. ago ITV The 1% Club viewers all say the same thing over 'ridiculous' £96,000 question

Lee Mack's The 1% Club saw one lucky contestant walk away with a whopping £96,000 in Saturday's episode, but viewers were divided over the difficulty of the question that clinched the win

Economics

12 h. ago ‘We got stuck in puddles’: skiers upset by lack of snow on Swedish slopes

Customers at SkiStar resort in Sälen, one of Sweden’s largest, say they deserve a refundOutraged skiers in northern Sweden claim they should have been given a discount after finding more mud than snow on the slopes at a popular ski destination.Winter sports enthusiasts complained of slush, water and damaged equipment because there was insufficient snow for skiing. Continue reading...

Politics

13 h. ago Baby boomers: if Sue Storm is pregnant then what’s going to happen in the Fantastic Four’s first outing?

That Vanessa Kirby’s character might be having a baby raises mind-bending questions about the trajectory of Matt Shakman’s instalment of the new Marvel franchise You might have thought that the introduction of Marvel’s first family, the Fantastic Four, into the MCU would be enough heavy lifting for one movie. But while all eyes were on the potential ramifications of villain Galactus turning up for planetary snack time, the new trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps delivers a mind-bending revelation: Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby) is pregnant. This looks like big news. As they prepare to take on their colossal nemesis and his gleaming, emotionally unavailable emissary Silver Surfer (Julia Garner), Pedro Pascal’s Reed Richards, Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s the Thing will be doing so in the knowledge that they’re protecting more than just the future of this Apollo-era-inspired version of Earth. And if you’ve even lightly skimmed the back catalogue of Fantastic ...

Events

13 h. ago Out of the Woods by Gretchen Shirm review – a compelling reflection on bearing witness

For her fourth novel, the former lawyer draws on her experience working as a legal intern in the UN tribunal for former YugoslaviaGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOut of the Woods, the fourth novel of Gretchen Shirm, is a sobering reflection on the necessity of bearing witness. It is also inseparable from real events: the massacre in 1995 of 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys by the Serbian Army of Republika Srpska in Srebrenica, and the later conviction of a senior military commander, Radislav Krstić, for genocide. The novel, though imperfect, elevates the lived experience of survivors with care and verisimilitude, while asking probing questions about how to comprehend their trauma.Jess, an introverted Australian woman in her 50s, has moved to the Netherlands to work as a legal secretary at The Hague. It’s the year 2000, and a United Nations tribunal is prosecuting war crimes committed in former Yugoslavia, with Jess’s days filled with transcribing the testimony of survivo...

Politics

15 h. ago Who could be the next Pope? The cardinals who might succeed the head of the Catholic Church

The pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to questions about his succession even before his death

Politics

15 h. ago 'Trapped' pensioner who worked all his life faces terrifying question

Chris Dodson says he is living in 'endless fear' that his rent will be increased again after more than £2,000 in hikes in the past three years - as peers call for more action

Economics