4 h. ago The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities, in photos

Christians who are proudly Palestinian and live in the occupied West Bank continue to find hope in Sunday worship as they wish for independence and peace in the Holy Land, even as they struggle with growing violence from Israeli settlers, restrictions on daily life imposed by Israel and fears of growing Islamist radicalization. The village of Taybeh is entirely Christian — Catholics of the Roman and Greek Melkite rites and Greek Orthodox.

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24 h. ago Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and planktonWhen Shelby Riskin was handed disk-shaped samples of century-old soil from Toronto’s waterfront, the ecosystem ecologist was hopeful she might find trace evidence of plants – cattails, bulrushes, water lilies and irises – that had once populated a long-destroyed wetland.But when she and a graduate student peered through a microscope, they watched in astonishment as a brown wormlike creature greedily munching through green clumps of algae as if more than 130 years hadn’t passed since its last meal. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Jennifer Aniston reflects on ‘heartbreaking’ Matthew Perry loss as she addresses scrutiny over not having kids

Jennifer Aniston has reflected on the “heartbreak” of losing her Friends co-star Matthew Perry, while opening up about years of painful media speculation over why she never had children.

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37 h. ago Kate McCann's life after losing Madeleine from marriage and work to heartfelt rule

Madeleine McCann's parents Kate and Gerry have never given up hope of finding their daughter and continue to mark her birthday each year.

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64 h. ago Jesper Karlsson hopeful of Aberdeen catalyst as dazzling Swede finds his groove in Dundee demolition

The new Pittodrie hero hit a double against Dundee to hand the Dons their first Premiership win.

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5 d. ago Helen Flanagan back on the hunt for love as she joins celeb dating app Raya

EXCLUSIVE: Single mum-of-three Helen Flanagan turns to celeb dating app Raya after romance woes, admitting dating is tough and says 'I just want someone to love me for me'

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6 d. ago Signs of life? Why Saturn moon offers hope of finding ET in Earth’s back yard

Discovery of wide array of carbon-based substances on Enceladus shows solar system is fertile hunting groundFrom tentative evidence of habitable planets to the eyebrow-raising suggestion an interstellar comet might not be what it seems, the possibility of life beyond our solar system has long tantalised scientists and the public alike. But experts say ET is more likely to be found if we search in our own back yard.The prospect was revitalised on Wednesday when scientists announced the likelihood has risen that Saturn’s sixth largest moon may be habitable after a study found Enceladus is spewing out a wider array of carbon-based substances than previously known. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago First photo emerges of boy who vanished without a trace in Australian outback

Police have declared that the search for a four-year-old boy missing in the South Australian outback is now in the 'recovery phase,' as rescuers hold little hope of finding him alive.

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2 w. ago ‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politicsMany professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.Of those interviewed in the survey, roughly a quarter of respondents said they applied for a job in higher education in another state since the start of 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Fear and hopelessness’: study finds one in four professors consider leaving US south

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politicsMany professors in the US south, particularly in Florida, South Carolina and Texas, are considering leaving their state because of the impact the political climate is having on education, according to a new survey by the American Association of Professors.Of those interviewed in the survey, roughly a quarter of respondents said they applied for a job in higher education in another state since the start of 2023. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Married At First Sight UK fans issue same complaint minutes into new series

Married At First Sight UK has returned for season 10 with a new bunch of singletons ready to blindly tie the knot in the hope of finding "The One".

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2 w. ago Pregnant Georgia Harrison joins dating app Raya a month before baby's due date

Love Island's Georgia Harrison has joined celebrity dating app Raya in the hope of finding 'like-minded' friends just weeks before the birth of her first child

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2 w. ago 'Panicked' Married At First Sight stars admit their biggest fears ahead of new series

Earlier this month, E4 revealed the 18 people who are stepping out of their comfort zones to tie the knot with a complete stranger in hopes of finding true love

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3 w. ago Raye says she’s been single ‘for so long’ as she reflects on heartbreak and hopes of finding love

The Escapism hit-maker also addressed reports she is dating F1 star Lewis Hamilton

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3 w. ago ‘I’m from where you learn to run before you can walk’: the comic strip artist telling the story of DRC’s conflict

Edizon Musavuli uses his art to depict the daily struggles and constant insecurity of living in the rebel-occupied city of GomaIn the early hours of the morning, Baraka, a young boy, wanders through the streets of Goma. He takes a wrong turn and runs into bandits. Back home, his father flicks through TV channels while his mother counts bags of flour. No one speaks. The silence is broken only by crackles on the radio.By evening, Baraka is sitting on the shore of Lake Kivu, looking south to Bukavu and east towards Rwanda, finding no hope in either direction. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Married At First Sight UK 2025 trailer reveals four new couples, twist, turns and tantrums

It's that time again when a new batch of hopefuls blindly walk down the aisle in search of finding eternal love but within their journey there is bound to be a few bumps in the road

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3 w. ago BBC Breakfast guests say 'there's no peace' as they search for missing friend

Sarm Heslop's friends and family have not given up hope of finding out what happened to her after she went missing from a boat in the US Virgin Islands

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3 w. ago New specialist clinic aims to give better access to advanced genetic testing

It comes as scores of people in the region face travel to Great Britain in hopes of finding a diagnosis.

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4 w. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international gets under way after rain delay – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20Get in touch with Tim to share your thoughts“Shame (but very predictable) about the current weather,” says Alfie Sparrow, although his email is actually about something else. “I’ve just moved into London, living in Tooting with some old uni mates. I was wondering if any readers have local cricket club recommendations? Played alongside Bas de Leede growing up in the Netherlands, winning 3 national titles in our age group. Wish I could say I was still near his quality but that’s far from the case – just after a friendly club for next summer.” Hope you find one.“My girlfriend has very tentatively started to get into cricket,” reports Charles Aspden. “And we discussed potential telly programmes which would further entice her in. In true Alan Partridge fashion, she wants to see ‘Tea with Amol Rajan,’ a show somewhere between Bake Off and Grandstand. Amol travels the country to try the best and worst teas around the village, county and international g...

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4 w. ago England v South Africa: first men’s T20 international, start delayed by rain – live

Over-by-over coverage of the first T20Get in touch with Tim to share your thoughts“Shame (but very predictable) about the current weather,” says Alfie Sparrow, although his email is actually about something else. “I’ve just moved into London, living in Tooting with some old uni mates. I was wondering if any readers have local cricket club recommendations? Played alongside Bas de Leede growing up in the Netherlands, winning 3 national titles in our age group. Wish I could say I was still near his quality but that’s far from the case – just after a friendly club for next summer.” Hope you find one.“My girlfriend has very tentatively started to get into cricket,” reports Charles Aspden. “And we discussed potential telly programmes which would further entice her in. In true Alan Partridge fashion, she wants to see ‘Tea with Amol Rajan,’ a show somewhere between Bake Off and Grandstand. Amol travels the country to try the best and worst teas around the village, county and international g...

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