48 m. ago Solar minigrid brings light and hope to a Goma neighborhood, offering blueprint for rest of Congo

A solar minigrid in a Goma neighborhood where almost everyone lacked access to electricity just five years ago is offering a flicker of hope despite widespread poverty and the city’s violent takeover by Congolese rebels early this year

Politics

2 h. ago The spiritual economy: young Chinese turn to fortune tellers as anxiety about the future rises

Growing popularity of mysticism can also be connected to increasing sense of cultural confidence as Chinese brands and products go globalPass my exams. Meet Mr Right. Get rich. Pinned to a board by the entrance of a dimly lit fortune telling bar in Fengtai, an urban district in the south of Beijing, handwritten notes reveal the inner worries of customers coming for cocktails with a side of spiritual salvation.One As All is one of several fortune telling bars to have opened in Beijing, Shanghai and other Chinese cities in recent years. Hidden on the 12th floor of a commercial building, the bar serves a wide range of drinks starting at an auspicious 88 yuan (£9) (eight is considered to be lucky number in China). As well as enjoying a sundowner with a view over Beijing’s skyline, customers can consult the in-house fortune teller who specialises in qiuqian, known in English as Chinese lottery sticks, an ancient style of divination often found in Taoist temples. From a private side-room,...

Politics

2 h. ago More than 14 MILLION could die as a result of Trump's foreign aid cuts, study finds

Research revealed that 4.5 million children under the age of five could die by 2030 as a result of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) being dismantled by the Trump administration.

Politics

2 h. ago The deadly driving act that 43 per cent of people admit to doing

More than 140 people are killed or seriously injured on England’s motorways each year due to tailgating

Events

5 h. ago Next's 'pretty' £35 outfit is the 'perfect' alternative to wearing summer dresses

The Khaki Green Off Shoulder Wide Leg Jumpsuit is available in four other beautiful prints

Economics

7 h. ago Keir Starmer still battling disability benefit cuts revolt as U

Keir Starmer offered major concessions on welfare reforms to avoid a Commons defeat - but the Government's own analysis suggests 150,000 people could still be pushed into poverty

Events

7 h. ago We need to 'bonk to save Britain' as birth rates fall and minister shares worry

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she wants 'more young people to have children'. Data from the Office for National Statistics shows fertility rates in England and Wales dropped to 1.44 children per woman in 2023

Politics

8 h. ago Newest shocking Ozempic side effect revealed... and people's lives will never be the same

Blockbuster weight-loss shots like Ozempic, Wegovy and Victoza may have an unexpected side effect impacting as many as 47million Americans, a new study from researchers in Italy found.

Events

8 h. ago More than 300 charged in $14.6 billion health care fraud schemes takedown, Justice Department says

State and federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 people in the largest coordinated takedown of health care fraud schemes in Justice Department history that uncovered nearly $15 million in false claims

Society

8 h. ago Israel launches waves of Gaza airstrikes after new displacement orders

Scores of Palestinians reported killed as senior Netanyahu adviser due to arrive in Washington for ceasefire talks Middle East crisis – live updatesIsrael ramped up its offensive in Gaza on Monday, with new displacement orders sending tens of thousands of people fleeing the north of the devastated territory and waves of airstrikes killing about 60 Palestinians, according to local officials and medical staff.The violence in Gaza came as a senior adviser to Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, was due to arrive in Washington for talks on a new ceasefire, a day after Donald Trump called in a social media post for a deal to end the 20-month war and free 50 hostages held by Hamas. Continue reading...

Politics

8 h. ago ‘People laughing in the galleries’: finding humor in photography

At the Phoenix Arts Museum, a new exhibition displays different approaches to comedy within photographyHumor stands in a strange relationship to the art world. Often ranked as a lesser aspiration for the work of a true artist, when humor does find its way into the graphic arts, it’s as more of a condiment than the main dish.How refreshing then to see the Phoenix Art Museum’s substantial new exhibition, Funny Business, which boldly and decisively leaps into the realm of comedic photography. Showcasing humor from a wealth of angles, including slapstick, whimsical, acid, surreal, ironic, parody and so many more, the show offers ample opportunity to consider just what purpose laughter serves – and to enjoy a hearty laugh or two on a summer’s day. Continue reading...

Culture

8 h. ago Nine people smugglers jailed in France over fatal Channel small boat crossing

A boat got into trouble off the Kent coast while carrying 47 people on December 14 2022.

Events

8 h. ago Liz Kendall ignores call from Labour MP for welfare bill to be withdrawn – UK politics live

Andy McDonald says MPs are being asked to vote without vital evidence but work and pensions secretary says employment support programmes are being improvedThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.Here is the key chart from the document. Continue reading...

Economics

8 h. ago Norway lottery operator apologises to 47,000 players over prize mixup

Norsk Tipping informed thousands of people they won big sums of money after mistake in currency conversionsNorwegian lottery bosses have sent a text message apologising to tens of thousands of disappointed players who were accidentally told they had won large sums of money.Norsk Tipping, the state-owned gambling operator, had admitted “several thousand” people were mistakenly told on Friday they had won life-changing sums of money after an error in converting from euros to Norwegian kroner. It was not until Monday, three days later, that a text message was sent to 47,000 people apologising for the error. Continue reading...

Sport

9 h. ago Why is the UK experiencing a heatwave and what can people do in response?

Experts warn climate change is making ‘nice’ weather dangerous and already dangerous conditions deadly.

Politics

9 h. ago Mark Wahlberg hails Scots brothers rowing the Pacific as ‘warriors’

The Perfect Storm actor video-called the Maclean brothers as they bid to cross 9,000 miles of Ocean.

Events

9 h. ago Over 7500 people across South Lanarkshire take part in Learn to Swim National Framework

The programme is delivered by 38 leisure trusts and aquatic providers in 167 pools across Scotland, including nine pools in South Lanarkshire.

Politics

10 h. ago Trust in UN’s nuclear watchdog is broken, Iranian president says

European nations defend IAEA chief as Tehran accuses him of failing to condemn Israeli and US attacks on nuclear sitesTrust in the UN nuclear inspectorate is broken inside Iran, the country’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has told Emmanuel Macron, as European nations issued a statement in defence of its head.The two men spoke as Iranian officials said the total number of Iranian deaths during the 12-day air war with Israel and the US had risen to 935 people, including 38 children and 132 women. Continue reading...

Politics

10 h. ago Georgia Toffolo takes a swipe at Jeff Bezos and multi million dollar Venice wedding

Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos and his new wife Lauren Sanchez may have had the perfect wedding day in Venice but not everyone was impressed by the eye-watching cost involved

Politics

10 h. ago American living in UK 'terrified' by one thing after cycling on British roads

Many people in the UK enjoy cycling as a hobby and for some it's their main form of transport, but there are some risks and an American man shared his experience of cycling to Brighton

Events