2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment of this palace tell us about the UK? When it last changed hands, in 2020, 2-8A Rutland Gate ...
Month: June 2026
Ukraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside RussiaUkraine says missiles hit military plant deep inside Russia
Ukraine’s military also says it has struck a Russian oil refinery and a “shadow fleet” oil tanker in the Black Sea. ...
Tears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by RussiaTears and catharsis as Kyiv premieres opera about Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
First lady and affected families in audience for highly charged performance of excerpts of Mothers of Kherson It was hard to imagine an opera with a subject more potentially traumatic – or cathartic – for the assembled audience. The occasion, in the grand and gilded spaces of the National Opera ...
A drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank | Linas KojalaA drone alert blasted on my phone – we had to take shelter. This is the new reality on Nato’s eastern flank | Linas Kojala
In Lithuania, and throughout the Baltic, we have lived for years with Russian hostility – but the tech now means that London, Berlin and Paris are just as vulnerable A couple of weeks ago, I was walking through the streets of Vilnius, on my way to give a talk on ...
Pollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing beesPollinators in peril: scientists reveal the hidden human health costs of the world’s disappearing bees
Crops and flowers rely on them for survival, but wild bees are declining – and crucial nutrients will go missing from our diets as a result There are few ways in and out of Nepal’s Jumla district. The Karnali highway, considered one of the world’s most dangerous roads, provides the ...
A moment that changed me: I climbed a tower aged nine, alone – and discovered how I wanted to liveA moment that changed me: I climbed a tower aged nine, alone – and discovered how I wanted to live
Up there by myself, I decided life might be best on my own. That thought has shaped my travel and relationships ever since I grew up in Kenya and was nine when we went camping by the beach in Mombasa, with two other families. The constant games and laughter were ...
Stolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati review – Iran’s recent history explainedStolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Yeganeh Torbati review – Iran’s recent history explained
This account of the Islamic Republic and its discontents told via six contrasting lives should be required reading It’s difficult in 2026 to talk about Iran without confronting a lot of crude certainty. The average non-Iranian gets their information in snippets, filtered by algorithms. The Iranian diaspora is too fractured and ...
Watch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in BelfastWatch: Residents flee as cars and houses burn in Belfast
Police and firefighters help families leave their homes amid disorder following a knife attack. ...
Illegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBCIllegal mini-marts to shut for up to 12 months under law change prompted by BBC
Under current rules, shops breaking the law can only be closed for up to six months in England and Wales. ...
US strikes Iran in response to downing of military helicopterUS strikes Iran in response to downing of military helicopter
President Donald Trump earlier accused Iran of shooting down the US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz and vowed to respond. ...