In her first comments since Labour’s election defeats, the ex-deputy PM calls for bolder action from the prime minister. ...
Iran says it has replied to US proposal as reported drone strikes strain ceasefireIran says it has replied to US proposal as reported drone strikes strain ceasefire
State media says Tehran’s response to peace plan passed to Pakistan as drone strikes or incursions reported in UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq Iran has said it has replied to a US peace proposal, on a day when a month-old ceasefire showed signs of fraying, with drone strikes reported around ...
‘Degree of complacency’: are supply chains prepared for impact of ongoing Iran war?‘Degree of complacency’: are supply chains prepared for impact of ongoing Iran war?
The economic warnings are bleak, but full extent of shortages are still not felt for many European countries The biggest energy shock in modern history, jet fuel shortages “within weeks”, a global recession – since Iran throttled shipping flows through the strait of Hormuz at the end of February the ...
‘They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease’: why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?‘They’ve invented a spurious pseudo-disease’: why are so many men being told they have low testosterone?
Social media influencers and booming men’s health companies are pushing the hormone as an answer to all ills. But is ‘low T’ really problematic – or something created to sell men a cure to a problem they don’t have? A s a young man, Nick Dooley never thought about his ...
I knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah NathanI knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
The problem wasn’t just the perfectly polished, yet mediocre prose. It’s what’s lost when we surrender the struggle to translate thought into words I have been teaching fiction writing at MIT since 2017. Many of my students last wrote fiction in middle school, and very few have experienced a proper ...
Labour MP challenges ministers to move against StarmerLabour MP challenges ministers to move against Starmer
Catherine West threatens to challenge Keir Starmer herself, as minister Bridget Phillipson backs the embattled PM. ...
Saudi Aramco profits jump despite conflict in Middle EastSaudi Aramco profits jump despite conflict in Middle East
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company’s profits up 26% to £26.9bn in first three months of year Business live – latest updates Saudi Arabia’s state oil company reported a 26% jump in profits in its first quarter as its east-west pipeline allowed it to ship millions of barrels of oil out ...
Nobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisonsNobel laureate’s smuggled memoir details beatings and neglect in Iranian prisons
Writing by Narges Mohammadi, arrested 14 times for activism, offers a disturbing insight into treatment In an exclusive extract of writing smuggled from prison in Iran, the Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has described the “torture” of solitary confinement, and her systematic medical neglect by the prison system. The ...
‘10 minutes of nirvana’: 52 writers on the best sandwich of their life‘10 minutes of nirvana’: 52 writers on the best sandwich of their life
Are you feeling hungry? If not, you will be after reading about the world’s most mouth-watering, life-changing sandwiches of all time … A crab stick and taramasalata baguette I was young and carefree, living in Barons Court, west London, in the mid-90s. Chains weren’t a thing, and delis all had ...
Air travel was already miserable. Now we get to pay more for it! | Dave SchillingAir travel was already miserable. Now we get to pay more for it! | Dave Schilling
Spirit Airlines helped turn flying into a fee-based nightmare. Now it’s gone, and fuel prices are soaring Forgive me for not mourning last week’s demise of Spirit Airlines, the company responsible for making flying absolutely terrible. Due to rising expenses and billions of dollars in debt, Spirit shut down abruptly ...