Global Development View More
Five children a week killed or injured in Haiti’s gang warfare
Five children have been killed or injured in Haiti for every week of the first six months of 2024, caught in the crossfire of warring…
What will a single-dose malaria drug mean for people in rural Brazil?
José de Souza Nogueira is 63 and says he has had malaria more than 130 times. It is an exceptionally high number, even for a…
Draft Iraqi law allowing 9-year-olds to marry would ‘legalise child rape’, say activists
A draft law in Iraq that would allow the marriage of girls as young as nine has provoked protests across the country, with women’s rights…
‘We’ve ousted this regime and will do so again’: the students bringing change to Bangladesh
Students are out in force on the streets of Dhaka, no longer protesting but working to put a city back together after the dramatic events…
African classical music hits world stage as the Africa United Youth Orchestra plays Carnegie Hall
Apioneering pan-African youth orchestra will perform in public for only the second time this weekend – at New York’s Carnegie Hall. The Africa United Youth…
Entreprenuership View More
Boomers are selling businesses to millennials in a generational handover
When you hear “startup”, you might think of the millions of entrepreneurs who have founded new businesses over the past few years. But these are…
UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending
Cabinet ministers have been ordered to search for cost-cutting reforms and prepare for difficult decisions over spending, as chancellor Rachel Reeves and her team formally…
‘His rhetoric has made Tesla toxic’: is Elon Musk driving away his target market?
Elon Musk has long flirted with rightwing politics, and delights in pushing an image of himself as a contrarian showman. Yet in recent months the…
Big UK banks need to do more to be ready for potential failure, says Bank of England
The Bank of England has told big UK banks including Barclays and Standard Chartered that they need to improve their preparations for a potential failure…
Unions welcome scrapping of Tories’ ‘spiteful’ minimum service law
Unions have welcomed the government’s move to formally scrap a “draconian” anti-strike law that would have ensured a minimum level of service during industrial action…
Books Literature View More
Award-winning Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina was one of those killed by the fatal Russian missile attack
A well-known eatery used by journalists and aid agencies in eastern Ukraine, according to PEN America. Victoria Amelina died as a result of the injuries…
Pope names Kissing Book author, an Argentine Bishop, to Top Vatican
One of the top positions at the Vatican has been given to an Argentine theologian and prolific writer who published a book on the therapeutic…
Discovering great books for summer reading
From family sagas to political memoirs, the best recent books to accompany your summer break, plus page-turning paperbacks and children’s and YA books. Fiction Curtis…
Books that influenced the black British experience, Windrush at 75
Leading authors, artists, politicians, and broadcasters, including David Olusoga, Bernardine Evaristo, and David Lammy, have selected 75 novels to commemorate the landing of HMT Empire…
Fashion View More
Fashion retailer Shein finds child labour in its supply chain
The online fashion seller Shein has admitted it found two cases of child labour and factories failing to pay the minimum wage in its supply…
How wraparound shades won the gold medal for fashion at the Paris Olympics
It is not often that the superstar celebrities of music, sport, fashion and royalty all agree on one look, but summer 2024 is the exception.…
M&S sells knickers designed to be worn with stoma, in UK high street first
Marks & Spencer has long been a destination for British women to buy knickers – and, this month, it is an option for even more…
‘It is OK to be content with your simple life’: is ‘underconsumption core’ the answer to too much shopping?
“This is your daily reminder that most of the content you see online is not the way most people live,” says sustainability influencer Sabrina Pare,…
Sustainable Living View More
‘Spectacular bargains’: why now is a great time to buy an electric car in the UK
If your current car is on the way out and you think an electric replacement is too expensive, think again. Three-year-old Tesla Model 3s and…
‘They encouraged us to insulate our home. Now it’s unmortgageable’
Jim Bunce thought he was doing the right thing for his purse and the planet: in 2022, as fuel costs soared, he and his wife…
‘I turned into a solar nerd’: money and fun were the unexpected benefits of installing panels
An abiding memory of a day in August 2010, the first time my solar panels were connected to the grid, was of the builders downing…
‘I turned into a solar nerd’: money and fun were the unexpected benefits of installing panels
An abiding memory of a day in August 2010, the first time my solar panels were connected to the grid, was of the builders downing…
How a monk and a Hippo joined forces to tackle Bangkok’s plastic pollution
“Once upon a time this river was filled with fish; now, nothing swims in it any more,” says Wat Chak Daeng temple’s abbot, Phra Mahapranom…
Outbreak of Oropouche virus in Brazil should be a ‘wake-up call’, say experts
The deaths of two young women, miscarriages and birth defects in Brazil have been linked to Oropouche virus, a little-known disease spread by midges and…
I wanted a tiny house – and a big life. Could I have it all in 25 square metres?
What does it mean to come home? To have a place of your own that feels safe in all the important ways? That wraps its…
‘There’s nothing else like it’: Dorset glow-worm survey charms volunteers
Far out in the Channel, the lights of ships at anchor flickered while the lighthouse at Anvil Point emitted its steadier beam. Late on, a…
Goals to stop decline of nature in England ‘off track’, report warns
Goals to stop the decline of nature and clean up the air and water in England are slipping out of reach, a new report has…
‘The PTSD is horrible’: for Californians who survived tragedy, new blazes stir trauma
As the biggest fire of the season raged through northern California on Saturday, Stephen Murray wasn’t taking any chances. The Paradise resident loaded up…
Sports View More
Angelo Mathews regains some pride after Sri Lanka caught cold by England
It is a slightly odd assertion, given that it started with them losing their first three wickets for six runs and limping to the first…
Manchester City’s alleged rule breaches hearing will reportedly start next month
Manchester City’s hearing into 115 alleged breaches of Premier League financial regulations has reportedly been brought forward to next month. According to a report…
Emma Hayes leads USWNT back to familiar territory with Olympic football gold
The United States women’s national team have won a record-extending fifth Olympic gold medal, and their first since 2012. A Mallory Swanson goal broke open…
Matt Hudson-Smith denied Olympic gold on line by Hall in 400m thriller
Fingers were starting to touch the keyboard. Intros being formulated, allusions to history made. “Matt Hudson‑Smith last night became the first Briton since Eric Liddell…
‘Fight until the end’: high jump gold medallist Mahuchikh’s call to Ukraine
In between jumps, Yaroslava Mahuchikh returns to her bench, crawls under a sleeping bag she always brings with her into the arena, rests her head…
Algerian boxer at centre of gender row sheds tears after quarter-final victory
A boxer at the centre of the gender eligibility storm at the Paris Olympics wrote her name on the floor of the ring on Saturday,…
Team GB’s hockey hurt goes on after painful Olympic defeat by 10-man India
Lee Morton sat on the blue pitch and didn’t move for several minutes. Some teammates stood and watched India’s celebrations, stunned, with hands on heads.…
Chisholm’s Second Straight 2-Homer Game Helps Yanks Top Phils 7-6 in 12 Innings for 4th Straight Win
Jazz Chisholm had five RBIs in his second straight two-homer game, Gleyber Torres hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 12th inning and the New…
Nathan Hales wins ‘absolutely unreal’ gold with Olympic trap shooting record
On a day when temperatures soared to the mid-30s at Paris 2024, Great Britain’s Nathan Hales was cool as a cucumber as he set an…
Wood and Stokes blow West Indies away to power England to 3-0 clean sweep
It was the kind of lower-order demolition job once associated with West Indies, but on a heady third day at Edgbaston the tourists were the…