After months of exerting extraordinary power over the US government and becoming a mascot for Donald Trump’s new administration, the first signs that Elon Musk may shift away from his prominent role in the White House began to appear this week. Both Trump and JD Vance have stated in interviews over the past few days … Read more
World leaders should be ashamed of their neglect of people whose lives were “hanging by a thread” at a time of surging violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the international charity leader Jan Egeland has said. In a stinging attack on aid cuts and the “nationalistic winds” blowing across Europe and the … Read more
She lived 3,500 years ago – but facial reconstruction technology has brought a woman from late bronze age Mycenae back to life. The woman was in her mid-30s when she was buried in a royal cemetery between the 16th and 17th centuries BC. The site was uncovered in the 1950s on the Greek mainland at … Read more
Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including the UK, has come into force after 48 hours of turmoil. US customs agents began collecting the unilateral tariff at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses at 12.01am ET (04:01 GMT), with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start … Read more
Dietary changes could reduce the pain of endometriosis for half of those living with the disease, a new study suggests. The largest international survey ever conducted on diet and endometriosis, involving 2,599 people, found 45% of those who stopped eating gluten and 45% of those who cut out dairy reported experiencing an improvement in their … Read more
Left-leaning organizations say that more than 500,000 people are expected to take to the streets to protest in Washington DC, Florida and elsewhere around the country on Saturday to oppose Donald Trump’s “authoritarian overreach and billionaire-backed agenda”. MoveOn, one of the organizations planning the day of protest they’re calling Hands Off along with dozens of … Read more
Multiple maternal and child health programs have been eliminated or hollowed out as part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs, prompting alarm and disbelief among advocates working to make Americans healthier. The fear and anxiety come as a full accounting of the cuts remains elusive. Federal health officials have released only … Read more
A man has been charged with murder after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the neck in Huddersfield. Officers were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre at about 2.45pm on Thursday, West Yorkshire police said. The teenager received a single wound to the neck and died in hospital. Alfie Franco, 20, of Kirkburton, … Read more
The world may be a pretty unfunny place at the moment and global leaders don’t seem to have the answers. But this weekend a different sort of talking shop will take place when a “clown congress” convenes in Bristol to discuss the role of the funny people in troubling times. One of the leaders, Holly … Read more
The guitarist and singer Amadou Bagayoko of the Malian music duo Amadou & Mariam has died aged 70 after an illness, his family said, paying tribute to the Grammy-nominated blind musician. Amadou and his wife, Mariam Doumbia, formed a group whose blend of traditional Malian music with rock guitars and western blues sold millions of … Read more