In shattering the two-month ceasefire that had brought a fragile peace and relief to Gaza, Israel has also smashed the faint hopes that a resolution might just remain within reach. This was one of the deadliest days since the early […]
New and concerning findings from environmental scientists about the impact of microplastics on crops and marine algae add to a growing body of evidence about the disruption caused to living systems by plastic pollution. The results, from a team led
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“When asked what was the biggest disaster of the twentieth century, almost nobody answers the Spanish flu,” notes Laura Spinney in her book Pale Rider, of an event that killed as many as one in 20 of the global population.
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Sir Keir Starmer cast his decision to abolish NHS England – the world’s largest quango – as a bold strike against bureaucracy. The move is designed to cut waste, “shift money to the front line” and put the English NHS under
A Labour party in power might have been expected to defend the poorest and most vulnerable in society. No longer, it seems. Sir Keir Starmer’s government, inheriting a flatlining economy and self-imposed fiscal constraints, has chosen to balance the books
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In a press conference on Sunday to mark 100 days since the beginning of her second term as European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen erred on the side of understatement when asked whether she still considered the US to
One constant of British political life is that Nigel Farage never stays out of the spotlight for long. Having built a political career on railing against the establishment – while, paradoxically, embedding himself within it – Mr Farage finds himself embroiled
Donald Trump won the White House not with money, though he spent plenty of it, but by dominating the conversation. He hasn’t stopped campaigning. He uses attention to bolster his political power, and uses his office to make sure that
Israel’s decision to block aid to Gaza, as ceasefire talks falter, is a devastating blow to 2 million hungry, vulnerable civilians in the shattered territory. As the occupying power, Israel is legally bound to allow relief into Gaza under the
Speaking to MPs last week, Dr Penny Dash quoted the Guardian’s description of her as a reforming zealot. Dr Dash is less zealous than she used to be, she said, and better at listening. But the doctor and management consultant, who
