The “astonishing” discovery of a new bacteria could open the door to better ways to prevent, detect and treat a fatal and disfiguring childhood disease, researchers hope. Noma, which is fatal in 90% of cases without treatment, begins as a sore on the gums but goes on to destroy the tissues of the mouth and…
This free website offers the YouTube interface makeover you never knew you needed. There are more than 20 billion things to watch on YouTube, but sometimes that endless choice can feel constraining. It’s all too easy, for instance, to get trapped inside an algorithmic bubble that keeps stuffing you with more of the same thing….
Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 Palestinians in central Gaza and the occupied West Bank have begun voting in municipal elections, the first local vote held since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Polling stations opened at 7am (04:00 GMT) on Saturday for 70,000 eligible voters in Gaza’s Deir el-Balah area –…
Nelly Korda moved closer to a third major title as the world No 2 set the new 36-hole scoring record at the Chevron Championship to stretch her lead to six strokes heading into the weekend. Korda, who won the Chevron two years ago, moved 14 under after carding a second-straight 65, with no-one else in…
25 April 2026 Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer still haven’t spoken since aka Charlie Sheen was released. Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer have not spoken since Netflix doc The pair co-starred on sitcom Two And A Half Men for eight years before production was halted in 2011 due to Sheen’s spiralling drug addiction. Charlie was…
The criminalisation of direct action climate protests in the UK is counterproductive and increases the determination of activists to undertake disruptive demonstrations, according to a study of 1,300 campaigners. New findings suggest arrests, fines and lengthy prison sentences given to nonviolent climate protesters who have blocked roads or damaged buildings may actually radicalise them. The…
Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 Mali’s army says unidentified armed “terrorist” groups have attacked several military positions in the capital and in the country’s interior. In a statement on Saturday, the army said fighting was ongoing. There are also reports of gunfire heard near the country’s main airport in capital Bamako. Two explosions…
In the vein of the Paul Feig-directed adaptation of Frieda McFadden’s The Housemaid comes a new buzzy adaptation Count My Lies, based on the book by Sophie Stava. In television form, the story, starring Lindsay Lohan, Shailene Woodley, Kit Harrington, Katherine LaNasa and more will unfold with a similar premise. Read on for everything we…
The company finds itself at a critical juncture that others have botched: How does it stay a brand for serious athletes while keeping up its breakneck growth?
Two young children have died in a house fire in Wolverhampton, West Midlands police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to the property in the south of the city at about 8.30pm on Friday, with first responders attending from West Midlands police fire and ambulance services. Firefighters entered the property and were able to remove…
