In Japan, there are now companies that specialise in cleaning the apartments of elderly people who have died alone and gone undiscovered for weeks or months, while adult incontinence pads have outstripped nappy sales for more than a decade. In Italy, depopulating villages are selling homes for €1 to attract new residents and keep services…
2 May 2026 Simone Ashley feels “really proud to be representing girls that look like [her]”. Simone Ashley has enjoyed a meteoric rise The 31-year-old actress has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years, starring in the hit Netflix show Bridgerton and now appearing in The Devil Wears Prada 2 – but Simone insists she…
“We cannot sleep! If we sleep, they bite the children and disturb us. There are so many weasels and rats – an abnormal number,” says Rizq Abu Laila, who lives right next to a rubbish dump in Gaza City with his four young children, one of whom has cancer.
Sony makes some of the best electronics we’ve tested across a dizzying array of categories, from TVs and audio gear to cameras and gaming consoles. Sony products constantly occupy top slots on our Best TVs and Best OLED TVs lists, Best Wireless Headphones, and Best Cameras guides. If you’re shopping for products from any of…
NewsFeed Donald Trump says US forces are ‘like pirates’ taking over Iranian ships and cargo near the Strait of Hormuz. The US is maintaining a blockade of Iran’s ports and has seized at least three Iranian flagged vessels. Published On 2 May 20262 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd…
Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. For years when most people thought about psychedelic drugs, they pictured long-haired tripping hippies either having a ball or risking and wasting their lives, depending on the tenor of the anti-drug messaging one happened to be subject to. That association was cemented in the late…
Hot Docs, the major nonfiction film festival in Toronto, has announced award winners for the event’s 33rd edition. Earning Best International Feature Documentary was House of Hope, directed by Marjolein Busstra, a film set in the occupied West Bank that focuses on an elementary school run by a couple who teach their young Palestinian students…
HOUSTON — LeBron James knew what was at stake in this first-round playoff series and that it was on his shoulders to meet the moment and have his teammates follow his lead. James simply elevated his play like he has so many times over his illustrious 23-year NBA career, playing with a purpose and willing the Lakers…
Boat retailer West Marine Inc. is laying the groundwork for a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure its debt, including leases, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
One of the best things Anna Wintour ever did for her image and legacy was completely embrace the “Nuclear Wintour” label and openly adore Meryl Streep’s barely-fictional version of her in The Devil Wears Prada. Wintour’s delight with Meryl’s portrayal of Miranda Priestly was a masterstroke of PR and probably quite genuine on Wintour’s part…
