Starmer says he was ‘frustrated’ after first leaders’ debate because he thought he could have done better Q: Will your children move into No 10 with you? Starmer says he is not getting ahead of himself. Ferrari says he has met Starmer’s wife, Victoria. He says he prefers her company to Starmer’s; he would rather […]
There is no clear scientific evidence that social media is causing mental health issues among young people. Public health officials are pushing for regulation anyway. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy on Monday called for social media platforms to add warnings reminding parents and kids that the apps might not be safe, citing rising rates […]
13 hours ago By Yolande Knell, BBC Middle East correspondent • David Gritten, BBC News EPA Benjamin Netanyahu had faced demands from far-right ministers to join the war cabinet Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, a widely expected decision that follows the departure of centrist opposition leader Benny Gantz and his ally Gadi Eisenkot. A […]
Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s nearly one-month-long Senate selection process kicked off last week, amid accusations that the system is skewed in favour of the conservative establishment, and as legal threats against the opposition risk derailing tentative steps back towards democracy. After seizing power in a 2014 coup, the Thai military directly appointed 250 people to […]
Charlie Jones/BBC Chloe Ward became homeless after years of drinking but has now turned her life around A third of 11-year-olds in England have drunk alcohol, a recent study by the World Health Organization found. Chloe Ward had her first drink at that age and alcohol dominated her life for the next decade. She was […]
The US government has sued software giant Adobe, accusing it of violating consumer protection laws with “hidden” termination fees and a convoluted cancellation process. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said the firm had failed to clearly disclose its terms to customers, including the year-long length of a subscription and charges that would be triggered for […]
Charles Darwin enjoys a near god-like status among scientists for his theory of evolution. But his ideas that animals are conscious in the same way humans are have long been shunned. Until now. “There is no fundamental difference between man and animals in their ability to feel pleasure and pain, happiness, and misery,” Darwin wrote. […]
With every Lionel Messi set piece came a wave of anticipation Friday night at Commanders Field. Thousands of fans rose to their feet, phones and cameras at the ready. A murmur crescendoed. Bulbs flashed. For the 51,713 who attended Argentina’s 4-1 win over Guatemala — the World Cup champions’ final tuneup before Copa América — […]
At least six people have been killed in landslides in the central Ecuadorean city of Baños. Several homes were buried underneath tonnes of mud which careered down a hillside following days of torrential rain. More than a dozen people were injured and a main road was cut off. A state of emergency has been declared […]
Someone sitting in the audience at Donald Trump’s event at a church in Detroit on Saturday might be forgiven for assuming that the room was packed with Black Michiganders. Trump sat at a long table at the front of the room that was flanked by dozens of chairs in which Black audience members sat. But […]