Penarth mum ‘begged’ for MRI which revealed cervical cancer

A devastating diagnosis of stage 1B3 cervical cancer, requiring urgent and aggressive treatment, has left Jessica Mason, a 44-year-old mother from Penarth, feeling a profound loss of faith in the…

Captain of suspected Russian shadow tanker into French custody

French authorities have taken the Indian captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker, the "Grinch," into custody days after the vessel was intercepted and seized in the Mediterranean Sea.…

Party backed by generals set for landslide in ‘sham’ Myanmar election

Polls in Myanmar have closed after a protracted and widely criticized third and final stage of voting, widely decried by international observers and opposition groups as a "sham" election. The…

Would you really trust a robot to care for you in old age? These robots can clean, exercise – and care for you in old age. Would you trust them to?

The notion of delegating the intimate and complex task of elderly care to machines might once have seemed confined to the pages of science fiction. Yet, in a quiet lab…

Sir Mark Tully, the BBC’s ‘voice of India’, dies aged 90

The broadcasting world and India have lost a titan with the passing of Sir Mark Tully, the esteemed journalist and former BBC correspondent, at the venerable age of 90. For…

The huge sums energy firms get to not provide power

Consider the early hours of 3 June, a date that starkly illustrates this inefficiency. At 1am, near gale-force winds were sweeping across Scotland. For the immense Moray East and West…

I joined the Conservatives for the partying, says Kemi Badenoch

Speaking to presenter Lauren Laverne, Badenoch explained that after graduating from university, her friendship group had dispersed "all over the world." In search of new connections and a vibrant social…

Let public by war bonds to raise £20bn for defence, say Lib Dems

Under the Lib Dem plan, members of the public would have the opportunity to lend money to the government through these specially issued bonds. Designed to mature over a two-to-three-year…

Bats are seeking sanctuary in churches – but they’re making an unholy mess

Soon, the historic edifice awakens with the subtle flutter of wings. Bats begin to emerge from their hidden roosts, darting and swooping through the aisles, their amplified chatter filling the…

Do UN climate talks have a point any more?

A photograph from a decade ago in Paris captures a moment that now feels like a relic of a bygone era. At COP21, dozens of world leaders, impeccably dressed, lined…