Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025.

Great Britain’s journey towards a sustainable energy future reached a significant milestone in 2025, with renewable energy sources—primarily wind and solar—generating an unprecedented amount of electricity. This record output, crucial…

What Trump’s vision of the new world order means for Europe

For eight decades, the bedrock of the transatlantic alliance has been a shared commitment to collective defense and a common set of values: the unwavering defense of democracy, human rights,…

Peers back calls for more time to debate assisted dying bill

The Assisted Dying Bill, if enacted, would represent a profound shift in end-of-life care in England and Wales. It proposes to grant terminally ill adults, diagnosed with fewer than six…

Excel: Workers cling to the software despite shift to AI

Despite its age, Excel’s ubiquity is undeniable. Research by Acuity Training reveals a staggering statistic: two-thirds of office workers utilize Excel at least once every hour. This enduring presence, according…

Should the NHS use magic mushrooms to treat mental health?

The debate about whether the NHS should embrace psychedelic-assisted therapy, particularly using compounds like psilocybin found in magic mushrooms, to treat debilitating mental health conditions such as depression, is intensifying…

Astronaut’s ‘serious medical condition’ forces Nasa to end space station mission early

"This is not an emergency evacuation in the traditional sense, but a precautionary measure taken with the utmost care for our astronaut’s health," stated a Nasa official during a press…

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

MPs have delivered a scathing indictment of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), declaring that prolonged delays in processing disability benefit claims, with some individuals languishing for over a…

‘We just want to be left alone’: Greenlanders on Trump’s takeover threats

This week, Donald Trump, the former President of the United States, reignited a controversial proposal, reiterating his desire to acquire Greenland and integrate it into the American union. This ambition,…

Australia fires: Victoria told to brace for ‘property loss or worse’.

Australians in the southeastern state of Victoria have been issued a dire warning, urged to prepare for "property loss or worse" as a relentless and record-breaking heatwave grips much of…

Elon Musk’s Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes

The core issue revolved around the AI’s ability to manipulate existing images, transforming them into sexually explicit content without the consent of the subjects. This capability, inadvertently or not, facilitated…