A period of media frenzy has revealed, and accelerated, a political shift: In the weeks since the Hamas massacres on October 7, France’s government and mainstream media have managed a double feat. They have expelled from the “republican arc” (the spectrum of the politically acceptable) the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) and simultaneously admitted the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) to the fold. The RN, founded in 1972 by Jean-Marie Le Pen as the Front National, was once deemed unworthy of … Read more
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Numbats are curious creatures. The only marsupials that are active solely during the day, when they scratch at soil and rotting logs for termites, these squirrel-sized animals are built to hoard body heat. But that same energy-saving trait may put the already endangered animals at risk as the climate warms, a new study suggests.
Already, even brief sun exposure on days over 23° Celsius (73° Fahrenheit) can severely limit the time the Australian marsupials can spend foraging, researchers report January
They say that people either love or hate Marmite – and it turns out, this sentiment can also currently be applied to actors Barry Keoghan, Adam Driver and Timothee Chalament too.
Barry Keoghan’s performance as the troubled, intelligent and scheming Oliver in Saltburn has caused an industry stir and earned him a flurry of award nominations.
But one thing the Irish actor, 31, probably wasn’t expecting when he took on the somewhat disturbing role was that he would become a
Drivers are becoming more concerned about the dangers of other motorists dazzling them with their headlights, which could potentially spark a rise in accidents on the road, according to a new report.
The majority of drivers – 85 per cent – say they have been partially blinded by the glare of bright headlights and believe the problem is becoming worse, according to an independent survey by the RAC.
Of 2,000 UK licence holders quizzed by the motoring group, 89 per
House prices have defied expectations in 2023.
Higher mortgage rates and double-digit inflation had many speculating at the start of the year that the housing market was in for an almighty crash. However, no crash has materialised.
Currently, house prices are down 1 per cent on this time last year, according to Halifax’s latest index.
Meanwhile, Nationwide figures based on its lending suggest house prices are down 2 per cent year-on-year.
Similarly, Zoopla’s latest house price index says prices have
Mary Earps is best known for keeping the ball out of the net, but the England goalkeeper has completed a hat-trick on Tuesday by becoming the third successive female winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.
Earps had been the overwhelming favourite to scoop the annual gong in Salford, as she followed tennis star Emma Raducanu and England team-mate Beth Mead in receiving the accolade.
The award furthered confirmed the growth of women’s football with back-to-back winners,
Donations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation have plunged by $11million (£8.7m) in the past year – sending it into the red – with boss and the couple’s right-hand man James Holt handed a massive 280% payrise, it was revealed today.
The Sussexes have a released their charity’s annual report and a glitzy promotional film showing their good works in 2023 – but it has also emerged that its finances have dived.
An income tax return filed in
Jeremy Hunt: What will the Chancellor have to say on pensions on 22 November
The Chancellor could use the Autumn Statement to win plaudits from older voters by announcing he will honour the triple lock and raise the state pension by 8.5 per cent next April.
Jeremy Hunt is more likely to reveal his plans in the House of Commons on Wednesday if he is keeping the pledge, than if he intends to fudge it with a 7.8 per cent
Cardiologists have hailed a ‘landmark’ and ‘reassuring’ study showing no spike in sudden cardiac deaths in young athletes.
Debunking a major claim peddled by anti-vaxxers in the wake of Covid, scientists discovered such cases have actually fallen after examining 20 years of US college sports.
Deaths remained stable even during the pandemic, they claimed, with rates having plunged by about 29 per cent every five years.
Academics credited the drop to more effective and frequent screening systems for heart conditions
