Starmer confirms UK talking to other countries about getting them to host ‘return hubs’ for refused asylum seekers Q: [From Christopher Hope from GB News] To Starmer – Which countries are you talking to about hosting ‘return hubs’ about migrants from the UK whose applications for asylum have failed? Starmer says he is interested in…
The Thursday quiz has thoroughly overdosed on Eurovision preparations this week, but never fear, it still just about found time to put together the usual mix of 15 topical general knowledge and pop culture questions for your amusement. There are no prizes, but you can let us know how you got on in the comments….
Early one morning in 1985, a pair of researchers trekked into a spit of Colombian rainforest surrounded by coffee plantations. Their task was to identify all the epiphytes — plants that grow on other plants — in the forest canopy. As Jan Wolf, a botanist now at the University of Amsterdam, measured tree trunk girth…
Trump says US should ‘take’ Gaza and turn it into ‘freedom zone’ President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted the United States to “take” Gaza and turn it into a “freedom zone”, as the Israel-Hamas war rages on in the Palestinian territory, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). “I have concepts for Gaza that I think…
At Mastery in Transformational Training, the cumulative pressure to share my traumas forced me to open up. No one there was a trained mental health professional, but the course was, by design, intended to be ‘extremely triggering’. Illustration: Marine Buffard/The Guardian On a Saturday in March in a conference room with ugly carpeting near Los…
What happens when someone like Rory McIlroy has so much of his prime remaining, with no white whale left to chase? Rory McIlroy on Bryson DeChambeau comment about not talking at Masters Rory McIlroy was asked about Bryson DeChambeau’s comment that the two didn’t speak during the final round of the 2025 Masters. As exhausting…