Evidence that the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s bloodlines reflect the US’s legacy of immigration – and complicated relationship with race – has continued to emerge since he recently became the first American ever elected to lead the Roman Catholic church. The family history service Ancestry recently announced that a team helmed by senior genealogist Kyle…
Can you count the number of times you’ve looked at your phone today? Or how often you’ve opened it to do one thing to find yourself doing something else entirely? If you’re anything like me, you’ll have little idea – merely an inkling – that it’s more times than you’d hope. Smartphone algorithms are designed…
From Monday to Friday, Jessica Heath works as a civil servant in central London – but when the weekend comes, it’s not time to relax. For the past two years, the 28-year-old has also worked evening shifts most Saturdays and Sundays at a nearby wine bar, with one clear aim – to save up for…
The questions 1 Which king’s sister, wife and lover were all called Edith?2 Korky the Cat was the first cover star of what in 1937?3 Which fabric is made from flax fibres?4 What type of holiday is named from a Swahili word for journey?5 Who orchestrated the FTX fraud?6 Maria Mitchell, in 1847, was the…
Sovereignty Captures 2025 Kentucky Derby Sovereignty triumphed in a rain-soaked 2025 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, overcoming tough conditions and a competitive field. Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the…
UN secretary general ‘alarmed’ by Israeli ground operation expansion, calls for an immediate ceasefire United Nations secretary general António Guterres called on Saturday for a permanent and immediate ceasefire in Gaza after Israel announced early stages of an intensified operation on the Palestinian territory. “We need a permanent ceasefire, now,” Guterres told leaders gathered in…