Fitness regimes to ward off dementia
Three studies have demonstrated that the way you work out could be key to warding off cognitive decline. Here’s where to start.
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Supersonic travel revolution Mk II soars into limbo – for now
Is there a market for ultrafast transport in a world of video meetings and onboard wi-fi?
Beirut’s shattered ancient glass artefacts to shine on
After months of painstaking work, eight have been restored and go on show at the British Museum this month.
Cheney may run as independent to defy Trump
The ousted former Republican high-flyer will support candidates who run against election deniers.
Artificial leaf turns sunlight, water and CO2 into clean fuel
Scientists have developed ultra-thin floating devices, which use solar technology to create a carbon-neutral liquid fuel that can be stored.
Car bomb kills daughter of ‘Putin’s brain’
It was a last-minute decision – one that almost certainly saved notorious Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin’s life but at the cost of his daughter Darya Dugina.
‘I’m no Cheech or Chong’, but, I smoked marijuana. And I inhaled
Politician Daniel Finkelstein turned 59 without ever having tried a joint. Then he went to Colorado, where it’s entirely legal . . .
Kremlin acts to ‘liquidate’ Jewish emigration group
Moscow moves as tens of thousands of Jews flee Russia over the war in Ukraine and increased bouts of anti-semitism.
Experts kick up stink as sulphur shortage looms
As the world moves away from fossil fuels the planet could face a sulphur shortage, threatening food supplies and cost of batteries; study finds.
Vagaries of the life of Britain’s ‘luckiest man’
Best-selling novelist Nicholas Evans enjoyed stratospheric success with The Horse Whisperer, but his own life story had dramatic twists too.
Russians take torch to education
The invaders are trying to stamp out underground schooling in occupied territory, Kyiv’s education minister says.
Syrian troops die in Turkish border raid
The strikes were part of a renewed assault ordered by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Kurdish-held parts of the country.
Truss widens lead over Tory rival Sunak
The former chancellor warns the foreign secretary’s plans to tackle the cost of living crisis would represent a ‘moral failure’.
Spanish Stonehenge uncovered on avocado farm
Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be one of the largest megalithic sites in Europe on a farm in southern Spain.
One in six chance of massive eruption this century
British researchers say the world is ‘woefully unprepared for such an event’, which could have repercussions for supply chains, climate and food resources worldwide.
Joanne Harris v JK Rowling – the literary spat of the year
Following the attack on author Salman Rushdie, the writer of Chocolat is at the centre of a row which has split the literary world down the middle.
Jolie behind case accusing Pitt of assault on private jet
The actress is revealed as the plaintiff bringing an anonymous lawsuit against the FBI in which she alleges she was assaulted by Brad Pitt on a private plane.
The grubby truth about freedom of speech
Everybody grasps the wrongness of what happened to Salman Rushdie. But the cause of free speech is rarely so glamorously certain, and may even run contrary to human nature.
Cheney’s courage a wake-up call for us all; GOP cowardice a dire warning
In defying Donald Trump’s lies, Liz Cheney underlines the cowardice of all too many politicians, and not only in the US. She has the guts to keep up that defiance. The rest of us need to wise up.
German prison camp guard charged with war crimes
A 98-year-old former Wehrmacht soldier is accused of being aware of prisoners of war deprivation in what could be the first of a new series of prosecutions for Nazi war crimes.
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