The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
Experimental kamikaze FPV drones have been developed that can penetrate spaces previously thought safeOn the battlefields of Ukraine, new sights emerge. Thread-like filaments of wire, ...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
‘It’s very hands-on,’ say neighbours in a commonhold Bristol block set up 15 years ago and managed by the flat ownersWhen neighbours Ele Weeks-Bell and Maggie Coles were setting up their commonhold flats 15 years ago, they struggled to find a lawyer who could help them.&l...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
As the UK Pandemic Sciences Network conference kicks off in Glasgow, virus expert Prof Emma Thomson says new technologies are boosting science’s ability to fight novel strains of infectious diseasesProf Emma Thomson is someone who knows a thing or two about pandemics. As ...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
Every year, more pupils are granted special ‘access arrangements’ to give them a fairer chance in GCSEs, A-levels and other exams. But with more than 600,000 arrangements in England alone, can the schools keep up? And are some students gaming the system?‘It’s a logistical...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
While women in their 50s are dismissed as hags, bags or crones, men get to be silver foxes. Suddenly I realised why women try so hard to fend off signs of ageingA grey pube. There was no denying it. If I hadn’t been contorted into what felt like an advanced yoga position ...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
I traveled from Mozambique to Finland to learn parenting hacks, and came away with the same lesson: parenting is hard everywhere, but nowhere is it as lonely as it is in the USFour years ago, scarred by the pandemic experience of trying to care for two toddlers in isolati...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
London’s underground dance scene is increasingly funded by inherited wealth. From Mike Ashley’s son to a Tetra Pak heir, monied promoters explain their motivationsNestled between Millwall FC stadium and an intersection of south London railway lines, the 350-capacity Venue...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
Is it possible to make a country healthier one slice of rye bread at a time? If the rocketing wholegrain consumption of the Danes is anything to go by, absolutelyLunchtime in Copenhagen, Denmark. The place is packed and staff are talking customers through the menu. Would ...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
Julie Keeps Quiet casts real-life tennis ace Tessa Van den Broeck as a teenage player facing peril ignored by adults. The director explains how telling the story well required a care the sport itself neglectsLeonardo Van Dijl smiles: “If you told me a year ago that I’d be...
The Guardian » 2 weeks ago
After previously paying £518, quote comes as shock to loyal customer who has made no claims in many yearsIn February, we received our home insurance renewal quote from Co-op Insurance for the coming year, and were shocked to read...