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Record number of asylum seekers died in 2024 while in care of Home Office
A record number of asylum seekers died last year while in the care of the Home Office, according to data obtained by the Guardian, and officials admit they do not know when some of them died.
Fifty-one people died in Home Office-provided accommodation in 2024, an increase of 11 on …
Fast cars, yachts and racehorses are not the usual accoutrements of religious leaders, but they fitted the lifestyle of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s 12 million Ismaili Muslims, who has died aged 88.
Prince Karim Aga Khan IV, the 49th hereditary imam of the Shia Ismaili …
‘Devastating’: Malawi left in dire straits by Trump’s decision to freeze aid
The freezing of funds from USAid, the
world’s biggest development agency
, has sent shock waves through the southern African country of Malawi, one of the world’s most aid-dependent states.Elon Musk, the US president Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser, last week
From ribbon cutting to real-world impact: how William and Kate are treading a fine political line
In William Wyler’s classic 1953 film
Roman Holiday
, Audrey Hepburn’s princess character breaks down in tears before briefly escaping the constraints of royal life.“Please let me die in peace,” she cries, lamenting her stifling schedule of gladhanding, platitudes and plaque unveilings. The Oscar-winning romantic comedy was released in …
‘Woman, life, freedom’: the Syrian feminists who forged a new world in a land of war
‘Being a woman,” says the woman standing on the stage in front of me, “doesn’t mean I am just here to raise children. Being a woman means that I am here to write history. Women can speak. We can sing. Nobody will silence us.” There is a roar of approval …
‘This time, we stay’: the Palestinian families vowing not to leave Gaza
Saaed Salem’s eyes filled with tears as he surveyed the remains of his north Gaza neighbourhood on a freezing February morning. He was resting in a chair that had somehow survived the war, surrounded by grandchildren and rubble, his hope for the future and the ruins of his past.
His …
We didn’t click ‘consent’ on any gambling website. So how did Facebook know where we’d been?
A Facebook user logs into their account and is bombarded with dozens of gambling ads. The promotions for online casinos and betting sites offer free spins, “bet boosts”, discounts and bonuses.
But the person has never placed a bet or played a game on a gambling site before – let …
Merz’s gamble: Germany’s centre-right leader splits voters by flirting with hardline AfD
Anti-ageing jabs – they can rejuvenate mice, but will they work on humans?
At St Jude children’s research hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, an unusual clinical trial is under way that, if successful, could have wider ramifications for the vast field of age-related chronic diseases. At first glance, childhood cancer survivors may seem like an unusual population in which to study ageing, but as …
Come early, leave early: a gen X dance party that ends at 10pm is taking off across the US
The signature tequila cocktail is called a Hot Flash. The playlist skews towards nostalgic hits from the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Cis men are politely asked to just stay away.
Founded in Chicago by two friends in their 40s, the Earlybirds Club is a party designed for women and …