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Israeli attacks kill dozens of Palestinians hours after UN demands ceasefire in Gaza
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research
World-leading scientists have called for a halt on research to create “mirror life” microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an “unprecedented risk” to life on Earth.
The international group of Nobel laureates and other experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in …
‘We won’t stop until we find them all’: joy gives way to grief as Syria buries its dead
The streets of Damascus have been filled with celebrations since Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia last Sunday in the face of an unexpected rebel offensive, ending more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule over Syria. But at a public funeral for Mazen al-Hamadah – before his disappearance in …
UK housing crisis: What does Labour’s shake-up of planning rules involve?
The UK has a housing crisis. Ministers want to build 1.5m new homes by the end of the parliament, and the only way to do this, the government argues, is to overhaul planning rules. On Thursday, the government published an 82-page
National Planning Policy Framework
report outlining what it …
Tory peer faces suspension over ‘Lord Poppadom’ remark
A Conservative peer is facing suspension from the House of Lords for calling a British-Asian peer “Lord Poppadom” and touching an MP’s braids without permission.
Catherine Meyer was accused of referring to Navnit Dholakia, a Liberal Democrat peer, as “Lord Poppadom” twice while in a taxi during a visit to …
Kimmel on suspect in CEO shooting: ‘America’s most unseemly new sex symbol’
Why did China hack the world’s phone networks?
'I will not touch bread if it is moist': Kemi Badenoch sparks Westminster food fight
In a row likely to generate more debate than many of their exchanges over the dispatch box, the prime minister has hailed the humble sandwich as “a great British institution” after Kemi Badenoch denounced the lunchtime staple as “not real food”.
In an interview with the Spectator, the leader of …
Has college football flag-planting really become a nationwide scourge in the US?
For Ohio State, a home loss to Michigan on 30 November was a football catastrophe, the Buckeyes’ fourth loss in a row against their hated rivals. For a few seconds, the focus was on the Buckeyes’ lost opportunity to secure a spot in the Big Ten championship game. Then, the …
Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest world chess champion after horrific Ding Liren blunder
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju capped a stunning ascent to the pinnacle of chess by dethroning China’s Ding Liren to become the youngest ever world chess champion on Wednesday in Singapore.
The 18-year-old from Chennai snatched the decisive victory in the final game of their best-of-14-games showdown, which appeared bound for …