UK unveils overnight social media curfew for older teenagers/Image: Getty Images Teenagers aged 16 and 17 in the UK could soon face an overnight social media curfew under government proposals aimed at reducing excessive screen time and limiting exposure to addictive online features.The plans would introduce default settings that prevent users in this age group…
Seven British nationals were among the 13 people killed. Seven British nationals were among the 13 people killed in the devastating wildfires that tore through southern Spain’s Almería province, Spanish authorities confirmed on Tuesday after completing post-mortem examinations.According to officials, 12 of the victims were foreign nationals — seven from the UK, three from Belgium,…
There is something slightly unexpected about seeing a pink lake for the first time. In photographs, the colour can seem exaggerated, almost artificial. Standing beside one is different. The shades shift with weather, sunlight and water conditions, sometimes appearing pale rose, sometimes closer to crimson, and occasionally fading towards white. Across Australia, these lakes are…
By the mid-1800s, much of New England had been stripped of the forests that had once blanketed the region. Centuries of logging, expanding farms and growing settlements transformed vast woodlands into open fields and pasture. Yet over the next two centuries, an extraordinary environmental turnaround unfolded. As farms were abandoned, people migrated west and nature…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed 2,000 confirmed cases, with 754 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health. Fuelled by the rare Bundibugyo strain, the outbreak has become the fastest-growing on record, with health authorities warning that transmission is outpacing efforts to contain it.According to AP, government data released overnight showed 2,011…
South Carolina is a state built around water. From its coastal lowlands with their beaches and wetlands to the rivers and lakes spread throughout its forested landscape, the state abounds with bodies of water that offer opportunities such as fishing, boating, swimming, and camping. But along with the wildlife most visitors welcome, these waters also…
China has some of the most polluted cities on the planet, and for years the usual fixes, stricter emission rules, factory shutdowns, better public transport, have only chipped away at the problem. So Italian architect Stefano Boeri decided to try something far more radical, wrapping entire buildings and eventually entire cities in trees. His firm’s…
British politician Andy Burnham, likely to be the next prime minister of the UK, has condemned what police described as an alleged right-wing terror threat targeting an Islamic gathering in Suffolk, saying hatred against Muslims has “no place” in the UK.In a post on X, Burnham wrote: “This is appalling. Hatred against Muslims has no…
There is a particular sound that belongs to the Alps in summer. It drifts across mountain meadows, echoes from rocky slopes and sometimes arrives before the animals themselves come into view. The ringing of cowbells has become so closely associated with Switzerland, Austria and parts of southern Germany that many visitors assume the bells exist…
Blood, fingerprints, and weapons aren’t the only evidence investigators look for at a crime scene; pollen is another. Pollen grains are one piece of evidence that has helped solve some of the highest-profile murder cases in recent years, one grain at a time. The tiny grains that might be invisible to the naked eye actually…