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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 26 – M42:… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. M42: The […]
Ten years ago, in 2016, thousands of #migrants lived in what was known as the “Great #Jungle”, a vast camp on the outskirts of #Calais. It took the authorities seven days to dismantle it. Today, dozens of smaller “jungles” are scattered across a wider stretch of the coastline. These camps are dismantled every 48 hours on average. For migrants, the goal remains the same: to cross the Channel and reach the United Kingdom. Despite the risks posed by “small boats”, these makeshift vessels, many continue to attempt the crossing in the hope of a better life. Our reporters Pauline Godart, Claire Pacc
Wales number eight Taulupe Faletau suffers another injury blow after just one game back with Cardiff.
The Ballon d'Or is football's greatest individual accolade - and the thirst to win it has grown in recent years.
BBC Sport visits Como to discover the vision and philosophy of the club's coach, Cesc Fabregas, who has overseen the team's remarkable rise to the Champions League.
Wales boss Steve Tandy believes Taulupe Faletau is a World Cup contender despite missing out on the Nations Championship squad.
Tell us about a favourite tourism project that supports conservation initiatives – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break Tourism can be a force for good when done well – and we want to hear about places and projects you’ve discovered that help conserve local ecosystems and cultures. Whether it was a volunteering holiday planting trees in Scotland, a stay at an eco-hotel that helps protect local flora and fauna, or a project breathing life back into abandoned villages, tell about us your experience for the chance to win a holiday voucher. The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall
British and Irish Lions are looking for a new chair as former Wales captain Ieuan Evans' term comes to an end after almost four years.
François Picard is pleased to welcome Julian Jackson, the British historian, author and Emeritus Professor of Modern French History at Queen Mary University of London. His biography of Charles de Gaulle laid the foundation for France's two-part biopic, "De Gaulle: Résistance". And on the heels of that surprise box-office hit, Jackson's book is now available in French as "La Chute : France, 1940". He takes us back to the occupation of Paris and the extraordinary collapse of France in the summer of 1940.
Uncertainty surrounds the death of an employee at a Russian anti-plague institute. Here's what infectious disease experts say about how worried you should be.
Andrew Garfield admits he was initially charmed by Sam Altman before he portrayed the controversial CEO of OpenAI in director Luca Guadagnino’s new film “Artificial.” “I remember seeing Sam testifying to Congress for the first time, way back when,” Garfield said on Monday night at the movie’s world premiere at the New York Film Festival. […]
“The Great British Bake Off” co-host Alison Hammond is reassuring fans that she’s “fine” after making a swift exit from her gig on ITV’s “This Morning” due to a health scare. “Hello, my lovelies,” Hammond said in a video posted to her Instagram Stories later Friday. In the clip, which is overlaid with the text […]
The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.
Burnham pledged to take more control of electricity prices by expanding renewables and and nuclear, with a more pragmatic approach to the North Sea.
Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome award-winning author Rob Franklin, joining us to discuss Great Black Hope, his acclaimed debut novel exploring race, class, respectability and belonging. Franklin wanted to write about the worlds he had spent years observing since childhood: including how class and race shape even our most intimate relationships. At its centre is David Smith, a young Black man from a Southern bourgeois family. His education, manners and connections give him access, but he is constantly aware of the possibility of being cast out. That tension led him to think about respectabilit
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Warmth on display in Washington contrasts significantly with the language Trump has used to characterise Beijing and Xi.
Northern Ireland defender Dan Ballard says the squad have "a lot of talent and hunger" ahead of their Nations League quadruple-header.
The White House launched a "Trump TV" stream on Monday evening, days after Trump banned three media outlets from the White House. The White House said the stream will run videos and highlights of what it calls the Trump administration's achievements but critics have compared it to state propaganda networks seen in autocratic countries such as North Korea, reports the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David Smith.
