Business
Mortgage rates above 7% are the 'new normal'—here's why
High inflation and competition for investor dollars are helping keep longer-term interest rates elevated, economists say.
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Sports
Carrick carrying on but senior Man Utd figures concerned by performances
While head coach Michael Carrick is expected to be in charge for Sunday's match against Bournemouth, Manchester United begin the process of identifying possible replacements.
World
"They taught me it's normal but it's not": the debt of science to women suffering from abundant menstrual bleeding
The abundant menstrual bleeding is a serious health condition and only now we begin to understand what causes it and how it can be treated.
World
Climate breakdown: Is the EU adapting to the new normal? Europe's summer of disasters
It has been called Europe's disaster year. 2026 has seen more than 30,000 excess deaths linked to heatwaves, along with mega wildfires, nuclear power plants having to shut down, gas plants under pressure, droughts reducing hydropower generation from rivers and wild fluctuations in electricity prices, not to mention major disruptions to crops and farming in general.
Science
Was the heat of this summer really 'normal?'
Some political messaging denies the role of human-caused climate change in this summer's extreme heat. The science tells a different story.
Sports
Criticism normal after poor start - Man Utd's Olid
Manchester United manager Eva Olid says it is "normal" to expect "constructive criticism" following their poor start to the WSL campaign.