Recent articles from publications based in United Kingdom.
Glasgow city council reaches pay deal with union to avert fire-and-rehire plan
World news | The Guardianby Eve Livingston Scotland correspondent·10d ago
Glasgow city council has reached an agreement with the trade union Unison over pay and grading, averting one of the UK’s biggest ever fire-and-rehire exercises.
Is the US becoming a nation of cat lovers?
The Guardianby Guardian staff reporter·10d ago
Name: The kitten index. Age: The debate has probably raged since animals have been domesticated. The debate being? Dogs versus cats. Not in a fight, but as in which to get as a pet.
Flávio Bolsonaro poised to win Brazilian presidency after shock first-round victory
World news | The Guardianby Tom Phillips and Tiago Rogero in Rio de Janeiro·10d ago
Flávio Bolsonaro is in pole position to win Brazil’s presidential election, after a far-right tsunami propelled him to a shock first-round victory over the incumbent, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva...
Republican Ken Paxton admits forces in DC control his Texas Senate campaign
World news | The Guardianby Ariana Baio·10d ago
Ken Paxton, the Texas attorney general chosen by Donald Trump to run as the Republican candidate for a Senate seat, admitted in private that his campaign was being controlled by outside forces in...
Israeli lecturer charged over plot to kill hundreds of Palestinians and force mass expulsions
Middle East Eyeby MEE staff·10d ago
Israeli lecturer charged over plot to kill hundreds of Palestinians and force mass expulsions An Israeli mathematics lecturer has been indicted over an alleged plan to kill hundreds of Palestinian...
Landlord began demolishing London pub 'while tenant was still inside'
Mail Onlineby Caitlin Leng·10d ago
A man who claims his landlord began knocking down his flat inside a famous London pub while he slept is suing for up to £100,000 in damages.
Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Pearce·10d ago
Green party members have voted to end the party’s opposition to nuclear power, dropping a commitment to phase out the technology in a major shift in its energy policy.
Why endometriosis pain can continue after treatment
The Conversation UKby Katie Jones, Colorectal clinical fellow at LUHFT PhD student at Centre for Women’s Health Research, University of Liverpool, University of Liverpool·10d ago
Treatment for endometriosis can bring relief, but some women continue to have pelvic pain even after hormone treatment or surgery.
Partita by Barbara Kingsolver: the touching story of a musician striving to bring the movements of her life together
The Conversation UKby Jenni Ramone, Associate Professor of Postcolonial and Global Literatures, Nottingham Trent University·10d ago
A partita is a musical composition, often for a soloist. As Livia, the protagonist of Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, explains to Sigurd, as they begin an all-consuming romance, it’s “made up of a...
Preppers used to be ridiculed – but we’re all stockpiling now | Zoe Williams
The Guardianby Zoe Williams·10d ago
There is no national food stockpile and there hasn’t been since it was wound up in the 1990s. It feels like a metaphor for the delusions of that era: nothing bad can possibly happen again; no two...
Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds
The Guardianby Tory Shepherd and Nicola Davis·10d ago
Women report suffering more pain than men, a major new global study has found. That was true for all types of pain the researchers measured, and comes amid continuing concern about the gender pain...
Does increased childcare funding help mothers into work?
The Conversation UKby Sung-Hee Lee, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Derby·10d ago
Since Labour won the 2024 general election, policy focused on children in the early years – from birth to school age – and their parents has moved sharply up the political agenda.
Tyson Fury celebrates his remarkable body transformation
Mail Onlineby Luke Power·10d ago
Tyson Fury is celebrating a remarkable body transformation as he prepares to fight Anthony Joshua in Cardiff in December.
Rhinos and elephants can cause huge problems if reintroduced badly – here’s how to get it right
The Conversation UKby Adam Hart, Professor of Conservation Ecology, University of Gloucestershire·10d ago
Moving large animals around is a seductive idea in conservation. If there are plenty of animals in one place and too few in another, moving some between the two seems an obvious solution.
John Oliver on the overstretched, underfunded Secret Service: ‘Actively reckless’
The Guardianby Guardian staff·10d ago
On the latest Last Week Tonight, John Oliver looked into the Secret Service, tasked with protecting the US president among many other things.
Unusual senses: the secret superpowers of amphibians and reptiles
The Conversation UKby Steven Allain, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Anglia Ruskin University·10d ago
The Surinam toad is one of the strangest frogs on Earth. Flat-bodied, tiny-eyed and adapted to the murky waters of the Amazon basin, it hunts well despite having very poor vision.
'Leader of neo-Nazi child sex ring' goes on trial in France
Mail Onlineby Perkin Amalaraj·10d ago
An Indian man went on trial behind closed doors in Paris on Monday, accused of running a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring in which young girls were allegedly coerced into performing sexual acts...
Euro drops to 17-month low as bond markets turn on France
Mail Onlineby John-paul Ford Rojas·10d ago
The euro has tumbled to a 17-month low as mounting budget worries in France stir fears of a new debt crisis in the single currency zone.
Carrie Grant on being on suicide watch for her child
Mail Onlineby Rebecca Davison·10d ago
Television presenter and vocal coach Carrie Grant has said she has been 'changed forever' by the trauma of being on suicide watch for her autistic child.
New picture of death row killer Christa Pike 'leaked' - 'disturbing'
Daily Express :by Holly Kintuka·10d ago
A disturbing picture of the death row killer Christa Pike has been leaked, according to a source.
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