Here’s the real reason Endurance sank
In 1915, intrepid British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew were stranded for months in the Antarctic after their ship, Endurance , was trapped
France’s prime minister resigns over divisions after just weeks in office
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has stepped down, blaming deep divisions in parliament.
Video: Heroes’ welcome for freed Gaza flotilla activists
Dozens of activists detained aboard the Gaza aid flotilla have arrived home in Spain, Portugal, and Tunisia.
Syria’s justice minister on rebuilding rule of law after al-Assad
Mazhar al-Wais on Syria’s transitional justice process and the fight for truth after Bashar al-Assad’s fall.
Cities by the Bay
California’s San Francisco Bay Area surrounded by the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, and their suburbs, is pictured from the International Space
Trump throws trans people under the bus while Pete Buttigieg says to keep the T in LGBTQ+
Tweety McTreason uses trans people to distract from the budget crisis What he’s saying: Trump is trolling Democrats and saying they want “woke trans bulls**t”
Nobel Prize for how immune system stops destructive rampage
The prize-winning work explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body’s own cells.
Former England captain Moody reveals MND diagnosis
Former England captain Lewis Moody says in an exclusive BBC interview he has “a reluctance to look the future in the face”.
EastEnders’ Kellie Bright on the challenges of being parent of an autistic child
The soap actor meets families fighting for their children’s education for BBC Panorama.
British Basket-Carrying Competition
Fruit salesmen in London’s markets used to hold basket-carrying competitions. The tradition began in the nineteenth century, perhaps even earlier. They should make this an
OpenAI Agrees to Use Computer Chips from AMD
Weeks after a $100 billion agreement to use computer chips from Nvidia, OpenAI has signed a similar deal with a rival chipmaker.
Tanzania issues social media warning after video calls for military ‘action’
A purported air force captain urges the military chief to “take action” in a viral video.
Balloons used to smuggle cigarettes shut Lithuanian airport
Officials say 25 weather balloons carrying thousands of illicit cigarettes from Belarus were detected.
‘I was lucky to get out’: Everest hikers battle hypothermia as blizzard rescue continues
At least one hiker has died and hundreds are still stranded near the mountain’s eastern face.