Tigray’s renewed war is testing Ethiopia’s already strained regional ties.

Former Selfridges owners buy UK high street institution from long-term backer Stefano Pessina

Join us at the Mile End Institute to celebrate Tom Chidwick’s new book Now or Never! A History of the First Scottish Devolution Referendum.

Why everyone is wrong about religious decline

Baby Doomers and Who Gets to Have Kids? Creating a Family in an Age of Uncertainty.

A major monastic centre? Rethinking Lismore’s place in the ecclesiastical landscapes of early medieval Britain - Volume 100 Issue 413

Alt: Now you see that evil will always triumph because good is dumb.

Global conflicts surged to the highest number tallied by Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Fatalities were the highest on record since 1994, with approximately 244,600 people killed in conflict in 2025.

Councils want more powers to repurpose buildings and fend off academies

While global billionaires and multinational companies have been lured to its shores, many islanders feel left behind and priced out, with food bank use increasing

By Kate McGregor (@ks_mcgregor) David Lyndsay is perhaps Scotland’s best, but least well known, poet and playwright.[1] Yet his work both reflects the vibrant culture of early modern Scotland and t…

Case highlights severe financial strain on sector across UK as string of university housing schemes fail * Are you having problems with your accommodation provider? Nearly 70 students in Dundee have been left scrambling to find accommodation for this academic year after the latest in a string of university housing schemes went bust amid severe financial strain on the sector. Students in the city have been forced to find alternative housing and rapidly move their possessions as term begins this month after the collapse of the owner of Marketgait Apartments, a city centre block. Continue reading...

Ultra-wealthy overwhelmingly back Donald Trump’s party over Democrats as money floods into midterms race

Commission president says partnership will create ‘common prosperity’ based on shared democratic values * Europe live – latest updates The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, told the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, on Wednesday that she wants to open the door for his country to become the EU’s first associate member. The overture comes as Trump’s tariffs and repeated talk of making Canada the 51st state have pushed Ottawa to seek closer economic and security ties with Europe. Carney has called for a “unique alliance” with the EU as Canada seeks to reduce its heavy dependence on US trade. Continue reading...