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Report from Scholars at Risk counts some 40 attacks against academic freedom in the US in the first half of 2025

Come to Trafalgar Square on 12 October to enjoy an exciting lineup of music, dance, and performances for the Festival of Light!

Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement * Middle East crisis – live updates A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts. It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...

A few nominees and speakers addressed political issues such as the Israel-Gaza war and the defunding of U.S. public broadcasting.

Where I step through the emissions impact of Australia’s fossil fuel exports so you don’t have to.

Most governments are trying to fight vaccine hesitancy with science and investment, while the United States heads in the opposite direction.

Exclusive: Activist spoke while onboard aid flotilla aiming to deliver food, baby formula and medical supplies to territory Keir Starmer must obey his “legal duty to act to prevent a genocide”, Greta Thunberg has told the Guardian while travelling aboard an aid flotilla heading for Gaza. The Swedish activist said there was a “huge absence of those whose legal responsibility it is to step up” under international law, and called out the UK prime minister before a potential meeting this week with Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog. Continue reading...

Inspectorate issues summons after water supply infected 140 people with diarrhoea-type disease in Brixham last year South West Water is being taken to court over a parasite that infected the water supply in parts of Devon last summer and left dozens sick. More than 140 people were confirmed to have the diarrhoea-type disease, which also causes stomach pains and vomiting, typically lasting for about two weeks. Four people were hospitalised at the time. Continue reading...

These trees were the only living beings that I could touch without fear.

A new study warns that irreversible changes happening in Antarctica, which are caused by climate change, could cause global oceans to rise by meters.

Israeli destruction in al-Mughayyir near Ramallah is part of push to forcibly displace Palestinians, researcher says.

The stars and makers of a new version of The War of the Roses discuss modern dating, swearing in America and the problem with Mr Tickle

More than 200 have been arrested for alleged support of Palestine Action – and hundreds more are expected to protest on Saturday

Why are the UK, France and Canada finally recognising a Palestinian state? Why is Trump punishing Brazil, India, and Switzerland with tariffs? Should Starmer’s Labour be less cautious and more populis...

Around the country, peaceful protesters see their actions as the legitimate exercise of free speech. The police often disagree – and that’s a problem for our democracy, says Guardian columnist George ...

For the second week running, demonstrators have been arrested for defying proscription by holding signs in Parliament Square. Other actions are planned in Bristol, Manchester, Cardiff and Derry.

Before the measles vaccine became widely available in the 1960s, nearly everyone in the United States contracted measles by the timethey were 15.

Outrage after retired priest arrested for supporting Palestine Action amid UK crackdown on pro-Palestine activism