BBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024.

Strikes, anti-racism and the fight for rights among South Asian Britons.

Before the sun rose, while her children slept, Toni Morrison hauled herself from her bed to her desk and began to write. Stephen King wrote at a child’s tiny desk in a trailer. In the basement of P…

Divers have observed just a ‘couple of dozen’ of the cephalopods along the heritage-listed Cuttlefish Coast in South Australia, causing locals and marine scientists to worry * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Mid-June is usually the peak time for giant Australian cuttlefish to gather near Whyalla, in South Australia’s Spencer gulf. Nearly every year, they come in their thousands – and sometimes hundreds of thousands – to assemble in the shallows to breed. It’s a globally unique natural phenomenon, celebrated locally as “Cuttlefest”. Continue reading...

Relatives of Stephen Ogilvie say unrest is unwelcome and that many migrants make valuable contribution to UK

It’s difficult to say with certainty when the last eastern elk was killed, but most accounts agree that Jim Jacobs pulled the trigger. Known as “The Seneca Bear Hunter,” Jacobs had killed hundreds …

The University and College Union (UCU) staged the latest ballot as part of a long-running dispute over cuts and job losses.

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A lyrical nonfiction essay about searching for endangered Black-footed ferrets in Arizona’s Aubrey Valley, extinction, conservation, ecological loss, and the haunting presence of absence in the Anthro...

At the turn of the twentieth century, Gloucester, Massachusetts, emerged as one of the most significant US fishing ports.

Enrolments from Nigeria, Pakistan and Sri Lanka hit hardest as Home Office gets strict ahead of new compliance rules

Study, published as latest migration figures are released, shows incorrect perceptions driving immigration debate

A heat wave has gripped large parts of India with roads and markets emptying during afternoons. The India Meteorological Department forecasts maximum temperatures of around 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in New Delhi on Thursday.

This 1966 reprint of the first Paddington book was a second-hand steal at 40p. I’ve been re-reading the Paddington Bear books. If you’ve never encountered...

China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock

Its wins are a testament to Ryan Coogler’s vision. His highly personal film foregrounds the Black experience and its essential humanity is a lesson for us all

Queer Ecologies Across Socialisms 15-16 October 2026 University of Regensburg, October 15-16, 2026 | CfP deadline: Feb 15, 2026Organizers: Martyna Miernecka, Paweł Matusz In literary and arts resea…

Find eco-fascism, maple syrup battles, and moldy insects in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.

Abstract. Science, Religion, and the Human Future: Conflict, Collusion and Consequences demonstrates that the myth of an inevitable conflict between scienc