The missing Americans you don’t hear about
David Robinson II Daniel Robinson (centre), seen here with his mother and grandmother, has been missing for three months as of Thursday When 22-year-old Gabby Petito didn’t return home from her cross-country road trip, her case sparked a firestorm of national media coverage and social media attention. Americans with their own missing relatives have been […]
What is the Lampard mental health public inquiry?
Inquest charity More than 120 families joined a campaign to get a full public inquiry into mental health deaths in Essex Mental health patients are among the most vulnerable in society, but services in England have been under huge strain for at least a decade, with sometimes fatal consequences. A public inquiry backed by the […]
Meet the snot otter, the US’s ancient and unique salamander
Purdue University Scuba diving scientists are scouring riverbeds for the elusive, endangered hellbender – also known as the snot otter, or lasagne lizard – to give them a fighting chance of survival. The dark, rushing, bracingly cold waters of North Carolina’s Watauga River don’t make life easy for the conservationists trying to locate rare and […]
Nancy Pelosi blames Joe Biden for election loss amid finger pointing
Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday’s election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner. Pelosi – one of the most powerful politicians in Washington – told the New York Times that “had the president gotten out sooner, there may have been other […]
Cutting hair to help stave off hunger
The stylists cut hair for payment in bags of food to help people going hungry Stylists at a Glasgow salon have been giving out haircuts in return for a payment in food to help people going hungry over the winter. Salon owner Thomas McGovern founded the event in January 2015 and it has been running […]
The awe-inspiring history of spacewalks
Nasa Jared Isaacman has made history as the first person to perform a private spacewalk. His achievement follows in the ethereal footsteps of nearly 260 other daring astronauts and cosmonauts who have braved the vacuum of space. Here are some of the most beautiful and terrifying moments from the history of spacewalking. Billionaire Jared Isaacman […]
‘Forgotten’ TV freelancers call for ‘urgent help’
Kate Robertson/Ellie Phillips/Jodie McCallum Freelancers in the media have been left homeless, using food banks and even suicidal after being unable to access government support schemes during lockdown, campaigners have said. TV and theatre workers are among those highlighted by MPs, who say a million people have fallen through the cracks. A presenter who started […]
Kelpies artist brings new sculpture to Minnesota
Henningson Andy Scott said the sculpture looks like it has always been there and always will be The loon is the state bird of Minnesota, a black and white duck like creature with piercing red eyes. It’s also the mascot of Minnesota United, whose owner Bill McGuire commissioned a giant steel sculpture of a loon, […]
Is this tiny Mauritian island a confidential spy station?
Billy Henri Arnaud Poulay never wanted to leave the tiny Indian Ocean island of Agalega, but this year he packed his bag and took off, broken-hearted by what he regards as the militarisation of his home. Until recently, just 350 people lived on Agalega, fishing and growing coconuts. Other food was delivered four times a […]
‘Children as young as 11 introduced to gambling’
University student Ryan Archer’s love of gaming spiralled into gambling when he was 15 Thousands of children and young people are losing money on websites which allow them to trade virtual items, gambling experts have warned. The items won – usually modified guns or knives within a video game known as a skin – can […]