Author: Olivia Carter

Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on the potential impact of the climate crisis on education.School leaders and teachers said the scenarios published by the Department for Education made for grim reading and urged ministers to move quickly to improve school resilience.Under one scenario, by 2050 rising heat levels will cause the equivalent of more than eight days of lost learning as classrooms become too hot for effective teaching, unless adaptations such as improved ventilation are made.The research also found that more than one in three secondary schools…

The day after I graduated from college, my sister and I flew to New York City, meticulously plotting out our visit hour-by-hour in a spiral notebook. But the moment we got to the city, we ditched the plan and beelined for Times Square. Hours later, she was live on MTV’s TRL (yes, this was 1999!) announcing the No. 1 song—and we instantly believed this was the place where dreams come true.  A few years later, my office was smack dab in the middle of Times Square. While my co-workers complained about the constant hoards of tourists, I secretly loved stepping…

Chinese influencer Luo Yonghao and co-host Xiao Mu tried out livestreaming on Sunday, June 15, 2025, using interactive digital avatars based on Baidu’s generative artificial intelligence model.ScreenshotBEIJING — Avatars generated by artificial intelligence are now able to sell more than real people can, according to a collaboration between Chinese tech company Baidu and a popular livestreamer.Luo Yonghao, one of China’s earliest and most popular livestreamers, and his co-host Xiao Mu both used digital versions of themselves to interact with viewers in real time for well over six hours on Sunday on Baidu’s e-commerce livestreaming platform “Youxuan”, the Chinese tech company…

A listeria food poisoning outbreak that has killed three people and led to one pregnancy loss is linked to newly recalled heat-and-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo products sold at Kroger and Walmart stores, federal health officials said late on Tuesday.The outbreak, which includes at least 17 people in 13 states, began last July, officials said. At least 16 people have been hospitalized.FreshRealm, a large food producer with sites in California, Georgia and Indiana, is recalling products made before 17 June. The recall includes these products, which were sold in the refrigerated sections of retail stores: 12.3oz trays of Marketside Grilled Chicken…

An unprecedented planetary-scale seismic event caused the earth to vibrate for nine days straight back in 2023, but the reason why was unclear. Scientists initially had more questions than answers, labelling the event an unidentified seismic object and undertook a mammoth scientific collaboration across multiple countries and institutions to get to the bottom of what really happened. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks into the mystery at the heart of this scientific investigation 

Smoke billowed from the Soroka Medical Center after its old surgical building was directly hit, according to the hospital’s director general.

new video loaded: Trump Says He Has Not Made a Final Decision on Iran StrikestranscriptBacktranscriptTrump Says He Has Not Made a Final Decision on Iran StrikesPresident Trump said that he might or might not send U.S. forces to attack Iran’s nuclear sites. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rejected Mr. Trump’s demand for an “unconditional surrender” and rebuffed his threats.“I have ideas as to what to do, but I haven’t made a final. I like to make a final decision one second before it’s due. But if it’s a choice between fighting and them having a nuclear weapon, you have…

Heatwaves used to be marked by years, recalled misty-eyed by those who remembered them with fondness, like the heatwave of ‘76. Now, in the era of global heating, heatwaves are a warning sign, not a pleasure – and as we enter a UK summer, it’s a case of when, not if, the temperature will become unbearable.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Always take care when it heats up – the NHS recommends staying in the shade, especially between 11am and 3pm, wearing sunscreen and hats, and avoiding exercise.…

When Billy Porter talks, people listen. They have no choice. The actor, fresh from a stint as Emcee in the London run of Cabaret, and about to reprise the role on Broadway, speaks in a poised, purposeful, regal fashion. Each word is selected with care and weighed in his hand as if it were an avocado in the fruit and veg aisle, the gaps between words so lengthy that it isn’t always clear when he has finished speaking. Seated around the table in the south London studio where Porter is overseeing rehearsals for This Bitter Earth, which marks his UK…

Ministers have opened the door to approving drilling at two controversial North Sea oilfields, as new guidance on how energy firms should account for future emissions was released.Michael Shanks, the energy security minister, said on Thursday the guidance would “offer clarity on the way forward for the North Sea oil and gas industry”, after a supreme court ruling in 2024 that blocked drilling.In January, a judge at Edinburgh’s court of session found that permissions given to Equinor, the lead developer at the Rosebank site, and Shell, which is in charge of Jackdaw, were unlawful because they did not take into…