An inappropriate joke nearly ended his career. Now he’s back with more humour
In an Indian city, an unassuming, slightly rumpled comedian walks into the spotlight for the first time in months. Tousle-haired and clad in a checked shirt, Samay Raina half smiles on stage, as if a punchline is already poised at the edge of his lips. The audience laughs even before
What we get wrong about dopamine
Sometimes dubbed the ‘pleasure chemical’, dopamine is often wildly misunderstood. Nikolay Kukushkin delves into what the much-discussed neurotransmitter really does to our brains. Our brains are amazingly useful things. But it seems that something’s broken in our relationship with them. As humans, we often feel that we are at war
Man jailed for killing abused wife who jumped from bridge
A man who was convicted of killing his abused wife after she jumped from a motorway bridge has been jailed for eight years. Kimberly Milne died aged 28 after being struck by multiple vehicles on the A90 in Dundee in July 2023. In the first prosecution of its kind in
Parents’ fury over delay in reporting son missing
The parents of a missing soldier have said the failure of the Army to notice he was not on base for two weeks had “potentially” cost their son his life. L/Cpl Ryan Rudd, 28, was last seen in the early hours of 15 February on a night out at the
Ralph Fiennes reveals whether he would return to Harry Potter role
Ralph Fiennes has said he would love to reprise his role as Harry Potter’s arch enemy Voldemort but he feels the “ship has sailed”. The British actor played the villainous role in the original movie franchise from 2005 to 2011. An HBO TV adaptation of the hit book series is
Dancer with MND performs on stage again through digital avatar
A ballerina with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) says she was able to dance again after her brainwaves were used to power an avatar live on-stage in Amsterdam. Breanna Olson, a mother of three, found out two and a half years ago she had ALS, the most common form of motor
Sinner into last eight after 37-set record snapped
Jannik Sinner dropped a set at an ATP Masters event for the first time in 186 days but he still managed to book a spot in the Monte Carlo quarter-finals with victory over Tomas Machac. The Italian has lifted the past three Masters 1000 titles – at Paris, Indian Wells
US inflation jumps to highest level in almost two years
Inflation in the US accelerated last month to its highest rate in nearly two years, as surging oil prices triggered by the US-Israel war in Iran started to spill over into the wider economy. Consumer prices climbed 3.3% over the 12 months to March, picking up from 2.4% in February,
Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing
China’s President Xi Jinping received Taiwan’s main opposition party leader on Friday, in a rare meeting which saw both sides stress a desire for cross-strait peace. Cheng Li-wun is the Kuomintang’s (KMT) first sitting leader to visit China in a decade. In 2016, Beijing cut off high-level communications with Taiwan
The high-stakes diplomacy that led to Pakistan hosting US-Iran peace talks
As Pakistan celebrates its success in helping negotiate a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, its leaders are preparing to host the peace talks. A two-day holiday was declared in the country’s capital of Islamabad ahead of the talks, which are due to begin on Saturday. Whether or not