Iran protest remembers victims of deadly school attack
The Iran men’s national team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their national anthem played before a match with Nigeria as a protest against the deadly strike on a primary school on the first day of the Iran war. The attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh school last month killed at least
Panic buying prompts PM to reassure Australians over fuel supply
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has sought to reassure Australians that the country’s fuel supply remains “secure” as prices soar and following reports of panic buying and petrol stations running dry since the start of the Iran war. “The longer this war goes on, the greater the impact will be. But
Walking St Patrick’s Way: The 82-mile trail behind the world’s biggest Irish celebration
Each year on 17 March, St Patrick’s Day is celebrated across the world, from dyeing the Chicago River green to parades through New York, Sydney, Paris and Munich. But in Northern Ireland, there is a quieter way to mark the occasion: on foot. Saint Patrick’s Way is an 82-mile walking trail
Why every culture has a healing broth
What do you eat when you need comfort? The answer varies depending on where you’re from, but it’s likely some form of broth, served steaming in a bowl. In the US, it may be chicken noodle soup, while Italians might crave nonna’s homemade pastina in brodo, tiny pasta in a simple
AI to be used in bid to cut hospital waiting times
Artificial intelligence (AI) tools will be deployed at Barnsley Hospital in a bid to cut waiting lists, missed appointments and the admin burden on staff as part of a pilot scheme. The move follows Barnsley being named by the government in February as the UK’s first “Tech Town”, seeking to
UK inflation rate stays at 3% before Iran war hits oil prices
The UK inflation rate stayed at 3% in the year to February as lower fuel prices were offset by a rise in the price of clothing. However, these official figures were gathered before the US-Israel war with Iran began – when data suggests the price of petrol was at its
Campaigners welcome Meta and YouTube’s defeat in landmark social media addiction trial
Parents and campaign groups seeking tighter restrictions on social media have welcomed a Los Angeles jury handing down an unprecedented win for a young woman who sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction to social media. Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner
Antonelli wins Chinese GP as McLarens fail to start
The 19-year-old Italian became the second youngest grand prix winner in history, a day after becoming the youngest pole-sitter, with a controlled drive after briefly losing the lead at the start to Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari. Only Max Verstappen, who won for the first time aged 18 at the 2016 Spanish
‘Gruesome’ war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets
Stew, a 35-year-old from Montana, has enjoyed dabbling in sports bets since he downloaded the Kalshi app about 18 months ago. But just a few weeks ago, after spotting reports of elevated pizza deliveries around the Pentagon during some late-night scrolling, he made a different kind of bet – wagering
How one motherless mum found her ‘village’ on TikTok
“I know it takes a village [to raise a child] but even having the biggest village can feel like the loneliest place if you don’t have your mum.” Abbie Matwiejczyk was pregnant when she lost her own mum Jayne to cancer. Managing intense grief and loss as she welcomed her