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Adoptive fund cuts will be devastating - mother

Education - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 06:21
Funds to help adoptive children access therapy have been cut by a total of £4,500 per child.

Concern lesson plans encouraged strangulation during sex

Education - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 06:11
A council is criticised for a sex education presentation that was intended to be used in schools.

Pope Leo XIV’s message emphasised “building bridges and peace”

Around The Globe - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 05:28
“It’s a mission going out from the Church, not in but out, what they call going to the existential peripheries.”

Pakistan’s stance against “all-out war” should be taken seriously

Around The Globe - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 05:18
“These are two nuclear-armed states,so there’s a certain amount of deterrence that’s built into the diplomatic process."

‘Who suffered the most?’: Fear and fatigue in Kashmir after ceasefire

Around The Globe - Mon, 05/12/2025 - 03:39
The region, which faced the brunt of the India-Pakistan military escalation, limps back to life. But questions remain.

US, China hail ‘substantial progress’ made in tariff talks in Geneva

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 22:10
The two countries have said they will issue a joint statement on the talks on Monday.

Hamas says it will release US-Israeli captive Edan Alexander

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 21:34
The statement did not indicate when the 21-year-old Alexander would be released.

What can be learned from the latest conflict between India and Pakistan?

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 20:01
A tense ceasefire holds days after the most intense hostilities in decades.

Israel attacks Yemen’s Hodeidah, striking port areas

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 19:54
Israel has previously bombed Hodeidah and Sanaa airport; Houthi missile targeted Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv

Fact-checking Trump’s claim of securing $10 trillion in investments for US

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 19:22
The White House reports $5.1T in promised investments, with $4.3T newly pledged. Experts say $2.1T may not fully happen.

More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern DR Congo, officials say

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 19:20
The victims were mostly children and elderly people, with an additional 28 injured.

Barcelona beat Real Madrid despite Mbappe hat-trick as LaLiga title nears

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 19:12
Kylian Mbappe scores all Real Madrid's goals in a 4-3 defeat as Barcelona place one hand on the LaLiga title.

Merino scores then sees red as Arsenal come back to draw 2-2 at Liverpool

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 19:10
Arsenal earn a draw at Liverpool, recovering from being 2-0 down, but are yet to secure Champions League qualification.

Fragile truce holds between India, Pakistan after days of fierce exchanges

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 18:56
Ceasefire halts conflict that was spiralling towards a full-scale war.

Sudan’s army and RSF paramilitary launch attacks across war-ravaged nation

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 18:51
Port Sudan, el-Fasher, West Kordofan and West Darfur have all seen heavy fighting.

Is due process different for undocumented immigrants as Trump claims?

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 17:21
The US Constitution ensures all immigrants have due process, but rights depend on legal status and time spent in the US.

Israel kills 13, including children, amid dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 17:18
The Israeli government and military are preparing to launch a plan to expand the ground occupation of Gaza.

James Cowan on clearing landmines and the legacy of war

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 16:28
Landmine-clearing NGO chief explains how explosives still kill in peacetime, why world is failing to clean up its wars.

The first American Pope

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 16:21
What are the implications of the first American pope?

Is Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, a registered Republican?

Around The Globe - Sun, 05/11/2025 - 16:10
Leo XIV, the first American pope, voted in past Republican primaries but is not formally registered with any party.

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