Saltwater, survival backstroke and sheer mind over matter may have helped the teenager save his family, experts say

Iran’s leaders now face unprecedented peril. The regime has lost its footing, and the global mechanisms to avoid conflict no longer work, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House

There are lots of guidebooks for parents of young children – but what happens when your offspring hit adulthood? A psychotherapist shares her guiding principles for raising grownups

Bruce Friedrich argues the only way to tackle the world’s insatiable but damaging craving for meat is like-for-like replacements like cultivated and plant-based meat

Kevin Warsh’s views on monetary policy may be shaped less by real economic conditions than by whether a Democrat or Republican is in power.

My use of mobile phones has been compulsive – has it been for better or for worse?

The Emmy-winning actress died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday after a brief illness, her agent said.

The rules-based international order is dead. Long live the rules-based international order.

Actor, known for roles in Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Best in Show, has died with cause of death unknown Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Schitt’s Creek, Home Alone and Best in Show, has died at the age of 71. Her manager confirmed the news to Variety and the cause of death is yet unknown. Continue reading...

Convicted child sex offender asked accountant to ‘send 13k dollars’ to partner of then UK business secretary Jeffrey Epstein sent thousands of pounds in bank transfers after his release from prison in 2009 to Peter Mandelson’s husband, according to emails published by the US Department of Justice on Friday. The latest documents raise fresh questions about Epstein’s relationship with Mandelson, who was sacked as the UK’s ambassador to Washington when details of his support for the disgraced financier emerged in September. Continue reading...

Uline employee says she can no longer work for people who helped ‘America descend into fascism’

A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now

Parents now have something else to consider when deciding to have a baby – what the future holds as global temperatures rise. The climate, environment and science assistant editor, Donna Lu, speaks to...

The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say