An extra hour in bed sounds like a good deal. But while our phones may update to the autumn time change automatically, our body clock isn’t quite so quick. You may even find yourself waking up earlier than normal and ready for bed before your evening has properly begun.
The...
Wifi on the go is often unreliable – on buses, trains and, increasingly, planes. Whether via cellular or satellite systems, connectivity at speed suffers from highly variable signal coverage and strength. This leads to delays, degraded data speeds and service interruptions.
To address these issues, the UK government has announced...
You finish a lecture, a meeting, a conversation with someone you care about. And what do you do? You reach for your phone. You stick in your earbuds. You fire up a podcast, a playlist or whatever algorithmic feed is currently consuming your life.
It feels productive. It feels like...
Fifty-three years ago, convicted criminal Jan-Erik Olsson walked into a bank on Norrmalmstorg, a square in central Stockholm, pulled a submachine gun from under his jacket and fired at the ceiling. Concrete and glass rained down. “The party has just begun!” he shouted in a fake American accent, before...
UPDATED-AUGUST 2026
Magic mushrooms are better known for producing hallucinations and altering people's sense of reality than for treating brain diseases. Most people associate them with tripping, rather than Alzheimer's disease.
But a report on an individual patient has prompted scientists to ask whether psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms,...
Updated July 2026
BRIGHTON 23rd May-Some of the most powerful interventions to slow or improve frailty are also the most ordinary: regular movement, adequate nutrition and meaningful social connection.
It almost sounds too simple for a condition now recognised as one of the strongest predictors of hospitalisation, disability, poor recovery from...
Written by Erin Beeston, Research Associate Autism@Manchester, University of Manchester
When Pixar introduced Toy Story audiences to Bonnie, she was simply the little girl who inherited Woody, Buzz and the gang from Andy at the end of Toy Story 3 (2010). But for many autistic families, Bonnie has become something...
Sweltering temperatures are shattering records across Europe, as the continent battles a deadly heatwave.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, France endured its hottest days in history, with western regions reaching highs of between 39°C and 43°C. Wednesday was the United Kingdom's warmest June day on record, with the mercury climbing to...
Andrew Norfolk ran into a fire that police, councils and politicians had spent years trying to extinguish quietly. This is the real story of who told the truth, who hid it, and why fear of being called racist became more important than protecting children.
The Reporter Who Wouldn't Stop
In January...
Saturday's disorder on Queens Road was real. So is the debate about who was actually marching — and why the label matters.
What Happened on Saturday
Brighton did not have a quiet weekend. An anti-immigration march organised by South East Patriots drew an estimated 300 people through the city centre on...
