Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show

Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds #EVs www.theguardian.com/environment/...

BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, BBC News reported reut.rs/4s0NSPL

While other countries are deep in a sex recession, the Danish drive shows no signs of stalling. How do they stay so frisky? @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

People with major depressive disorder can see a rapid and lasting improvement after a single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) when it is combined with psychotherapy, doctors have said. @iansample.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

In 2026, the world is now diplomatically closer to Beijing than it has been in recent memory, with significant shifts in alignments taking place during the start of Trump’s second presidential term. www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show

Tumbler Ridge school shooting: seven found dead and suspect deceased, say police in Canada – latest updates

If only giant networks could hire people who can understand Spanish. Of whom there is no shortage.

‘Women’s freedoms are at stake’: concern at rise of Islamist party before Bangladesh election

As AI job losses rise in the professional sector, many are switching to more traditional trades. But how do they feel about accepting lower pay – and, in some cases, giving up their vocation? www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Georgina Hayden’s quick and easy recipe for creamy chicken and mustard fricassee | Quick and easy

‘We’re being turned into an energy colony’: Argentina’s nuclear plan faces backlash over US interests

UK, UN and EU deplore ‘monumental injustice’ of Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence

By me: UN human rights and business expert Fernanda Hopenhaym says companies dealing in illegally seized Venezuelan oil face legal exposure Despite US claims of legal impunity drilled.media/news/hopenhaym

Please see my statement on the sentencing of Jimmy Lai:

What It Means to Be ‘Touch-Starved’ “Being touch-starved, or lacking wanted physical connection, has become increasingly common in our fast-paced, digital world, experts say. And a lack of touch can affect both our physical and mental well-being.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...

Parasites and infections that cause blindness and other disabilities were nearly eliminated in some countries, but drug distribution to prevent and treat them was derailed in many places in 2025 after the U.S. cut aid. @snolen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/h...

At its new Stone Mountain, Georgia, facility, Roomba-like robots shuffle between stacks, another adds shipping labels while another arranges packages in pallets @msainato.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“This conversation explores curiosity, responsibility, and the power of paying attention, even when the truth feels heavy.” Must listen 🎧

It was a pleasure speaking to Willow Defebaugh about the Nature Of, well, everything:

An ‘amazing feat’: how was 13-year-old Austin Appelbee able to swim for four hours to save his family?

For Iran, this is an unprecedented moment. Not since 1979 has the regime faced serious threats to both its legitimacy at home and its ability to deter enemies abroad at the same time. @socsanam.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The physician and longevity influencer Peter Attia is facing criticism after correspondence between him and the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released on Friday as part of a large tranche of files related to Mr. Epstein. @maggieastor.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/w...

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 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”

The global damage wreaked by industrial livestock, from climate-heating methane burps to water pollution to the destruction of forests, is well established. @dpcarrington.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Remember, in 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, in South East Asia, in the Middle East, before mobile smart phone, everyone was civil, kind and cordial to each other?

Kevin Warsh’s record raises the possibility that he is a partisan actor whose views on monetary policy are shaped less by real economic conditions than by whether a Democrat or Republican is in power, Rogé Karma writes: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

My main impression of how the world has changed is we’re all a lot more pissed off with each other. And I really do blame phones @willstorr.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A long, thoughtful critique. Recommended: Mark Carney at the End of the End of History open.substack.com/pub/justinli...

Catherine O’Hara, award-winning actor of big and small screen, dies aged 71

Jeffrey Epstein sent money to Mandelson’s husband after prison release, emails reveal

It’s easy to see the evil of those who are outwardly violent, tactless, and crude, but it’s harder to see the evil of the frail old man and his wife, who comes around once a year to rearrange our paintings

Please read my latest, on one woman’s act of solidarity and conscience www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Started reading THE CROWN’s SILENCE by @brookenewman.bsky.social on the The Hidden History of the British Monarchy and Slavery in the Americas. Rave reviews and highly recommended by @sathnam.bsky.social ; @lauratrevelyan.bsky.social ; Marcus Rediker; Corine Fowler; many others I recommend it!

i'm really tempted to revel in its terribleness, but it wasn't me

President Trump says on housing that he wants “to drive housing prices up for people that own their homes.” 🏡

About 40% of Australian women without kids say they are hesitant to have children because of climate change. @regedahmad.bsky.social and @donnadlu.bsky.social discuss the anxiety – shared by many – about starting a family as global temperatures rise. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

An international team of scientists in Australia, the UK, the US and Denmark identified the planet using data captured in 2017 by the Nasa Kepler space telescope’s extended mission, known as K2. @donnadlu.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

“Yet, like all systems, it has its hidden chapters.” Historian @brookenewman.bsky.social in her book The Crown’s Silence:The Hidden History of Slavery and the British Monarchy,digs into one of the monarchy’s most persistent blind spots. @afuathescot.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

In this adapted excerpt from The Crown’s Silence, which examines the royal family’s links with slavery from Elizabeth I to the present, Ottobah Cugoano directly appeals to the monarchy – but is met with silence. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...

MPs, experts & campaigners have called on King Charles to make a formal apology for transatlantic slavery, after research in THE CROWN’S SILENCE highlighted how the British crown & Royal Navy extended & protected the trade in enslaved African people for centuries. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...

The Crown’s Silence by @brookenewman.bsky.social published this week, details how monarchs from Queen Elizabeth I to George IV used the trade in enslaved people to boost crown revenues and defend the British empire. www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ja...

Out today: THE CROWN'S SILENCE I'm delighted to share that my new book is officially out! It traces the British monarchy's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonial slavery over hundreds of years. Please buy a copy, tell your library, & spread the word. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

There is no reason any of these men need any of this gear. This entire situation is not only dangerous and illegal. It is absurd and stupid. www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...