Kelly Foranand Jonny Humphries,North West Kelly Foran/BBC Andy Hawthorne said the idea, formed to help ease food insecurity, had “gone a bit nuts” A charity boss who founded a community shop selling groceries at a fraction of the price of supermarkets said the concept was so successful “it had gone a bit nuts”. Andy Hawthorne…
Chinese scientists have increased the yield of a carbon dioxide-to-starch conversion method by more than 10 times, potentially paving the way for industrial starch production without the need for agriculture. In 2021, researchers from the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology (TIB) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) unveiled the world’s first method to synthesise…
Jan 23, 2026, 11:19 AM ET Free agent right-hander Max Scherzer is in no hurry to sign for a 19th major league season but also says he is healthy and ready if certain teams call. Scherzer, 41, told The Athletic on Thursday that he is willing to wait past Opening Day to join a club,…
US President Donald Trump stole the show at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but he may have also made the annual gabfest of the global elite relevant again – at least for a week. The relevance of the gathering of CEOs and political leaders in the Swiss Alps is regularly questioned by critics who…
While the happy and only barely tortured gay romance of Heated Rivalry sweeps the nation, nay the world, it might be instructive, if depressing, to remind ourselves that there are many young queer people who have a much harder time realizing their desires. The new film Leviticus, from director Adrian Chiarella, is a solemn and…
Those of us who somehow missed out on “Brat Summer” — busy having other, less exciting seasons of our own, I guess — might turn to the new film The Moment in search of a vicarious, retroactive thrill. A mockumentary about pop idol Charli xcx navigating the period between the release of her watershed 2024…
Adrienne MurrayCopenhagen Reuters Frederiksen (left) said there was now a “diplomatic, political track” to pursue after a difficult week Danish PM Mette Frederiksen is visiting Greenland’s capital Nuuk for talks with the territory’s leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, after a rollercoaster week that saw US President Donald Trump roll back his threats to forcibly take over the…
Beyond disrupting China’s global initiatives, Washington’s aggressive execution of a revived Monroe Doctrine risks undermining US President Donald Trump’s own stated aim of safeguarding the western hemisphere and Western civilisation. The 2025 US National Security Strategy warned that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” due to immigration, essentially urging a revival of European nationalism. Echoing similar anxieties…
Jan 23, 2026, 12:10 PM ET Texas quarterback Arch Manning had foot surgery this week and will be limited in offseason workouts, the school announced Friday. He is expected to return for spring practice. School officials called the procedure “minor” and said it was a “preventative measure to address a previous injury.” They provided no…
Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as several South Korean airlines become the latest to ban the use of the portable batteries during flights. A local tour operator issued the guidance on Friday after Hanjin Group announced that, starting from January 26, its…
