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New cause of asthma damage revealed

Cells lining the airways are squeezed to destruction, setting up a cycle of harm, lab studies suggest.

Missing dog turns up nine months later - and 2,000 miles from home

A dog missing from California has been reunited with its owners after turning up almost nine months later - and more than 2,000 miles away from the family home.

Ouch! Diver's unwanted splash after slipping during Olympic inauguration performance

A French diver took a tumble during an Olympic inauguration ceremony performed in front of distinguished guests - including Emmanuel Macron.

This tiny island is giving away its goats

A tiny remote island off the coast of Sicily has started donating its 600 goats, with the animals overwhelming the human population of just 100.

Freemasons, rodeo riders and praise dancers: Black lives in the US south – in pictures

From bull-riders to beauty queens, photographer Rahim Fortune’s Hardtack project chronicles Black families and communities in the post-emancipation American south Continue reading...

Mediumweight finger-wrestlers at the Bavarian championships: Angelika Jakob’s best photograph

‘A true champion would rather have his arm torn out than give up. When one competitor shook my hand, it was like being gripped by a bear’s paw’Over the years I’ve covered stories all over the world, as both photographer and writer, but as I was born in Bavaria and live in Munich, I’ve always been in...

Cracking geysers: the world’s most thrilling hot springs – in pictures

They can be sacred, space-like, healing or heart-shaped – and anywhere on Earth. Even war can’t get between people and natural springs, as Greta Rybus shows in her latest photobook Continue reading...

Trespassing bird causes travel chaos at Brighton station

A bird trespassing on train tracks at Brighton station caused an hour-and-a-half of disruption during rush hour.

What is the infected blood scandal and how many people died?

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

Boom and bust in the industrial north-east – in pictures

A new exhibition brings together Chris Killip and Graham Smith’s seminal shots of England’s north-east from 1975-87, when heavy industry and working-class life were transformed Continue reading...

Lanzarote Joins The Demonstration Against Tourist Overcrowding

Lanzarote will participate in the demonstration against tourist overcrowding scheduled for next April 20. The island of volcanoes is one of the five Canary islands that join this initiative. Among them, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and La Palma.The overcrowding of Lanzarote's natural space...

Study aims to break brain injury link to depression

Half of those admitted to hospital with a brain injury report depression in the following year, research suggests.

Did you solve it? Best pub quiz questions ever

The answers to today’s questionsEarlier today I set you the following mini-pub quiz, based on wordplay puzzles from The Cryptic Pub Quiz Book by Frank Paul. Here they are again with answers. Continue reading...

Clowns and crowdsurfers: Manchester Punk festival 2024 – in pictures

MPF is a progressive punk festival that plays to a younger crowd. It promotes startup/DIY bands led by women, people of colour and LGBTQ+ people by putting them on the same stage as more established acts Continue reading...

Cryptic crosswords for beginners: hospitals

Continuing our series for those tempted or daunted by cryptics, we look at strings of letters associated with hospitalsIn the example clues below, I explain the two parts of each: the definition of the answer and the wordplay – the recipe for assembling its letters. In a genuine puzzle environment,...