Month: April 2019

The outrage of the students striking from school over climate change inaction is “certainly justified”, according to Sir David Attenborough, who said older generations had “‘Outrage is justified’: David Attenborough backs school climate strikers”

The British and Irish governments are expected to launch a fresh attempt to restore power sharing in Northern Ireland. Karen Bradley, the Northern Ireland secretary, “Northern Ireland: fresh attempt to restore power sharing”

The former US vice-president Joe Biden has announced he will seek the presidency, becoming the most prominent name to enter the crowded field of Democratic “Joe Biden announces 2020 presidential run”

The United States was handed a $2m bill from North Korea for the hospital care of American Otto Warmbier, who died soon after his release “North Korea billed US $2m for Otto Warmbier’s hospital care – report”

Brazil’s far-right president, the self-declared homophobe Jair Bolsonaro, has been accused of inciting hatred towards LGBT people after declaring the South American country should not “Brazil must not become a ‘gay tourism paradise’, says Bolsonaro”

Uber is poised to unveil the terms of its stock market flotation, with the ride-hailing service targeting a valuation of $80bn to $90bn (£62bn-£70bn) – “Uber aims for stock market debut value of up to $90bn”

More than 300 students and faculty members at two Los Angeles universities have been placed under a quarantine order, after they were exposed to measles “More than 300 quarantined amid measles fears at Los Angeles universities”

Almost every meal I cook these days comes in at under 30 minutes. A side effect of my impatience perhaps, but more likely it’s the “Anna Jones’ 30-minute recipes”

I first had sadomasochistic fantasies when I was seven. The girls in my class played a game where they “imprisoned” the boys; I always let “My life in sex: the man who left his wife for his dominatrix”

News organizations are fighting to open Harvey Weinstein’s next court appearance to the public, after both prosecutors and defense attorneys asked for it to be “Harvey Weinstein trial should be public, news organizations argue”