How Middleton’s revival could be grist to the mill for Britain’s struggling towns
Turnaround initiated by Andy Burnham and led by Steve Coogan could provide blueprint for other neglected areas• Save high street by creating ‘level pl...
Snowy Hydro 2.0 has blown out to 12 times its original cost – but the CEO says it ‘could have been worse’
New projections by the Snowy Hydro company show tunnelling work is now 65% finished, but the completion date has been pushed back to 2029Get our break...
Trump’s war and tariffs have battered Alaska. A pro-oil Democrat could flip the key Senate seat
Democrats believe circumstances have aligned for them to win a slew of competitive elections in the stateMary Peltola’s campaign to represent Alaska i...
In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat?
Frustration with a sprawling fraud scandal has cut Peggy Flanagan’s poll lead – could ex-NFL reporter Michele Tafoya win a first statewide election fo...
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
A rush of new data centers could bring air pollution roaring back to levels not seen since the 2000s in Texas, which has become ground zero for the ph...
Bereaved civil service families could face ‘unjust’ tax bills due to pension scheme delays
MPs say ‘chaos’ at Capita-run scheme could mean some claims miss tax-free time limit on lump sum paymentsBereaved families could face “unconscionable”...
A.I. Election Videos Are Flooding Brazil. Could They Sway the Vote?
Brazil spent years targeting electoral lies on the internet. Now, artificial intelligence is stumping the election authorities and reshaping a high-st...
Anthropic pitches AI safety bill that may block a model if 50+ people could be killed
The proposed policy seems to offer protections against AI run amok but actually forbids federal agencies from blocking a model's release without the p...
Trump suggests he could be ‘arbitrator’ in DoJ anti-fraud whistleblower scheme
President makes suggestion while announcing new program to reward tipsters who submit fraud allegationsDonald Trump suggested on Tuesday that he would...
European air fares could rise by as much as 20% in 2027, Ryanair boss predicts
Conflict in Middle East is pushing jet fuel costs higher and many carriers are not hedged against such increases, Michael O’Leary saysRyanair’s chief ...
North Sea strikes could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, union warns
More than 160 offshore rig workers plan walkout amid rising tensions between unions and oil companies North Sea workers are preparing to strike at o...
JB Pritzker thinks AI could help us live to 100 — or threaten us like nukes
Today, I’m talking with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who has a lot of thoughts about AI, tech, and privacy. If you’ve been listening to the show, yo...
2026 midterms could be the most expensive on record. And, Macron condemns protests
More than $15 billion has been raised in this year's midterm elections. And, France's president is condemning the violent protests erupting across the...
Solar power is changing agriculture in Pakistan, but some fear it could cause issues
Solar power is transforming agriculture in Pakistan. But in a country already facing water scarcity and extreme weather, some fear their widespread us...
People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine
Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains.
A national campaign asking rail p...
Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis
Antibody patterns in the blood may help doctors identify people at risk so they can be treated earlier, research showsPatterns of antibodies in people...
Trump ‘border czar’ says Ilhan Omar could be ‘of course’ denaturalized and deported
Officials allege congresswoman, whose home was raided by federal agents, or family violated law to obtain citizenshipTom Homan, Donald Trump’s “border...
New NHS England policy for trans people could have ‘a number of adverse impacts’, report finds
Exclusive: rules on same-sex wards could lead to delays in care, discrimination and animosity between groups, finds internal assessmentTrans people co...
Is sisterhood the secret to a long life? The Sardinian village that could hold key to women’s longevity
Meet some of the elderly residents of Bolotana, in line to be the world’s sixth ‘blue zone’ for its high number of female centenariansWhen Giovanna Ma...
