Oil prices rise after major producers vow to cut production
Oil prices are up almost 5% after Saudi Arabia and other major producers vowed to cut production. Read More
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Olivier Awards 2023: Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer triumph at the biggest night in UK theatre
During his speech Paul, 27, thanked his beloved mother, who is receiving treatment for cancer, before adding: ‘I hope you get better. Read More
Carpet python in Pallara, Brisbane after eating two brush-tailed possum ahead of winter hibernation
The family in Pallara, in Brisbane’s south, called snake catcher Bryce Lockett on Sunday to remove the python after it ate a mother and joey brush-tailed possum from a nearby possum box. Read More
Scientists set record for deepest ever fish observed at more than 27,000ft off the coast of Japan
A juvenile snailfish was filmed swimming at 27,349ft below sea level – nearly the same height as Mount Everest – in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench, south of Japan. Read More
First testosterone patch to combat the menopause is developed
If the treatment gets regulatory approval, it would be the only testosterone replacement patch available globally and would be introduced first in the UK. Read More
DOMINIC LAWSON: Putin is a ‘false tsar’ whose threats of nuclear war must not deter us
Many in the West will feel at least a twinge of terror – followed by the thought: let’s not provoke Vladimir Putin too much with further military aid to Ukraine. Read More
KATE WILLS discovers if asking strangers for help will cure the fear of rejection
My chest feels tight, my stomach is churning, every fibre of my being wants to run away. Instead, I’m about to walk up to a man I’ve never met and ask him if I can borrow £100. Read More
Can ‘monk mode’ TikTokkers help improve my productivity? Get me to a monastery! | Emma Beddington
On TikTok, thousands of men suggest monasticism will make us more effective human beings. But there is something melancholy about all the self-optimising They’re hard at work in the TikTok productivity mines, which is more than can be said for me. Among the things I have done that were not my intended work recently, I … Read more
Australia could soon face a shortfall of more than 100,000 homes. These charts show what’s unfolding
Report says significantly fewer dwellings will be completed over the next few years, even as the number of new households continues to increase Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australia faces a shortage of more than 100,000 homes within … Read more
Malka Leifer, former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal, found guilty of indecent assault and rape
Jurors on Monday handed down mixed verdicts, convicting Leifer of 18 offences against two students, and acquitting her of nine charges Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Former ultra-Orthodox Jewish principal Malka Leifer has been found guilty of 18 … Read more