Putin's intentions are clear for the world to see. No one should be fooled by Russia's litany of lies

Today we publish Climate Change Committee annual report on progress in reducing UK emissions. We reflect on policy progress in a year that brought the UK’s first recorded 40C day and spiralling fossil fuel costs. And there’s a reality check on the acceleration needed for 2030 and beyond. 🧵

🎾THREAD🎾 Have you ever wondered how they keep the courts at Wimbledon so pristine? Much of it is the hard work of the groundspeople. But there’s another secret ingredient too. A mysterious crystal we dig out of the ground. There’s literally ONE place in the world you can get it

A few more thoughts on the possibility of life beyond Earth. All these thoughts are guesses. The lack of firm evidence for alien intelligence (so far) is sometimes called the Fermi Paradox, and it is a paradox. Put simply, there has been over 10 billion years and there are many

July 2023 was the hottest month on record, according to our global temperature analysis. Overall, July was 0.43°F (0.24°C) warmer than any other July in NASA Earth's record, and it's likely due to human activity. Details: go.nasa.gov/3OTWMh7

A tidal wave of new primary sources from the ancient world could very soon be on its way - enough to keep scholars busy for decades! The first words have being read from digitally ‘unrolled’ carbonised scrolls from a Roman library in Herculaneum! (Image: Nat Friedman)

This morning, together with אלי כהן | Eli Cohen, I visited Kibbutz Be’eri, one of the communities affected by the appalling terror attack Israel suffered on 7 October. I wanted to come here to see it for myself; I have heard and seen things I will never forget. Today is also a day where

Looking over the West Bank, David Cameron heard about the impact of settlement expansion and settler violence. Reports of Palestinian civilians being killed by settlers across the West Bank are appalling. Israel must prevent these acts of violence and hold those responsible to

Ten months ago, we launched the Vesuvius Challenge to solve the ancient problem of the Herculaneum Papyri, a library of scrolls that were flash-fried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. Today we are overjoyed to announce that our crazy project has succeeded. After 2000

"On the beaches of Normandy, in the seas beyond and in the skies overhead, our Armed Forces carried out their duty with a humbling sense of resolve and determination: qualities so characteristic of that remarkable wartime generation." #DDay80

Martin Freeman reads the memories of veteran Joe Mines. "War is brutal." #martinfreeman #dday #dday80

Ten years ago, I had a chance to meet veterans of D-Day in Normandy. On this 80th anniversary, let’s remember the brave service members who stormed those beaches despite long odds, and whose example continues to show us the way.

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Watch now - Silent Night: On the Frontline. A Christmas advert by the Royal Navy. #Christmas2025

This year's intake of recruits to the Gurkhas has begun to arrive in the UK. They've landed in Manchester, having said goodbye to their family and friends back in Nepal yesterday. Now it's on to Catterick. In all, 323 recruits have been selected to join the army this year.

In deepest, darkest Essex, sitting isolated on the wonderfully titled Dengie peninsula, lies a 1,400-year-old hidden gem. 1/n