Religious leaders - and now scientists - often told to "stay out of politics" But should they? Scientists warned about "taking off their lab coats" to become political activists Could it damage faith in their objectivity? Had some fascinating chats: thetimes.com/uk/science/art…

Two cool astronomy stories in one, chronicling birth and death in the cosmos... Newborn planet discovered, taking shape in disc of dust round a star Betelgeuse, the dying star in Orion, has a dim 'companion' star spiralling inwards towards its own doom thetimes.com/uk/science/art…

For 2nd time in two years I've ruptured several ankle ligaments (opposite ankle this time, to even it up) Another 6+ months of physio to get back to football. Another half marathon to pull out of But I *refuse* to retire from my creaking 6-a-side career, so... here we go again

"With each passing day in Gaza, the violence, starvation and dehumanisation being inflicted on the civilian population by the Government of Israel becomes more depraved and unconscionable." Statement from Archbishop of York calls it a "barbaric assault on human life and dignity"

Meet the woman who holds the future of two churches in her hand. She has a vote in the election of the next Archbishop of Canterbury *and* in the election of the next Archbishop of Wales this week And she could be an archbishop herself by this weekend thetimes.com/uk/religion/ar…

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: For any killer whale who wants to become a whale killer, practice makes perfect. Orcas caught on film for first time learning how to drown victims in a grisly training session Read full story + watch David Attenborough clip here: thetimes.com/uk/science/art…

So where *did* London's parakeets come from? Kaya Burgess found out thetimes.com/article/b8d492…

Top investigation into Britain's invasion of parakeets by Kaya Burgess Including top fact that first wild sighting reported in the pages of The Times in 1795 thetimes.com/uk/london/arti…

NEW: Shortlist has now been drawn up of candidates to be Archbishop of Canterbury, The Times understands thetimes.com/article/c15c35…

🚨 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION 🚨 Where on earth did all of London's parakeets come from?! 🦜 I used @TheTimes' archive to bust the myths and find the answer: Click to read ➡️ thetimes.com/uk/london/arti…

BREAKING: Cherry Vann appointed as Britain's first female Archbishop, the new Archbishop of Wales She was the Bishop of Monmouth, was among the first women ordained as priests in CofE in 1994, lives with her civil partner Wendy and was elected this week

The mystery of London’s Himalayan parakeets: myths v truth. A lovely bit of digital storytelling by ⁦Kaya Burgess⁩ for ⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ 🦜 thetimes.com/article/b8d492…

This is a fantastic piece from Kaya Burgess who has delved deep into the mystery of London's extraordinary Himalayan parakeets He's gone into the depths of The Times's archives and discovered that the first escaped parakeet was found in London in 1795 From its founding in 1785

Ah the BBC Weather app is next to useless these days. The forecast for unbroken sunshine with zero rain vs the reality, of totally overcast skies and torrential, thunderous rain:

Oh thank bloody goodness for this The app for hiring London's public bikes is the glitchiest, most frustrating app that I have to regularly use I'm strangely glad to know it's not only me (though sorry for everyone else who struggles with it!) bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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