‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say ~food history Article 968 words 25 votes
Library asks users to verify that books actually exist before making a loan request because AI invents book titles ~tech Link 43 votes
BBC exit poll predicts Labour landslide in UK ~news united kingdom politics Article 191 words 59 votes
Ernest Shackleton: Famed explorer's Endurance ship gets extra protection ~humanities.history Article 820 words 8 votes
Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on UK onshore windfarms ~enviro energy.renewable Article 712 words 34 votes
United Kingdom's new Prisons Minister, James Timpson, thinks 'two thirds of inmates shouldn't be there' ~news united kingdom politics Article 513 words 44 votes
‘It’s like watching a TV drama’: what happens when [Met (London)] police go rogue - and get caught? ~life Article 4814 words 17 votes
Explore Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton's famous Antarctic ship with new "Digital Twin" ~humanities.history Article 773 words 7 votes
Uncovered: 428-year-old secret dossier reveals Elizabeth I’s network of spies ~humanities.history Article 924 words 37 votes
Lloyd’s John Neal: ‘You’ll never find an insurer saying, “I don’t believe in climate change”’ ~finance Link 36 votes
Algorithms are deciding who gets organ transplants [in the UK's NHS]. Are their decisions fair? ~health healthcare medicine Link 21 votes
A forgotten poem by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis reveals details of friendships between fantasy writers and medievalists at the University of Leeds ~books poetry Article 774 words 15 votes
Ballkids? No thanks, we’ll stick to boys and girls says Wimbledon. – Change comes slowly at the All England Club, which will not follow the other Grand Slams by scrapping the gender-specific titles ~sports tennis Article 451 words 7 votes
How English wine came of age – As a changing climate makes southern counties ripe for viticulture, the largest producers are attracting investment from overseas ~food drinks Link 14 votes
Newcastle will do everything in their power to keep Alexander Isak on Tyneside – valued at more than £115m to deter Arsenal and Chelsea ~sports.football Article 521 words 6 votes
Scholars discover rare 16th-century tome with handwritten notes by John Milton ~books libraries Article 961 words, published May 15 2024 17 votes
Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the US, allowing him to go free ~news usa united kingdom australia crime Article 588 words 67 votes
Everything Everything - Cold Reactor (2023) ~music pop.indie Video 3:52, published Oct 26 2023 6 votes
Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage ~travel Article 558 words 31 votes
Nigel Farage claims Russia was provoked into Ukraine war ~news ukraine russia united kingdom politics Article 437 words 26 votes
Last summer Swedish carmaker Volvo announced it would limit UK sales to more popular SUV models – change of heart sees V60 and V90 set to return ~transport Article 744 words 9 votes
'Game of Thrones' spinoff 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' begins filming in Belfast ~tv Article 392 words 17 votes
Ireland can’t blame its anti-immigrant problem on Rishi Sunak – The sudden arrival of European-style populism in Irish politics is the result of thirteen years of government complacency ~misc politics Article 954 words, published May 1 2024 11 votes
After Baillie Gifford, who is ‘clean’ enough to fund the arts? The campaign against the asset manager has left festivals struggling to adapt to a new age of protest. ~arts Link 12 votes
Undemocratic, anachronistic, fantastic. How the City of London survives. ~finance business banking Link 7 votes
Explorer Ernest Shackleton's last ship found off Labrador's south coast, says expedition ~humanities.history Article 787 words 20 votes
Crown Prosecution Service (UK public prosecutor) lawyers still “victim-blame” in rape cases, report says ~news united kingdom crime Article 644 words, published Mar 19 2024 14 votes
mRNA melanoma vaccine halves the risk of death and recurrence ~health medicine Article 620 words, published Jun 4 2024 16 votes
The macroeconomic cost of the UK's Conservative government ~finance economics.macro Article 1435 words 5 votes
Painting stolen from Chatsworth House forty-five years ago discovered at auction ~arts art painting Article 462 words, published May 10 2024 12 votes
‘Baby Reindeer’s’ alleged ‘real Martha’ sues Netflix, demanding at least $170 million in damages ~tv Article 417 words 16 votes
Autonomy co-founder Mike Lynch cleared of fraud [in $11bn Hewlett-Packard takeover] ~tech Article 400 words 4 votes
Micheal Nyman Band - Synchronising (live in Poland) (1995) ~music classical Video 5:34, published Dec 29 2012 4 votes
Blacksmiths are reconstructing a Viking ship to better understand the secrets of the navigation of Scandinavian warriors a thousand years ago ~humanities.history Article 552 words 16 votes
The repressive, authoritarian soul of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” ~tv Article 1440 words, published Sep 28 2017 40 votes
Taskmaster Series 17, Episode 1 - 'Grappling with my life' | Full episode ~tv spoiler Video 46:17 26 votes