At least sixty-four dead and millions without power after hurricane Helene devastates south-eastern US states with landslides and flooding, washing away roads and bridges ~enviro Article 700 words 61 votes
Melting glaciers force Switzerland and Italy to redraw part of Alpine border ~enviro climate change Article 399 words 11 votes
Clean, crisp bedding brings comfort like nothing else. Research shows fresh sheets improve sleep (and even our romantic lives). ~life.style Article 498 words, published Feb 9 2019 15 votes
Mexico’s snub to King Felipe rekindles colonialism row with Spain: President-elect refuses to invite Spanish king to her inauguration after lack of apology for crimes of conquest ~society politics Article 576 words 27 votes
Anti-immigration mood sweeping EU capitals puts strain on bloc’s unity. From Germany’s border checks to France’s vow to restore order, rejection of open borders could threaten Schengen zone. ~society politics Article 1325 words 13 votes
‘I’m motivated by the puzzle’: how Courtney Dauwalter became ultrarunning’s GOAT ~sports Article 1535 words 11 votes
Norway is shying away from tourism – and other countries could learn from it ~travel Article 1097 words 13 votes
English still rules the world, but that’s not necessarily OK. Is it time to curb its power? ~humanities.languages Article 1019 words, published Dec 27 2023 23 votes
Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years after serving as star witness against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried ~finance Article 740 words 11 votes
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek hopes his latest brainchild, the Neko Body Scan, will revolutionise healthcare ~health healthcare Article 937 words 20 votes
Great men do wear their babies – the days of criticising a father for carrying his child are over ~life.men Article 957 words 28 votes
Children in Sweden are to start school at six years old from 2028, a year earlier than at present – overhaul signals a switch from play-based teaching for younger children ~society politics Article 607 words 10 votes
English universities offer to curb foreign students if they can raise tuition fees ~life education.higher Article 800 words 16 votes
Data center emissions probably 662% higher than big tech claims ~enviro climate change Article 2248 words 20 votes
Doctors have urged Finland's rightwing government to change “problematic and damaging” plans to ban undocumented people from accessing non-emergency healthcare ~society politics Article 397 words 13 votes
When Rob Barrett surveyed one of Norway's largest seabird colonies in the '70s there were too many birds to count – stark before and after photographs reveal sharp decline ~enviro Article 1171 words 13 votes
UK's NHS cannot embrace AI until its basic IT systems are up to scratch. Prof Sir Martin Landray: clinical IT functions are slow and ‘devastatingly user unfriendly’ ~health healthcare Article 677 words 20 votes
Icelandic fishing giant Samherji sues art student for spoofing corporate website – potentially chilling effect on artists engaging critically with large corporations ~arts Article 1036 words 20 votes
An Israeli and a Palestinian discuss 7 October, Gaza – and the future ~society politics Article 8079 words 8 votes
The last of the Zoroastrians. A funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing religion. (2020) ~humanities religion history Article 6046 words, published Aug 6 2020 17 votes
Jan Hakon Erichsen explains how he became an Instagram star by smashing vegetables, popping balloons – and nearly killing himself with a knife sculpture ~arts art.performance art.contemporary Article 1236 words 5 votes
Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres's versatility at Sporting may lead to his £85m release clause soon looking like a relative bargain ~sports.football Article 857 words 5 votes
Apple loses EU court battle over €13bn tax bill in Ireland ~finance business Article 743 words 41 votes
Based on a Jane Fallon novel and directed by Guy Unsworth, a new show powered by Swedish pop duo Roxette opens in Malmö – Per Gessle reflects on their arrival at the opera ~arts theatre Article 1302 words 4 votes
Maelstrom under Greenland's glaciers could slow future sea level rise – pioneering mission into mysterious and violent world may reveal ‘speed bumps’ on the way to global coastal inundation ~enviro climate change Article 2077 words 3 votes
Eleven on trial in Sweden's largest environmental crime case – Bella Nilsson's company Think Pink accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of waste ~enviro recycling pollution.ground Article 567 words 23 votes
Initiative to extol benefits of allemannsretten, Norway's “right to roam”, to international tourists has met with strong criticism – tourism campaign shelved over environmental fears ~travel Article 814 words 4 votes
Traditionally in the Swedish church the bride and groom walk down the aisle together – but the patriarchal handover is catching on, and now Lutherans want to stop it ~humanities religion Article 742 words 24 votes
Why have salmon deserted Norway's rivers? Salmon farming and the climate crisis threaten the fish's future. ~enviro climate change Article 1004 words 8 votes
Telegram CEO charged in France for ‘allowing criminal activity’ on messaging app ~tech Article 699 words 26 votes
Sven-Göran Eriksson, England's first overseas manager and winner of multiple honours at club level, has died at the age of 76 ~sports.football Article 934 words 5 votes
Fehmarn Belt tunnel being built with innovative engineering is final step of project to connect Denmark – and the Nordics as a whole – to the rest of Europe ~engineering Article 912 words 13 votes
Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt – conservationists say number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’ ~enviro conservation Article 527 words 15 votes
Sweden's snitch law immigration plan prompts alarm across society – forcing public sector workers to report undocumented people decried as utterly inhumane ~society politics Article 1082 words, published Aug 11 2024 23 votes
Scientists find humans age dramatically in two bursts – at 44, then 60 ~science biology medicine Article 562 words 32 votes
Topless men: should they be banned if they’re not at the pool or the beach? ~life.men Article 438 words 20 votes
Danish wind power giant Ørsted delays major US offshore project – news follows scrapping of two other Atlantic windfarms and axing of hundreds of jobs as costs surge ~enviro energy.renewable Article 541 words 7 votes
Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Hannibal Lecter? ~society politics Article 1001 words, published Jul 25 2024 19 votes
Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds ~humanities.history Article 898 words 24 votes
Less is more: LA Olympic Games do not need every sport so let’s cut your favourite ~sports baseball cricket basketball golf football Article 2026 words 10 votes
Native American author Tommy Orange selected as the next Future Library writer – will pen a manuscript that won't be published until 2114 ~books libraries Article 654 words 13 votes
Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time ~health medicine Article 880 words 23 votes
Heidelberg Materials' cement plant in Norway will be the first of a handful around the world to capture carbon in the production of cement ~enviro pollution Article 1209 words 16 votes
Sven-Göran Eriksson on his terminal illness, scandal, and why he feels sorry for the next England manager ~sports.football Article 4938 words 7 votes