George Russell delivered one of the finest laps of his career to take pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, strengthening his case as Mercedes continue talks over extending his contract. The Briton outpaced Max Verstappen by nearly two-tenths of a second at the Marina Bay circuit, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris unable to match his pace in third and fifth. Verstappen, however, was furious after abandoning his final lap, blaming Norris for obstructing him on an in-lap. The world champion claimed he lost downforce in the closing corners while following the McLaren. “That is what happens when there…
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Goshawks, once hunted to near-extinction in Britain, could soon return to UK city skylines under a bold rewilding project inspired by Berlin. Dr Paul O’Donoghue, director of Rewilding UK, is preparing a proposal for Natural England to release 15 goshawk chicks each in Chester and London. The birds would be sourced from European nests and UK breeders, with the aim of restoring balance in urban ecosystems by preying on crows, magpies, and jackdaws whose unchecked growth has threatened smaller songbirds. In cities such as Berlin, Amsterdam, and Prague, goshawks thrive in parks and rooftops, adapting to traffic, dog walkers, and…
Ryanair has warned that up to 600 flights a day could be cancelled next week due to planned French air traffic control (ATC) strikes, potentially affecting around 100,000 passengers daily. France’s largest ATC union, SNCTA, has called strikes from 7 to 10 October, reducing capacity across western European airspace. Routes over France — including UK flights to Spain, Italy, and Greece — are expected to be hardest hit. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary repeated calls for the EU to protect overflights, arguing passengers travelling across France should not be caught up in domestic disputes. “They have the right to strike,”…
Autism should not be seen as a single condition with one underlying cause, scientists say, after research revealed striking genetic and developmental differences between those diagnosed early in life and those diagnosed later. An international team analysed genetic data from more than 45,000 autistic people across Europe and the US, alongside behavioural data from birth cohorts, and found two broad diagnostic patterns. Children diagnosed before the age of six typically showed early-emerging social and communication difficulties that remained stable over time. By contrast, individuals diagnosed later – often after the age of 10 – tended to develop increasing difficulties during…
Scientists in the US have successfully created human eggs from skin cells, in an advance that could one day transform fertility treatment. The early-stage work, led by Prof Shoukhrat Mitalipov at Oregon Health and Science University, could help women who are unable to produce viable eggs due to age, illness, or cancer treatment, as well as same-sex male couples who wish to have genetically related children. The technique draws on methods first developed for cloning Dolly the sheep in the 1990s. Researchers transferred nuclei from skin cells into donated eggs stripped of their own DNA. To solve the problem of…
New Zealand’s fastest bird, the kārearea falcon, has been named the country’s Bird of the Year for 2025, taking the title in a rare scandal-free edition of the beloved national poll. Capable of flying at speeds of up to 200km/h, the kārearea is New Zealand’s only falcon and one of its most formidable hunters. Tawny in colour with powerful talons and striking dark eyes, it can swoop on prey larger than itself after spotting them from high perches. Emma Blackburn, chair of the Kārearea Falcon Trust, called the bird “a stunning predator” and stressed its ecological importance as the country’s…
Stroll through a supermarket in 2025 and you’ll see cans promising “calm” and “focus” stacked high in pastel colours. These are functional drinks: beverages infused with trendy ingredients such as ashwagandha, lion’s mane mushrooms, L-theanine, and magnesium, all marketed as natural mood-boosters or stress relievers. The global market is booming, expected to hit €212bn by 2030, fuelled by a wider move away from alcohol and toward wellness culture. For many young consumers, they seem like an easy, stylish fix for life’s pressures. But experts caution that the science behind them is less robust than the branding suggests. “Ashwagandha and L-theanine…
Jennifer Lawrence received the prestigious Donostia Award at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, becoming the youngest actor ever to do so. At 35, she was honoured for a career that includes an Oscar, Golden Globe, and global acclaim for films such as The Hunger Games, Don’t Look Up, and Silver Linings Playbook. Speaking before the ceremony, Lawrence said: “Our freedom of speech is under attack in America, including in the world of film, where we realise that we are all connected and need empathy and freedom.” She also encouraged young filmmakers to keep pursuing their dreams, stressing the importance…
A Cambridge-led clinical trial has found that a common diabetes drug combined with an antihistamine can partially repair nerve damage in multiple sclerosis (MS), raising hopes for a new class of treatments. The CCMR Two trial tested clemastine, an antihistamine, with metformin, a diabetes drug, in 70 people with relapsing MS. While patients did not notice improvements in symptoms after six months, electrical tests showed faster signal transmission in nerves, suggesting partial repair of damaged myelin sheaths. “It’s smaller than we were hoping for,” said Dr Nick Cunniffe of the University of Cambridge, who led the trial. “The drugs have…
Women who skip their first breast cancer screening appointment face a 40% higher risk of dying from the disease, a major Swedish study has found. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute analysed data from around 500,000 women who were first invited to mammography between 1991 and 2020. They tracked outcomes for up to 25 years, publishing their findings in the British Medical Journal. Almost one in three women (32%) did not attend their first appointment. Among them, breast cancer mortality was significantly higher: 9.9 deaths per 1,000 women over 25 years compared with seven per 1,000 among those who attended. The…
