How the vetting process works
Shutterstock Donald Trump has announced many picks this week to join his administration when he becomes US president in January. But those personnel decisions aren’t automatic. Even with the backing…
Why Pharrell Williams’ Lego biopic doesn’t reference Blurred Lines
Focus Features Piece By Piece follows the template of a music documentary and adds fantastical elements through its use of Lego-based animation Piece By Piece, the new documentary about musician…
World’s largest coral found in the Pacific near Solomon Islands
Photograph by Manu San Félix, National Geographic Pristine Seas Local people had no idea the coral was there The largest coral ever recorded has been found by scientists in the…
Stargazing singer is beating his own expectations
BBC Stargazing singer Myles Smith has won BBC Introducing Artist of the Year When Myles Smith reflects on his journey – from an 11-year-old kid playing guitar and piano to…
What are T-levels and what are the grades worth?
The number of students taking T-levels has increased each year, and there were 16,085 entrants in the 2023-24 academic year. The overall pass rate for the 7,262 students who received…
Trump’s choice for attorney general shocks Washington
Donald Trump’s nomination of Congressman Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general arrived like a thunder-clap in Washington DC on Wednesday afternoon. Of all the president-elect’s picks for his administration…
Snap Sri Lankan election poses test for new leader
Reuters Polling will follow a largely peaceful and low-key campaign Sri Lanka’s 17.1 million voters head to the polls again on Thursday to vote in snap parliamentary elections, barely seven…
Baby red panda dies from firework stress, says Edinburgh Zoo
RZSS Roxie the baby red panda was three months old when she died Edinburgh Zoo’s baby red panda has died from stress caused by fireworks on Bonfire Night, according to…
One in three drop out from health T-level
Getty Images Over 30% of T-level students doing health and science leave the two-year course within 12 months Nearly one in three students doing a T-level in health and science…
Prosecutor seeks jail and election ban in party funding case
The Paris prosecutor has asked for a prison sentence of five years and a five-year ban from political office for far-right leader Marine Le Pen in an illegal party funding…