Today's Headlines — GB

Top seed Alexander Zverev endures another gruelling five-set US Open match as he overcomes Quentin Halys at 02:15 local time to reach the third round.

Elizabeth Jane Howard’s niece has picked up the thread of her much-loved family saga series, taking the story into the 1960s Elizabeth Jane Howard’s beloved family saga the Cazalet Chronicles spans three decades in the life of the upper-middle-class Cazalet family. The first four books, written in…

New Zealand decision follows Australian approval in 2023 of psychedelics to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval on Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to people with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The move by New…

He taught maths and walked across Europe, trying to leave his demons behind. As he goes back on tour aged 84, the folk-pop legend explains how he came back to singing As Art Garfunkel is keen to point out, “I am a singer – there, use that as the title of your article” – but he was never just a…

Prof Richard Bassed helped identify Boxing Day tsunami and victims of Australia’s catastrophic Black Saturday bushfires. ‘The randomness of this massive flood,’ he says. ‘That gets to you’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The bodies of some of those killed in the…

Beno Obano will become the latest England player to put his Test career on ice after agreeing to join French side Pau at the end of the forthcoming season.

Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days - is this the future of organ transplants? BBC Pig kidneys successfully transplanted into humans Financial Times Patient Who Received Pig Kidney Becomes First To Progress to Human Kidney Transplant Harvard Medical School Patient lived with world's first…

Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma has kept a 66-year-old man with kidney failure alive for a record nine months and successfully acted as a “bridge” to a human transplant…

Wildfire victims rebuilt their homes in Lahaina only to find USPS had ‘eliminated’ their addresses – while houses that didn’t burn receive mail as normal Two months after a devastating wildfire whipped through Lahaina in August 2023, Pam Reader was allowed back to see what was left of her home.…

Astra’s arrival comes days after Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, described AGI as an ‘irrelevant marketing term’ The president of OpenAI, Greg Brockman, has claimed the world has entered a new era of artificial general intelligence after the release of his company’s latest model, Astra, which…

Cancer cells release antioxidants to prevent immune cells from destroying them Medical XpressSee more headlines and perspectives on Google News

England seal a series win, thrashing Ireland by six wickets with 27 overs to spare in the second One Day International in Derby.

Opposition mounts as at least 20 projects proposed, including one in Fife billed as second largest in world Kat Jones may be the closest thing Scotland has to Erin Brockovich in 2026. Standing in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat outside Holyrood, the 52-year-old is revving up the crowd of protesters…

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An excellent performance from Issy Wong sees her get a five-wicket haul - her first for England in ODI cricket - during the second One Day International in Derby.

A hernia may mean his screaming days are over, but the Napalm Death alum’s influence on metal echoes on in unexpected places – and with ‘heavy, ugly’ experiments in the pipeline, his passion for ‘outsider music’ remains strong On 4 October 2024, Justin Broadrick felt a pop. The singer and guitarist…

(Polydor) The 22-year-old is impressively frank about indulging industry sleaze in her pursuit of fame on a debut that puts a distinctive spin on the best of 00s hedonism There’s something very striking about hearing a pop star in 2026, their voice larded with Auto-Tune, opening a song with the…