
Election Diary: post-election rate cut and phone call from Trump in the pipeline
It used to be de rigour for the prime minister and opposition leader to turn up to the National Press Club in the final week of the election campaign. But now Liberal leaders are not so keen. Scott Morrison gave it a miss...

The Trump administrations decision to distance itself from Nato obligations signals a potential dismantling of the historical transatlantic order and not merely in military terms. As the United States disengages from...
Why losing belly fat with PCOS can be difficult – and what helps
ivan_kislitsin/Shutterstock Tried a dozen different ways to shift that stubborn belly and still no luck? Youre not alone. For some women, losing belly fat can be especially difficult and there may be a medical reason why....

William Morris: new exhibition reveals how Britain’s greatest designer went viral
Hadrian Garrard, the curator of Morris Mania an innovative exhibition now showing at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, east London tells the story of being in Kings Cross Station and spotting someone wheeling a...

Local elections: what would a good night look like for Nigel Farage’s Reform?
English local elections on May 1 mark the first time widespread voting has happened in the UK since last years general election. They are therefore the first big test for the Labour government but also for Reforms Nigel...

1 billion years ago, a meteorite struck Scotland and influenced life on Earth
Weve discovered that a meteorite struck northwest Scotland 1 billion years ago, 200 million years later than previously thought. Our results are published today in the journal Geology. This impact now aligns with some of...

Echidna ancestors lived watery lifestyles like platypuses 100 million years ago – new study
As the worlds only surviving egg-laying mammals, Australasias platypus and four echidna species are among the most extraordinary animals on Earth. They are also very different from each other. The platypus is well adapted...