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How does your name taste? The strange science of synaesthesia
Experiencing names as tastes - a form of synaesthesia - reveals how differently people perceive the same world.…
Police release one of two men arrested over fatal house fire
Police continue to question a 23-year-old man over the fire in which a girl, 7, and her aunt died.…
Iceland votes to reject EU accession talks: What happens next?
The referendum result halts Iceland's bid to reopen EU membership talks, with 52.5 percent voting against the proposal.…
Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates
An estimated 237 people have been rescued after accident off the coast of northern CyprusFatalities after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off north…
Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege
Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research findsThe Environmental Protection Agency i…
Six dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus
Many of the passengers and crew are reported to have been rescued, say local mediaAt least six people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 pass…
Infantino must go by 2027 in FIFA overhaul, Dutch football body says
KNVB invites associations and confederations to a summit to discuss the overhaul of FIFA and how it runs football.…
Andy Burnham pledge to end indefinite jail terms ‘a step towards healing’
Campaigners welcome plan to bring IPP sentences to a close but say the move is long overdueCampaigners have hailed Andy Burnham’s pledge to bring an e…
Flooding devastated swathes of Indiana but response is hampered by politics
Record inundations wrecked homes and took seven lives but Trump has not approved emergency aid and the state has cut funds for environmental agenciesI…
Documents leaked by Trump official to bolster a conspiracy show ‘absolutely nothing’
Inside the US state department, critics are still attacking a shuttered office established to counter foreign propaganda. Now, some of its work is als…
Delcy Rodriguez says Venezuela ‘retains sovereignty’ despite US oil deal
Venezuela’s interim President has given a televised address to defend a deal of Venezuelan oil for the United States.…
Definitely no or maybe yes: what tipped the Icelandic referendum | Miranda Bryant
The no campaign was well-funded and accused of scaremongering, but the wording of the question may also have made a differenceIt was always going to b…
Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation
Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water l…
How a comic book store got swept into the tariff storm
Tariffs continue to rile all kinds of American businesses more than a year after Trump unveiled his first set of tariffs — including a comic book stor…
From Appalachia to Africa: Why Dolly Parton was beloved across the continent
Dolly Parton's songs traveled far beyond Nashville. Across Africa, musicians embraced her stories of hardship, heartbreak and humble beginnings — and …
Iceland appears to have rejected EU accession talks in referendum, reports say
The no camp looks to have prevailed, holding 52.5% of votes with only a few left to be counted, says public broadcasterIceland appears to have reject…
Pacific Islands Forum meeting in turmoil after several leaders pull out of Palau summit
Solomon Islands prime minister cancels his appearance, along with leaders from Fiji, Vanuatu and SamoaSeveral leaders have pulled out of a the Pacific…
A lone Black woman’s defiance of Swedish neo-Nazis, 10 years on
Protester Tess Asplund on the photo that made headlines, and why she sees it as a sign of the change in Sweden todayThe striking photograph showed a l…
Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted - but at what cost?
The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes.…
PC Andrew Harper’s killers will remain in jail as PM makes changes to early release scheme
Andy Burnham says ‘hundreds’ of people will remain in prison as part of changes to scheme designed to ease overcrowdingPC Andrew Harper’s killers will…
Protests as India’s Hindu nationalists take centre stage in New York
Demonstrators rallied against a celebration in New York City that was hosting Mohan Bhagwat, chief of the RSS.…
US police officer pulls hair, throws punches during arrest in Arkansas
Footage shows an Arkansas state patrol officer pulling a passenger by his hair and punching him during an arrest.…
PC Harper's killers to stay in jail as PM announces changes to early release scheme
Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act.…
WhatsApp group chat used to send millions in cash, funding crime and extremism
The WhatsApp money launderers arranged cash transfers in the UK and around the world with no paper trail.…
The president and the penthouse: how Madrid’s government spent €6.3m on a temporary ‘office’
Saga surrounding purchase for outspoken rightwing regional leader Isabel Díaz Ayuso refuses to go awayThe outspoken rightwing leader of the Madrid reg…
Sabalenka bids to rediscover form at intriguing US Open
Will Aryna Sabalenka rediscover her mojo? How will Carlos Alcaraz's comeback go? And can Novak Djokovic win? It's time for the 2026 US Open singles.…
Venezuela says it retains ‘sovereignty’ following US oil deal
Under the deal, $19 from every barrel of oil sold to the US will flow to Caracas, interim President Rodriguez says.…
Giorgia on their minds: Farage and Badenoch scrap to be mates with Meloni
Tories accuse Reform of ‘peddling conspiracy theories’ as row erupts in wake of Conservative leader’s trip to Rome Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have…
We all share a 15-acre Georgian mansion for the price of a two-bed house
Co-housing residents live in a Grade II listed mansion for the same price as a two-bed house.…
Canada installs large Lake Ontario sign in latest jab at US
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a billboard on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."…