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Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools

Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew TateA rise in misogyny and racism is flooding UK schools as pupils ape the [...]

Reeves to make case for trade deal in first meeting with US treasury secretary

Chancellor will push for deal that protects British car, steel and pharmaceutical industries amid tariff uncertaintyRachel Reeves will fly to Washington next week to meet her American counterpart for the [...]

Trump threatens to abandon Ukraine peace efforts unless deal reached ‘very shortly’

President says US may ‘take a pass’ on brokering agreement as Kyiv signs minerals memorandum Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon [...]

‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike

Fatima Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed along with 10 members of her familyAs a young photojournalist living [...]

US releases thousands of files related to Robert F Kennedy assassination

Release of files, ordered by Trump, includes notes from killer, who said presidential candidate ‘must be disposed of’About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Robert F [...]

Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before

Contested discovery achieved by experiment firing laser pulses into eyes, stimulating retina cellsAfter walking the Earth for a few hundred thousand years, humans might think they have seen it all. [...]

Dark chocolate Toblerone to be discontinued in UK due to ‘changing tastes’

Maker of triangular-shaped almond-and-honey-laced chocolate bar says it has made ‘difficult decision’ to withdraw productMars Delight, Cadbury Dream and Rowntree’s Texan are just some of the once beloved chocolate bars [...]

Court ruling on ‘woman’ at odds with UK Equality Act aim, says ex-civil servant

‘Clear premise’ was to give trans and biological women same sex discrimination rights, says official who helped draft actA former civil servant who played a key role in drafting the [...]

Rare footage captured of interspecies infanticide by dolphins off Welsh coast

Dolphin-watching tour witnesses four adult bottlenose dolphins kill a common dolphin calf in Cardigan BayThey had been hoping for a nice day out on the bay. Instead, dolphin-watching tourists in [...]

Pubs in England and Wales allowed to stay open later for VE Day anniversary

Venues to remain open until 1am as PM urges UK to come together to mark 80th anniversary on 8 May Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 1am to [...]

Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talks

Trump said he could stop war in 24 hours, but team appears daunted by negotiation with ‘a lot of detail attached to it’One key to a successful negotiation is always [...]

JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner

Doyenne of children’s literature has regularly utilised social media in support of women-only spacesCocktail in hand and puffing on a celebratory cigar onboard her superyacht, reportedly somewhere in the Bahamas, [...]

Trump news at a glance: Maryland senator says Ábrego García moved from notorious El Salvador prison

Senator Chris Van Hollen accuses El Salvador’s government of planting margarita glasses to undermine his trip – key US politics stories from Friday 18 April at a glanceMaryland senator Chris [...]

Pink smoke, pigs and Pixar: a dozen movie Easter eggs to feast on

Hidden references and in-jokes in cinema can be an acquired taste, but here’s a festive selection of the best arch nods for aficionados to enjoyOne of Hollywood’s most durable Easter [...]

‘It feels deeply human’: Andor’s Genevieve O’Reilly on turning a tiny Star Wars role into one of its biggest

In 2005, O’Reilly joined the Star Wars galaxy as the younger version of Rebel leader Mon Mothma. Now in Andor, the Irish-Australian actor gets her turn in the spotlight“I swear [...]

The truth about stress: from the benefits of the ‘good kind’ to the exercise that only makes it worse

The authors of a new book explain why understanding the science of stress can help us manage it betterTrue (up to a point)The way stress manifests is very much bodily, [...]

‘His work needs to be seen’: the Eric Gill exhibition put together by abuse survivors

Ever since the artist’s repellent crimes were brought to light, the world has grappled with how to treat his work. Now a new exhibition at Ditchling, where he lived, is [...]

My sister gets into toxic fights with my mother. How can I help? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

The first priority must be the safety of the most vulnerable – your mother and your sister’s children• Every week Annalisa Barbieri addresses a problem sent in by a readerI’m [...]

Digested week: The house feels less of a house without Herbert Hound | John Crace

We took him for one last walk – more of a slow dawdle – before the final moment in our uncomplicated relationshipGrief is the Thing with Fur. Herbert Hound died [...]

More people aged 65+ are trying out cannabis. Here’s what to know about the risks and benefits

US adults in the age group are using cannabis to treat pain and poor sleep – and they’re a fast-growing marketPolls suggest Americans aged 65 and older are trying cannabis [...]