Australian ski resorts to close up to a month early due to global heating and El Niño
‘Challenging’ weather conditions and lack of snowfall are being blamed after a winter that broke multiple heat records
Moveable feast: myna birds on train in viral video looking for food, not a ‘joyride’
Myna birds are ‘incredibly good learners’ and likely hopped on the inner-city train to scrounge
My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling?
It’s kind of you to wonder if you should change the way things were left, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it’s possible his preference is already clear
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies
Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned
Scientists will be able to estimate the amount of heating and destruction caused by the gas ultimately drawn from the Beetaloo
Pedicures and a pair of socks: sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln go wild in party resort of Pattaya
Despite the fame of its red light district, many sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln opt for the ‘simple stuff’ like socks, decent food and some pampering
Charles Perrottet denies asking brother as premier to appoint cabinet minister, Icac hears
Charles says claims by developer Jean Nassif in an intercepted phone call that ‘we’re reshuffling the government’ did not reflect promises allegedly made to Nassif
The scenic route: pit stops and detours on Australia’s best road trips
A low-stress drive to a spot not too far from home can be a simple path to calm
‘It feels like Italy with the volume turned down’: readers’ favourite (smaller) city breaks in Europe
You share your favourite low-key alternatives to overcrowded hotspots, from an island city in the Med to a Norwegian art nouveau gem
Vista, Saarikoski Songs, Three Preludes album review – Saariaho’s iridescent visions evocatively rendered
Three works by the idiosyncratic Finnish composer who died in 2023 are recorded for the first time
Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England
Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply
What we know about the link between Nepal’s flash floods and our climate crisis
In this week’s newsletter: The full scale of the disaster is still emerging, but as rescue efforts continue, scientists warn that a warming Himalayas could mean more deadly hazards
Faces of Death review – rework of notorious video nasty turns horror voyeurism into moral panic fable
A retelling of the 1978 ‘video nasty’ follows an online content moderator faced with steadily more appalling footage but reverts to generic bloodletting
Save the Children aid for 1.5 million in need wiped out by Iran war oil shock
Charity says extra delivery costs equivalent to 47 health clinics in Afghanistan operating for six months
The Golden Hours by Louisa Young review – this continuation of the Cazalet Chronicles is a total delight
Elizabeth Jane Howard’s niece has picked up the thread of her much-loved family saga series, taking the story into the 1960s