Anger at ‘bloody unacceptable’ efforts to end Sudan’s war as conflict enters fourth year
A top UN official has criticised lack of global urgency as reports confirm the world’s largest humanitarian crisis is worsening
Reform activist suspended over racist and antisemitic comments remains election agent
Adam Mitula is acting as election agent for Reform candidates in three wards in Tameside area for 7 May polls
Spanish prime minister’s wife charged with corruption
Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, and two others charged after investigation triggered by group with far-right links
BP hails ‘exceptional’ trading as oil prices soar in Iran war
Citi analysts upgrade profit forecast by 20% to $2.6bn for January to March despite flat oil and gas production
Dolly Parton tops list of global figures in US favorability poll
The 11-time Grammy winner had a net favorability of 65%, Obama came second with 14%, while Zelenskyy had 12%
Hate small talk? You may enjoy that ‘dull’ chat more than you think, say researchers
Participants reported enjoying the human connection regardless of whether they thought the topic was dull
Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was arrested after reporting on friendly fire incident during US conflict with Iran
Take heart, Keir Starmer – Australia’s PM faced similarly dim prospects, and he triumphed
The Labour party could benefit from Reform’s association with an unpopular US president – but only if it learns to connect again with voters, says Tim Soutphommasane, professor in political theory at the University of Oxford
‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of fungi
Amid growing evidence of fungi’s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve ‘funga’ as much as flora and fauna
Fred Smith obituary
Bass player who provided subtle but potent rhythm and tone to Television on their debut album, Marquee Moon
Sir Anthony Leggett obituary
Physicist who won a Nobel prize for his work on superfluids and superconductors at Sussex University in the 1970s