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Government borrowing higher than expected in February 7 minutes ago Share Save Share Save Getty Images UK government borrowing rose unexpectedly to £14.3bn in February to the second highest level for that month since records began, official figures show. The...

Photograph: Rob Whitrow/Rob Whitrow/Ends Report View image in fullscreen Angus Fire, a factory in Bentham in North Yorkshire that legally produced Pfas-containing firefighting foam between 1976 and 2024. Photograph: Rob Whitrow/Rob Whitrow/Ends Report People in North Yorkshire town found to...

Trio charged over alleged plot to smuggle Nvidia chips from US to China 49 minutes ago Share Save Osmond Chia Business reporter Share Save Getty Images A trio linked with a US technology supplier have been charged over a ploy...

Question over lack of prosecution after fish die 7 minutes ago Share Save Phil Shepka Cambridgeshire political reporter Share Save Shariqua Ahmed/BBC The Environment Agency found elevated levels of ammonia and low levels of oxygen in the dyke The former...

Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps 41 minutes ago Share Save Malcolm Prior , Rural affairs producer and Jenny Kumah , Rural affairs correspondent Share Save Christopher Furlong/Getty Images A notorious tip in Wigan has been earmarked...

Politics Trump is dismantling democracy at 'unprecedented' speed, global report finds March 20, 2026 12:01 AM ET Frank Langfitt Reports say President Trump has damaged democracy at remarkable speed Listen · 4:49 4:49 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed...

In a report published by KPMG last year , the accountancy multinational counted 2,100 start-ups in Colombia, up 24% from the year before. "The country is in second position among the best start-up ecosystems in Latin America after Brazil," says...

OK SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will provide US$2 million in humanitarian assistance to conflict-hit Lebanon, the foreign ministry said Thursday. The assistance will be financed through an emergency overseas assistance program of the state-run Korea International Cooperation...

OK SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Thursday it plans to invest more than 110 trillion won (US$73.3 billion) this year in research and development and facilities for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors as it seeks to strengthen...

OK SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean research team has confirmed the potential application of a synaptic transistor, a key component for next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) chips, in high-radiation space environments, the science ministry said Thursday. The Korea...

OK SEOUL, March 19 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday lambasted a conservative YouTube channel for airing slush fund accusations against him, calling it "pathetic" and "malicious." The reaction came after the YouTube channel run by Jeon Han-gil,...

Photograph: Ruben Sprich/Reuters Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to block state’s proposed 5% wealth tax A Google founder has more...

‘We won’t let hostile foreign states use dirty money to buy our elections,’ said Steve Reed, the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, who introduced the bill last month. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing/Getty Images View image in...

By&nbsp Botagoz Marabai Published on 18/03/2026 - 15:00 GMT+1 Share Share Facebook Twitter Flipboard Send Reddit Linkedin Messenger Telegram VK Bluesky Threads Whatsapp Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Copied Kazakhstan is positioning itself as Central Asia’s medical tourism...

Composite: Guardian Design; Posed by models; RyanJLane/Getty Images ‘They were comparing me to Bonnie Blue’: the disturbing rise of nightlife content Footage of women walking between bars and clubs in UK city centres, often filmed covertly, is proliferating online –...

People don't need to buy a meningitis vaccine, Streeting says 13 minutes ago Share Save Doug Faulkner and Nick Triggle , Health correspondent Share Save 'People can and should' still go to school and college' - Health secretary It is...

Making borrowing more expensive won’t work – only price controls, caps and public ownership can do that T he Bank of England’s interest-rate committee meets on Thursday , facing up to the global inflation shock triggered by the illegal US-Israeli...

To this end, Brazil is developing an artificial-intelligence agent that will provide climate-disaster information and advice for its residents. Climate change and geopolitics threaten water supplies — but disaster is not inevitable And so, in July 2025, the government launched...

Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption toggle caption Meg Kinnard/AP Conservative lawmakers in multiple states are pushing legislation drafted by an advocacy group that opposes abortion to increase protections for crisis pregnancy centers, organizations that provide some health-related services but also work...

Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian DiDi raises prices in Australia to cover soaring petrol costs amid conflict in the Middle East Other delivery and transport companies such as Uber, DoorDash and Australia Post are weighing whether to charge more Follow our...

The North Korean official, Pak Young-soo, said, "If war breaks out, Seoul will become a sea of fire." 1996 -- The now-defunct U.S.-led Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization selects the Seoul-based Korea Power Electric Corp. as its main contractor to...

Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Victoria’s Myki card system cannot be retired until the new tap-and-go technology is fully operational. Photograph: Michael Dodge/Getty Images Myki-less public transport for all passengers won’t happen until 2027, Victorian auditor reveals...

OK SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) -- LS Electric Co., a South Korean electrical equipment manufacturer, said Wednesday it will invest 250 billion won (US$168 million) to expand its switchgear production facility in the United States, as it seeks to strengthen...

Behind the story is a row that has seen the science minister, Lord Vallance, and the head of Britain's scientific research funding agency accused of diverting money away from blue sky research towards government scientific priorities to help grow the...

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Statistics reach a ‘crisis point’: nations struggle with a critical lack of data Our reporters spoke to more than 20 researchers and staff members at national statistics agencies around the world. Nature 651 , 557-558 (2026) doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00838-9 Reprints and...

David Zaslav attended the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, at which Warner Bros Discovery films won 11 Oscars. Photograph: Michael Buckner/Penske Media/Getty Images View image in fullscreen David Zaslav attended the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, at which Warner Bros...

LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link U.S. seeks NATO help with Strait of Hormuz. And, SCOTUS blocks vaccine changes March 17, 2026 7:33 AM ET By Brittney Melton Israel's Incursion...

Checking at home Checking your blood pressure at home can help add valuable data to an isolated blood pressure reading at a once-a-year doctor's visit. In 2025, the American College of Cardiology issued updated hypertension guidelines , and they note...