Posted by The Guardian | Aug 4, 2026 | Biology, Evolution, Life and style, Psychology, Science, The Guardian |
Humans are the only animals whose faces redden with embarrassment. Should we see that as an affliction, or as a blessing?‘Blushing is the most peculiar and most human of all expressions,” Charles Darwin once wrote, and he wasn’t...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 4, 2026 | Politics, Public transport, Rail industry, Rail transport, The Guardian, Transport, Transport policy, UK news |
This evening service from London to Crewe is hot, sweaty and heaving with people, many having to stand or sit in the gangwaysThe 5.46pm train from London Euston to Crewe is the low point of Nikhil Patel’s week. “I’ve never...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 4, 2026 | Climate crisis, Extreme heat, The Guardian, UK news |
The UK and Europe have been facing extreme heatwaves – Greenpeace recorded temperatures of up to 53C at one London playground in recent weeks. It’s clear our cities are not equipped to deal with the soaring temperatures brought...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 4, 2026 | Environment, Ethical and green living, Europe, European Union, Plastic bags, Plastics, Pollution, Recycling, The Guardian, Turkey, UK news, Waste, World News |
Britain exported 139,000 tonnes of rubbish to Turkey last year, leaving smallholders and poor districts of Adana to cope with the debris, microplastics and toxic smokeUK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 4, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Conservatives, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Politics, Prisons and probation, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news |
Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in SomersetFormer neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council electionSome 86,495...
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