Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system: ‘Observations by the James Webb space telescope of a planet called K2-18 b appear to reveal the chemical fingerprints of two compounds that, on Earth, are only known to be produced by life.’

UK officials label trade documents ‘secret’ to shield from US eyes amid Trump tariff war

Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules

Suspected 4chan Hack Could Expose Longtime, Anonymous Admins: People might regret using their actual email addresses.

Liz Truss to launch ‘uncensored’ social network to counter mainstream media m: No thank you.

OpenAI is building a social network: More competition is better, but why is it always the torment nexus companies that want to do this?

OpenAI ships GPT-4.1 without a safety report: Self-regulation doesn’t work shocker.

She was chatting with friends in a Lyft. Then someone texted her what they said: Is your cab listening to you?

The rise of end times fascism: ‘…the most powerful people in the world are preparing for the end of the world, an end they themselves are frenetically accelerating.’

Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads: Another American import we really don’t need.

‘Electoral wake-up call’: dozens of Labour MPs risk losing majorities over welfare cuts: ‘…almost 200 Labour MPs have a majority smaller than the number of recipients of personal independent payments in their constituencies’

Federal Workers Told to Remove Pronouns From Email Signatures After Trump Order

Trump White House Won’t Respond to Some Journalists Who Display Their Pronouns: ‘refusing to answer a straightforward request to explain the administration’s policies because of the formatting of an email signature is both a concerning and baffling choice’.

Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18”: ‘When print outlets bury one of the largest nationwide protests in recent memory, they’re not being neutral arbiters.’

Musk’s Latest Fraud Finding Isn’t What It Seems: So-called genius finds the results of other people’s successful fraud investigations.

UK takes control of British Steel under emergency powers: Once again, the state needs to step in and save what the capitalists will not.

Trump administration lists thousands of living immigrants as dead to prompt them to leave

Apple said to be flying iPhones from India to US to avoid Trump tariffs: It’s estimated that iPhones would cost $3500 if they were made in the US.

One in four women in England have serious reproductive health issue, survey finds | Women’s health: Disparates by race also on show.

In the face of fascism, climate activists tell a better story: ‘A new network named ‘The Surge’ called a series of joint rallies for climate justice, anti-fascist and peace activists in January 2025, and were pleasantly surprised by the level of response.’

Half of England’s state secondaries forced to cut staff in budget squeeze, poll finds: As well as other activities - this needs fixing urgently.

We’ve built a society on bullshit and emojis.: ‘Today’s reality is the result of actively practicing and engaging in pseudo humanity.’

Two Chinese nationals caught fighting for Russia in Ukraine, Zelenskyy says: Happenstance or Autocracy Inc.?

UK creating ‘murder prediction’ tool to identify people most likely to kill: Why do I feel this won’t end well?

Executions at 10-year high after huge increases in Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia: Fewer states are carrying them out, but those that do so have increased the (known) count.