As Netanyahu meets Trump in Washington, what hope for peace in Gaza? Expert Q&A: The US government “remains upbeat” about the prospects for at least a ceasefire in Gaza, according to the latest reports from Washington, where the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has been meeting the US president, Donald Trump. Netanyahu handed the US …
NHS to offer at-home cervical cancer screening – an expert explains what you need to know: Iryna Inshyna/Shutterstock Nearly one in three women and other people with a cervix in the UK don’t attend their cervical screening when invited. Yet this quick, routine test helps prevent up to 70% of cervical cancer deaths by detecting …
M&S cyberattack: how can retailers regain customers’ trust after a hack? A marketing expert explains: Several big British retailers have been in the news recently – but not for buoyant sales or new product launches. Firms like Marks & Spencer and Co-op have been hacked, affecting online sales and the range of products available in-store, …
Why are India and Pakistan on the brink of war and how dangerous is the situation? An expert explains: India has launched military strikes against a number of sites in Pakistan and Pakistan’s side of the disputed region of Kashmir, reportedly killing at least 31 people and injuring dozens more. India claimed the attacks were …
White Lotus: ‘the show’s depiction of sibling sexual behaviour is incredibly harmful’ – expert opinion: This article contains spoilers for season three of The White Lotus The White Lotus is a show where a lot of sex happens and many taboos are explored. For instance, in episode seven the impact on one character of watching …
First fossil hyena tracks found in South Africa – how expert animal trackers helped: “The art of tracking may well be the origin of science.” This is the departure point for a 2013 book by Louis Liebenberg, co-founder of an organisation devoted to environmental monitoring. The connection between tracking in nature, as people have done …
Let juries judge disruptive protesters like Just Stop Oil on their integrity – expert view: The UK Court of Appeal recently ruled on an appeal brought by 16 environmental activists serving prison sentences for planning or participating in a series of disruptive non-violent protests. The cases include the five-year term being served by Roger Hallam, co-founder …
Kenya abductions: the powerful legal shields citizens and courts can use – expert: Kenya’s national human rights commission recorded 82 abductions or enforced disappearances between June and December 2024. Many of the people reported missing after the country’s anti-tax protests later resurfaced, but some have been found dead. Dozens of young Kenyans reported being snatched …
Fifty years after the discovery of Lucy, it’s time to ‘decolonise paleoanthropology’ says leading Ethiopian fossil expert – podcast: On November 24 1974, renowned American paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson spotted “a piece of elbow with humanlike anatomy” poking out of a rocky hillside in northern Ethiopia. It was the first fossil of a partial skeleton belonging …
Is Donald Trump a fascist? Here’s what an expert thinks: Gen. John Kelly, Donald Trump’s longest-serving chief of staff, went public this week with his concerns that the former president met the definition of a fascist. Speaking to the New York Times, Kelly declared that Trump “would govern like a dictator if allowed”. Days later …
Michael Gove, Spectator editor: an expert explains the long relationship between Westminster and the media: Michael Gove has a new job. The former Conservative MP and senior government minister will take over as editor of The Spectator this month, assuming the UK’s advisory committee on business appointments raises no objections. The Spectator, a political weekly, …
Mpox in the DRC: children are at high risk – health expert explains why: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems are at higher risk from the mpox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reports confirm that children under five account for 39% of …
UK Border Force returns migrants in the Channel to France – expert Q&A: The White Cliffs of Dover. James Heming/Shutterstock The UK Border Force has returned a group of migrants to France after their small boat got into trouble in the English Channel. This appears to be a departure from past policy, at a crucial …
Will Joe Biden step down? An expert Q&A: Joe Biden’s extremely weak performance at the CNN TV debate last week, has prompted senior figures in the Democrat party to question whether he is fit enough to stand for the upcoming presidential election. Former speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said it was reasonable to ask: …
Why the New Yorker blocked UK website readers from its Lucy Letby story – an expert explains: olesea vetrila/Shutterstock A 13,000-word article in The New Yorker magazine about convicted murderer Lucy Letby is blocked to UK online readers. Conservative MP David Davis claimed preventing members of the UK public reading the essay seemed “in defiance …
Owning a gun in South Africa offers some safety, but risks run high for users and society – expert: South Africa has one of the highest homicide rates in the world, eclipsed only by Honduras and a handful of Caribbean island states. Furthermore, South African police crime data shows that South Africans experience above average …
Why is Ghana so hot this year? An expert explains: Ghana’s meteorological agency and the state’s health service have issued warnings about a period of very high temperatures expected in the first half of 2024 around the country. Ghana’s experience is part of a global phenomenon: record temperatures were recorded in 2023. Yaw Agyeman Boafo, …
CFA franc: conditions are ripe for replacement of the west African currency rooted in colonialism – expert: At no point in history has the CFA franc – the name of a colonial currency used in west and central African countries belonging to the franc zone – been closer to its demise. Senegal has overwhelmingly voted …