Researcher-poets use verse to help to ease isolation and grief, sing the praises of nature or depict the joys of commuting by bicycle.Credit: WeBond Creations/Getty Last year, in a moving family farewell celebration, palliative-care physician and researcher Danielle Chammas said goodbye to a long-time patient with cancer. When Chammas came home afterwards, she wrote a…
The singer, who died at the age of 92, will be cremated with full state honours on Monday. Source link
The government had previously announced opening hour extensions in England and Wales for some knockout matches – but has now widened the eligibility. Source link
The patrol, which ended on Friday in Churchill, Manitoba, was the largest northern mission in the history of the Canadian Rangers – a branch of the Canadian Armed Forces responsible for monitoring the country’s remote regions. For 5,200km (3,200 miles), they moved across the Arctic, following a route that had not been attempted in 80…
Leo XIV wants the world’s attention on a continent vital to the Church’s future, an aide says. Source link
For the time being, there are more achievable goals that would serve to underline McIlroy’s greatness. “He wants to be known as the greatest European of all-time,” said former European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley. Current skipper Luke Donald has already declared McIlroy as top of the pile. Winning back-to-back Masters moved him alongside England’s…
The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action Nicholas Stern LSE Press (2025) As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets It is a dark time for climate policy and global affairs. Wars in Ukraine, the Gaza Strip and now Iran, as well as…
By-elections on Monday could solidify the Canadian PM’s hold on power but can his “big tent” party be too big? Source link
Starmer ruling out the UK’s role in the US blockade of Iran’s ports and Hungary electing a new leader lead Monday’s papers. Source link
France’s Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs (DINUM) will drop Windows desktops, and adopt Linux instead. DINUM announced the swap last week during an interministerial seminar that saw several government agencies try to create momentum for development of sovereign technologies that reduce France’s dependence on non-European technology. A government statement about the seminar included a quote…