Live world news feed — headlines and images as they publish
Live headlines from top outlets — open a card for a preview, then read on the publisher’s site.
5 stories · Live feed
The solution to the seventeenth century stumperEarlier today I set you a puzzle that Isaac Newton posed in 1679 in a latter to Robert Hooke. I mentioned that the answer is counter-intuitive, and also gave you the hint that it might have something to do with figure skating. Here’s the problem again, with its solution.The tower dropslightly to the westslightly to the eastexactly at the bottom Continue reading...
Alex BellosMathematicsMathematics
Behind the stories of bombings and mass deaths, the everyday challenges facing Palestinians living under siege portray a quieter tragedy we rarely hear What does it take to make a morning cup of tea in Gaza?For Alaa Hessi, in her final month of pregnancy, this small ritual begins with a calculation of gas rations. Her family gets a ration of 6kg of gas every three months – enough to heat a pot for 18 precious minutes a day. That’s needed for cooking – so for tea, a fire must be built instead. Continue reading...
Tess McClureGlobal developmentIsrael-Gaza war
Victoria Kim
Labour's deputy leader was speaking to BBC local radio ahead of the party's annual conference
How 29 newly independent nations challenged the imperial order and awakened the power of the Global South.
Show Types
You’re caught up for now.