James WaterhouseUkraine correspondent in Zhytomyr Matthew Goddard/BBC Andrii Andriichuk, a career criminal turned soldier, shows off his ‘Hero of Ukraine’ medal; the country’s highest honour At Penal Colony No. 4, there are no easy ways out. It’s a medium security prison, but the thick iron gates and imposing white walls topped with barbed wire give…

An illustration of a habitable zone planet orbiting the star called TRAPPIST – credit NASA, ESA, CSA, J. Olmsted (STScI) One of the major things that the mightily impressive James Webb Space Telescope was supposed to reveal has now potentially been revealed. Groundbreaking new research from the University of St. Andrews has identified signs of…

Getty Images The guidance says councils should consider providing gender neutral toilets for transgender pupils Scottish schools must provide separate toilets for boys and girls, the government has said. New guidance issued by Holyrood ministers says that facilities must be made available on the basis of biological sex, but that schools can also provide gender…

Bozena and Dr. Chandra in the Northwestern clinic – credit, Northwestern Medicine A woman in Illinois has become the first to undergo a unique cancer treatment that allows chemotherapy drugs to be delivered directly to the liver, reducing side-effects. Chemotherapy drugs can shrink cancer tumors, but if administered generally can affect many other organs and…

Sarah RainsfordEastern and Southern Europe correspondent in Chisinau and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor in London Anadolu via Getty Images Moldovan President Maia Sandu warned voters their democracy was young and fragile and Russia endangered it The pro-European party of Moldovan President Maia Sandu is heading for a clear victory and a new majority in parliament…

By Fellipe Ditadi / Unsplash+ By Lisa Howard Previous studies into regions of the world where people tend to live longer has shown that having a sense of purpose in life may help people live longer. Now, new research from the University of California in Davis shows that having a sense of purpose in life…

Andy Burnham has warned against “underestimating the peril the party is in” at a fringe meeting at the Labour party conference. The mayor of Greater Manchester continued his criticism of Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership at events at the Liverpool conference, telling audiences he would not shy away from debate on Labour’s future. Despite a backlash…

Faizan Choudhry and Maddy Wells – via SWNS A lost iPhone survived for an incredible two-and-a-half months submerged in a river, and it still works. Faizan Choudhry lost his iPhone 14 Pro Max on July 4th while tubing on the Delaware River along the New Jersey–Pennsylvania border. What seemed like a lost cause took an…

Sir Keir Starmer has said he believes his government can still “pull this round” as the Labour Party heads into its annual conference hoping to revive public support. With opinion polls suggesting Labour trails Reform UK, and mounting speculation that Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham could launch a leadership challenge, the prime minister told the…

The Vilnius ferryboat – credit, Govilnius.lt Lithuania’s capital Vilnius recently debuted a new electric ferryboat for transit up and down the River Neris. Called the Lašiša, it joins a trend of electric ferryboats on the famous rivers and bays of Europe such as the Elbe or the Copenhagen harbor. Tickets can be bought online and…