The minitouch device – credit EPFL Alain Herzog – CC 4.0. BY-SA Phantom limb is one of those enduring medical mysteries: that someone could feel sensations in a hand which had long ago been lost to amputation. A little like harnessing the placebo effect, scientists have been able to stimulate nerve endings on the skin…

Jurrien Timber says Arsenal can “change the narrative” of their season if they beat PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League last 16 tie. The Gunners have suffered injuries to several of their key attackers with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus ruled out for the season, while Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have hamstring injuries to…

While some people get their highs from a brisk run, others swear by sharing a cuppa with a friend or spending time in nature for a wellbeing boost.  Now those behind the Global Happiness Megastudy hope to recruit tens of thousands of people across the globe in a unique trial to pinpoint the techniques and…

Noor Nanji Culture reporter at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles•@NoorNanji Watch: Standout moments from the Oscars 2025 This year’s Oscars had it all – glamour, tears and the Wicked stars defying gravity. Here are some of the top moments from the biggest night in Hollywood. Mikey Madison steals the show Getty Images An audible gasp…

The most recent Portrait of Britain prize featured a shortlist of 200 images. Here are some of our favourite, introduced by the photographers Margaret, Edinburgh, by Jack Currie “Quite possibly the most gangster granny to ever live.”   Gwendoline, Glasgow, by Carla Marcia Girvan “A morning hailstorm turned into sunshine and gifted me with one…

Rumeana Jahangir BBC News, Manchester PA Media Greater Manchester Police said they had arrested a 44-year-old woman following the house fire A four-year-old girl has died following a suspected arson attack at a house in Manchester, police have said. The child was found seriously injured by firefighters tackling the blaze in the Rusholme area of…

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The electric cargo bike roams around Hartcliffe and Withywood in the BS13 postcode area in south Bristol, in which one in eight households lives in extreme food insecurity. “My kids used to have a belly ache with the bread we used to buy, and when they eat yours, they don’t seem to get one,” reads…

Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from next week’s World Grand Prix in Hong Kong for medical reasons. The 49-year-old Englishman was schedule to play China’s Si Jiahui in the opening round on Wednesday and will now be replaced by Iranian Hossein Vafaei. In February, O’Sullivan apologised for withdrawing from recent events, saying he…