Home Repairs and Improvements Apr 30, 2026 Casa, a Handyman Start-Up, Aims to Automate Home Maintenance Casa, a company founded by former Uber executives, says it uses artificial intelligence and a stable of handymen to take care of members’ homes. Casa, a Handyman Start-Up, Aims to Automate Home Maintenance Casa, a company founded by former Uber executives, says it uses artificial intelligence and a stable of handymen to take care of members’ homes. See more
Social etiquette Apr 30, 2026 Shaking hands: a sign of trust or a ghastly custom? | Letters Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article decrying physical contact on meeting friends or strangersI’ve just read Polly Hudson’s piece about shaking hands an... Shaking hands: a sign of trust or a ghastly custom? | Letters Readers respond to Polly Hudson’s article decrying physical contact on meeting friends or strangersI’ve just read Polly Hudson’s piece about shaking hands an... Share
Life expectancy Apr 30, 2026 Austerity to blame for the fall in healthy life expectancy | Letters Readers respond to the news that people in the UK are spending fewer years in good health than a decade agoA major cause of the fall in healthy life expectan... Austerity to blame for the fall in healthy life expectancy | Letters Readers respond to the news that people in the UK are spending fewer years in good health than a decade agoA major cause of the fall in healthy life expectan... Share
Hunting Apr 30, 2026 A ban on trophy hunting would harm, not help, conservation | Letter Prof Amy Dickman, Prof Adam Hart, Dr Dan Challender and Dr Dilys Roe say trophy hunting benefits lions and many other species by conserving more land in Afri... A ban on trophy hunting would harm, not help, conservation | Letter Prof Amy Dickman, Prof Adam Hart, Dr Dan Challender and Dr Dilys Roe say trophy hunting benefits lions and many other species by conserving more land in Afri... Share
Special educational needs Apr 30, 2026 Fixing systemic problems with Send funding and inclusion | Letters Jan Shapiro calls for a searching examination of the assumptions and culture that shape practice across the Send system. Plus Mary Smith sets readers and jou... Fixing systemic problems with Send funding and inclusion | Letters Jan Shapiro calls for a searching examination of the assumptions and culture that shape practice across the Send system. Plus Mary Smith sets readers and jou... Share
White House correspondents' dinner shooting Apr 30, 2026 Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump to remain in custody Cole Tomas Allen, 31, allegedly stormed the White House correspondents’ association dinnerThe man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump by rushin... Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump to remain in custody Cole Tomas Allen, 31, allegedly stormed the White House correspondents’ association dinnerThe man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump by rushin... Share
Trump administration Apr 30, 2026 Trump withdraws nomination of Casey Means for US surgeon general US president said he was instead nominating radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr Nicole Saphier for the postSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald T... Trump withdraws nomination of Casey Means for US surgeon general US president said he was instead nominating radiologist and Fox News contributor Dr Nicole Saphier for the postSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald T... Share
US federal government shutdowns Apr 30, 2026 Partial US government shutdown ends after Congress votes to fund DHS Congress advances Homeland Security funding after Republicans used procedural tool to pass up to $75bn for ICE and border patrolSign up for the Breaking News... Partial US government shutdown ends after Congress votes to fund DHS Congress advances Homeland Security funding after Republicans used procedural tool to pass up to $75bn for ICE and border patrolSign up for the Breaking News... Share
UK security and counter-terrorism Apr 30, 2026 UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre’s assessment means terror attack thought to be ‘highly likely’The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” by th... UK terrorism threat level raised to ‘severe’ after Golders Green attack Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre’s assessment means terror attack thought to be ‘highly likely’The UK terrorism threat level has been raised to “severe” by th... Share
UK news Apr 30, 2026 Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism Lambeth council candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey understood to have been detained over social media postsTwo women standing as Green party candidates i... Met police arrest two Green election candidates over alleged antisemitism Lambeth council candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey understood to have been detained over social media postsTwo women standing as Green party candidates i... Share
France Apr 30, 2026 Four rescued from Seine after bus plunges into river near Paris Vehicle was travelling through Juvisy-sur-Orge when it veered off the road into the riverFour people have been rescued from the Seine near Paris after a bus... Four rescued from Seine after bus plunges into river near Paris Vehicle was travelling through Juvisy-sur-Orge when it veered off the road into the riverFour people have been rescued from the Seine near Paris after a bus... Share
United States Politics and Government Apr 30, 2026 House Passes Farm Bill After Republican Infighting The measure exposed rifts within the G.O.P., pitting lawmakers aligned with the Make American Healthy Again movement against those representing traditional a... House Passes Farm Bill After Republican Infighting The measure exposed rifts within the G.O.P., pitting lawmakers aligned with the Make American Healthy Again movement against those representing traditional a... Share
United States Politics and Government Apr 30, 2026 House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to p... House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to p... Share
