David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian share 10m-kronor prize for discovery of receptors for temperature and touchTwo US researchers have won the 2021 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for work that unlocked the secrets of the sense of touch.Prof David…
Aung San Suu Kyi asks to reduce court time due to ‘strained’ health
Junta pursue charges against ousted Myanmar leader as warnings grow of worsening conditions for displaced peopleAung San Suu Kyi has requested her court sessions be held every two weeks rather than every week on health grounds, according to her lawyer,…
India: nine people die in farmers’ protests against new laws
Conflicting accounts about how violence broke out around vehicles reportedly part of minister Ajay Mishra’s convoyNine people have been killed in violent clashes during a protest by hundreds of farmers in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, in a d…
Shapps criticised for remarks on wearing masks in enclosed spaces
Covid experts warn against complacency after transport secretary hails lack of face coverings at Tory conference eventCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccinations have made people more confident to sit in enclosed spaces wit…
‘I went wherever there was fighting’: how Sam the Wheels filmed Brixton ablaze
From the tumult of the uprisings to everyday scenes, Clovis Salmon’s jerky camera captured Black British life. As his work hits the big screen, we meet the 94-year-old known as Sam the Wheels‘I used to keep my camera like this,” says Clovis Salmon, put…
Major Tory donor advised on Uzbekistan deal later found to be $220m bribe
Leak shows Mohamed Amersi helped firm with what it later accepted was ‘corrupt payment’ to then Uzbek ruler’s daughterA major Conservative party donor who funded Boris Johnson’s campaign to become prime minister advised on the structure of a deal that …
New Zealand Covid elimination strategy to be phased out, Ardern says
Prime minister says the use of vaccines means country now has ‘more options’ on how to control virus See all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s elimination strategy will be phased out in favour of a new model that takes into account vaccination rate…
Sicilian coffee dream a step closer as climate crisis upends farming
As temperatures rise, one family hopes to establish the world’s northernmost coffee plantationFor more than 30 years the Morettino family had been trying to produce their own coffee on a small piece of land in Sicily. And for 30 years they had failed.B…
India’s Christians living in fear as claims of ‘forced conversions’ swirl
Christians in Chhattisgarh say Hindu nationalist BJP has revived claims to tarnish reputation of rival CongressIt was a stifling July afternoon when the crowd moved into the small district of Lakholi, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, and gathered o…
Model accuses Robin Thicke of groping her during filming of Blurred Lines
Emily Ratajkowski alleges singer sexually assaulted her during filming of video for controversial hit song in 2013Emily Ratajkowski has accused the singer Robin Thicke of sexually assaulting her on a music video set for the controversial 2013 hit Blurr…