To Principal Richard Williams, the University Executive and Court The Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies (LINCS) at Heriot-Watt University is under threat to lose a third of its staff, f...

Revenues may be rising rapidly, but not by nearly enough to cover the wild levels of investment under way

This year was a pivotal one, in which the issue of restorative justice began to frame the UK’s post-imperial relationship with the global south

Commission’s 72-page legal analysis cites examples including scale of killings, aid blockages and forced displacement * Middle East crisis – live updates A UN commission of inquiry concluded on Tuesday that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza and that top Israeli officials including the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had incited these acts. It cited examples of the scale of the killings, aid blockages, forced displacement and the destruction of a fertility clinic to back up its genocide finding, adding its voice to rights groups and others that have reached the same conclusion. Continue reading...

Experts say finding heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery Grenada has vowed to step up its pursuit of an apology and reparations from King Charles after new research revealed that George IV personally profited from slavery on the Caribbean island. The research by independent scholar Desirée Baptiste shows that George IV, who ruled for a decade until 1830, received profits from enslaved labour on Grenadian plantations – a finding that experts say heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery. This article was amended on 7 August 2025 to remove a description of King Charles as an ancestor of George IV. King Charles was a relative. Continue reading...

We must avoid inequalities between the global north and global south being perpetuated in the digital age

Israel controls the flow of food. It calculated how much Gaza needs – but data shows how this is being withheld The mathematics of famine are simple in Gaza. Palestinians cannot leave, war has ended farming and Israel has banned fishing, so practically every calorie its population eats must be brought in from outside. Israel knows how much food is needed. It has been calibrating hunger in Gaza for decades, initially calculating shipments to exert pressure while avoiding starvation. Continue reading...

The current hand-wringing by Keir Starmer and other western politicians is empty bluster. They knew what was happening all along, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Witnesses say scenes near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid hubs in the south of the territory resembled a massacre At least 32 people were killed and more than 100 injured on Saturday morning when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of Palestinians seeking food from two aid distribution hubs in southern Gaza, according to witnesses and hospital officials. People on the scene described it as “a massacre”, and claimed Israel Defense Forces fired “indiscriminately” at the groups of Palestinians – reported to be mostly young men – who were making their way towards the hubs run by the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Continue reading...

MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales so that women cannot be prosecuted for terminating their pregnancy at any stage.

The overall number of entries for this summer’s exams for both GCSEs and A-levels has decreased

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Climate change is thought to have allowed the tropical virus to spread to cooler regions

Francis became pope in 2013. In recent years, the 88-year-old was forced to cancel some events, sometimes at the last minute, because of his health.

British Academy report calls for more recognition of linguistic ability, including in Research Excellence Framework

Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics

Area known as La Negresse will be renamed after court decides it is demeaning to people of African origin