Not all rock stars play guitars: every September, the Hebridean island of Easdale plays host to the world’s most fanatical stone skimmers. It was pouring, hard and heavy. The rain

For many people in the UK this week, school has started again. But for women and girls in Afghanistan, there is still a ban from secondary school classrooms, and much

A musician in the US has been accused of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools and thousands of bots to fraudulently stream songs billions of times in order to claim millions

Parents have been waiting anxiously to find out if their missing children are still alive after a boarding school in central Kenya caught fire. Seventeen pupils were confirmed dead by

Like many charming, clever people, Emmanuel Macron is used to getting his own way. Still only 46 years old, France’s suave leader can already point back to a glittering career

Taylor Fritz became the first American man in 15 years to reach a Grand Slam singles final as he beat compatriot Frances Tiafoe in a five-set US Open thriller. Fritz

In American politics it’s customary to suggest that most voters don’t start paying attention to the presidential election until after the Labor Day holiday weekend. Well, that occasion – seen

Former US Vice-President and lifelong Republican Dick Cheney has confirmed he will vote for the Democrats’ Kamala Harris in November’s presidential election. Mr Cheney, seen as an influential figure during

The killing of a 15-year-old boy by a classmate last month has fuelled religious tensions in an Indian city, leaving one family grieving and the other shattered by the crime.

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has completed its journey back to Earth – but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the International Space Station. The empty craft