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Simon Jenkins: Sending the bones of St Thérèse to Wormwood Scrubs sounds ghoulish, but a test of tolerance is indulging the irrational

[A write up by Keith’s granddaughter Julia on his funeral for those of you who couldn’t make it. Posted by Atanu.] On Thursday 25th May 2017 it was Keith Hudson’s funeral at Haycombe Cemetery…

The dismembered body of a young albino boy is found in a river on the Burundi-Tanzania border, reports say.

What's the link between tennis on TV and washing machines? If you suspect a weird connection, ask a statistician, writes Michael Blastland.

Mountains around the world share something in common – they are home to wildlife that can only tolerate so much disturbance from human activity.

Jian Zihao says physical and mental health problems have caused him to quit e-sports.

Social network posts an article flagging two disputed statements in one of the president's tweets.

Spanish police investigate Nacho Vidal over the death of a man who inhaled a psychedelic substance.

Any day now two men may be executed in Europe's only country that still has the death penalty.

A power plant manager is arrested after 20,000 tonnes of oil polluted an Arctic river.

Campaigners demand the government prioritises the environment in any post-Covid-19 stimulus package.

Space launches don’t always run smoothly, as the delays to the inaugural Crew Dragon launch showed. What is it like sitting in a capsule when things don't go to plan?

Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory in the 1920 Trianon treaty and now aims to revive its past.

Anders Tegnell says more should have been done early on to stem coronavirus in Sweden.

Worries about coronavirus transmission spell an uncertain future for millions of sex workers globally.

The search engine giant says it is upfront about what data is collected when users browse incognito.

Director Spike Lee says there are "so many" reasons for those taking part in protests to be angry.

Forget charisma. Psychological research shows that intellectual humility can make you a better learner, a better decision maker, and a better leader

Quick chopping motions are expected in many types of massage. But in daoliao, or knife massage, the chopping is done with real blades.

For weeks now Belgium has been written off as an unrivalled catastrophe. But the dire numbers don't tell the full story.

For centuries, Germany has been synonymous with order. So how can a rule-abiding nation also have an anything-goes spirit?

What if we see the history of philosophy not as a grand system of sustained critique but as a series of brilliant fragments?