Author: Liam Porter

Hurricane Erick, a Category 3 storm, has made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says.Erick hit the extreme west of Oaxaca state early on Thursday local time with maximum sustained winds near 205km/h (125 mph), shortly after being downgraded slightly from an “extremely dangerous” Category 4.Forecasters warned of its destructive winds and said it could cause life-threatening flooding in Oaxaca and neighbouring Guerrero before moving inland over southern Mexico, where it is expected to weaken rapidly. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told people in the storm’s path to “stay tuned to official communications, to stay indoors,…

Decisions relating to lone child asylum seekers should be removed from Home Office officials because of fundamental problems with the way they treat this vulnerable group, a report has found.The report calls for root-and-branch reform of the treatment of thousands of children who have fled persecution in their home countries and made hazardous journeys in search of safety, often crossing the Channel in a dinghy or concealing themselves in the back of a lorry.Once they arrive in the UK many are wrongly classified as adults by the Home Office and sent to adult accommodation where they may be exploited or…

Getty/BBC3D-printed guns could become “the weapon of choice” for criminals and violent extremists around the world, an expert has told the BBC. These DIY, untraceable firearms have been recovered in several recent criminal cases, including the alleged use of a partially 3D-printed gun in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.BBC Trending has investigated the global spread of 3D-printed guns across social media platforms including Telegram, Facebook and Instagram, as well as websites offering how-to guides.3D-printed guns, often described as a type of “ghost” gun, are untraceable firearms that can be assembled using a 3D printer, downloadable blueprints and…

Before being handed the reins at Ann Demeulemeester in 2023, Stefano Gallici—still shy of 30—cut his teeth briefly interning under Haider Ackermann in Antwerp. Call it karma, Antwerp was in the cards. He’s now the heir to the queen of the legendary Antwerp Six, stepping into her ’90s legacy of poetic, elegant grit. Demeulemeester’s signature was always more than fashion; it was a mood, a sound. Through her bond with Patti Smith, she channeled a kind of raw, androgynous, sonic minimalism. Gallici seems to get it — his high-wired bohemia pulses with the frequency of today’s music communities. Rumor has…

Emma SaundersCulture reporterGetty ImagesTaylor Swift has been described in legal documents as one of Blake Lively’s “dragons”Messages between Blake Lively and Taylor Swift can be handed over to Justin Baldoni as part of his ongoing high-profile legal battle with the actress, a judge has decided.Communications between Lively and her friend Swift about the environment on the It Ends With Us film set are relevant to the case, US District Judge Lewis Liman ruled on Wednesday, according to Variety.Lively’s team had applied to prevent Baldoni obtaining the messages, arguing they were irrelevant.She sued Baldoni and his studio in December, alleging she…

The leader of the Blue Labour group has said he will vote against the assisted dying bill – one of the most high-profile switchers – as both sides make their final pleas to MPs before Friday’s crunch vote.It comes as campaigners and bereaved relatives joined the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater ahead of the third reading of the bill, to urge parliament to back the reforms, saying it would be at least a decade before another chance to change the law.The bill would legalise assisted dying for mentally competent adults in their final months of life.Dan Carden, who previously abstained, said…

Los Angeles will be in the spotlight during the 2026 World Cup. It’s where the US men’s national team will begin their World Cup campaign, and it’s where they’ll wrap up the group stage. It’s a city in the news lately due to the Trump administration’s deployment of Ice and the national guard, but it’s also a metro area synonymous with diversity. This US men’s national team, more than ever, reflects that diversity.“It’s not that there’s a record or anything of how many minorities have been on the national team before, but I feel like this has been the most…

When Jessica Hall invested in Sugar Taco in 2018, she thought she was becoming more than a part-owner of a vegan Mexican restaurant — she thought she was joining a social movement. The restaurant’s produce, she was told, would be organic, ethically and locally sourced from independent farms in Southern California. It would be eco-conscious and sustainable. Packaging would remind customers that “growing feed crops for livestock consumes 56 percent of water in the U.S.” Deliveries would include biodegradable wooden utensils instead of plastic. Leftover food would be composted, not thrown out. The decor would be bought secondhand to cut…

A yellowish-green apple with a short brown stem, centered on a light blue background. Math, Revealed What an apple, a pentagram and a belly button have in common. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the math behind it and follows it to places you wouldn’t expect. Sign up here for the weekly Science Times newsletter for upcoming installments. June 16, 2025 A yellowish-green apple with a short brown stem, centered on a light blue background. Hiding inside every apple A yellowish-green apple, seen from directly above, with its…

Western support for Israel’s right to strike Iran backs up a pattern of “pre-emptive” violence that critics say is further eroding international law and the rules-based order put in place in the wake of World War II, ushering in a “law of the jungle” in which might takes precedence over right – with dire consequences for global stability and co-operation.