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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Helen Pidd |Bethan Mckernan |Tom Glasser |Elizabeth Cassin |Courtney Yusuf
Israeli forces shot dead 15 Palestinian paramedics and civil defence workers on 23 March and buried them in a mass grave in the Tel al-Sultan district of Rafah. The Israeli military claimed their vehicles had been “advancing suspiciously” and without headlights or flashing emergency lights. When the UN and Palestinian Red Crescent exhumed the bodies, however, they found a phone that belonged to Rifat Radwan, one of the paramedics killed. He had recorded the last minutes of his life.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Patrick Barkham |Tom Glasser |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when the Guardian opened its poll to find the world’s finest invertebrate, readers got in touch in their droves. A dazzling array of nominations have flown in for insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals and many more obscure creatures.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Helen Pidd |Ruth Abrahams |Hannah Moore |Tom Glasser |Homa Khaleeli |Elizabeth Cassin
The release of the hit Netflix drama Adolescence this month has unleashed a wave of panic around teenage boys. Keir Starmer said the UK “may have a problem with boys and young men”, while parents began worried conversations about their children’s online lives. But how true to life is it? Michael Conroy, who has been going into schools to train teachers and professionals about boys’ personal development for years, says he has seen a shift in what he hears about.
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4 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Johana Bhuiyan |Tom Glasser |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
The genetic testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, another twist in the story of a company that promised a pioneering approach to precision health. Now users are scrambling to delete their personal data, with the future ownership of the firm uncertain.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Ruth Abrahams |Tom Glasser |Elizabeth Cassin
“JD Vance is a fascinating figure in politics, particularly given how many times he’s reinvented himself,” Tara Setmayer, a political communications consultant and the chief executive of the Seneca Project, tells Michael Safi. “I think there’s a certain amount of cynicism and performative politics when it comes to politicians, especially at that level. But JD Vance seems to bring that to a whole new level,” she says.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Helen Pidd |Nicola Slawson |Eli Block |Tom Glasser |Elizabeth Cassin
Nicola Slawson, a journalist and author of Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms, has been single for 10 years. She didn’t think it was going to be possible for her to have a baby. She had looked into solo parenthood, but didn’t think she wouldd be able to afford it. Then, she became friends with Tom Hayes. He worked at the Hive, an arts centre in Shrewsbury where Nicola was a trustee.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Chris McGreal |Tom Glasser |Hannah Moore |Joel Cox |Homa Khaleeli
This month Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate who had worked with human rights groups and even the UK government, was detained in New York. His wife, who is eight months pregnant, said her husband was not told why he was being detained and that officers assumed he was on a visa – but actually he has a green card, allowing him to stay in the US and protecting his constitutional rights.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Lisa Bachelor |Tom Glasser |Joel Cox |Ellie Bury
Before billionaires dreamed of setting up communities on Mars, the ocean was seen as the next frontier in human habitation. Reviving this dream is Deep, a project backed by an anonymous millionaire to the tune of more than £100m that aims to establish a ‘permanent human presence’ under the sea from 2027.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Patrick Wintour |Pjotr Sauer |Eleanor Biggs |Raphael Boyd |Tom Glasser | +2 more
After weeks of diplomatic tension, on Tuesday the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced that Ukraine had signed up to a 30-day ceasefire agreement. As the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, explains to Michael Safi, this deal would cover the whole of Ukraine and by accepting it, Ukraine will again receive military aid and intelligence sharing from the US.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Dan Sabbagh |Tom Glasser |Elizabeth Cassin
On Friday, three UK-based Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia were found guilty of espionage charges at the Old Bailey in London. “It begins with a simple request,” Dan Sabbagh, the Guardian’s defence and security editor, tells Michael Safi. “A request from one of the world’s most wanted men.”“He writes, we’d be interested in a Bulgarian guy working for Bellingcat, Christo Grozev, can we look into this guy?
