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Future of food The only way is up for UK's vertical farms
Fifteen layers of trays, brimming with lettuces, salad leaves, basil and other herbs are growing underneath rows of multicolored LED lights, stacked one above the other.
'Brazen' Bollywood accused of being poll tool for BJP
They are films that claim to tell the \"real story\" of India's history, taking aim at the evils of \"leftists\" and \"intellectuals\" and even Mahatma Gandhi.
Birth of a movement Paris show recreates historic meeting of impressionist artists
In a luxurious photographer's studio in northern Paris, Pierre auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas are adding the final touches to the hanging of their paintings, while fellow artists Berthe Morisot and Camille Pissarro lament the lack of recognition for their work and Claude Monet bemoans being mistaken for Édouard Manet.
"Turning off the factory of hate' Polish TV tunes in to a new tolerance
On his first day as the new head of TVP, the sprawling Polish public television holding, Tomasz Sygut spent four hours locked in his office while a crowd outside banged on the door trying to gain access.
Trump could net $3bn after investors approve Truth Social stock market float
Investors approved plans to take Donald Trump's social media platform public yesterday, netting the former US president a paper fortune of $3bn (£2.4bn).
Gaza pays a heavy price Cost of food soars - when there is any
I don't know when these merchants are going to stop treating us like we're citizens of New York,\"
Russia and China veto US's security council resolution urging ceasefire
A US resolution urging a ceasefire in Gaza linked to a hostage deal was vetoed by Russia and China in the UN Security Council yesterday, extending the five-month impasse in the international body over the IsraelHamas war, which has killed more than 32,000 people.
I discovered... why many frogs and other amphibian species were disappearing
It was while we were sitting and talking in a hotel bar at the first global congress of Herpetology that the world's amphibian experts realised there was a problem: frogs, toads, salamanders and newts were disappearing in their thousands and nobody understood why.
Green power The young generation aiming to shake up Panama's politics
In October, seven months before Panama's general election, thousands of young environmentalists marched through the streets of Panama City demanding the closure of an open-pit copper mine, one of the largest in the Americas.
Scottish land ownership 'more concentrated' despite reforms
Land ownership in Scotland is more concentrated despite two decades of land reform laws, with green capital investors becoming increasingly dominant, according to a new study.
Man who duped couple then killed them with fentanyl given life sentence
A man who poisoned a couple with fentanyl, having spent years creating a series of fake personas to manipulate them, has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 37 years for their murders.
Senior Labour MPs want to weaken proposed reforms to abortion laws
Senior Labour figures want to water down proposed legislation to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales before a historic Commons debate on the issue.
'It's a gold standard' How Northern Ireland leads way on right to choose
The Family Planning Association advisers in Shaftesbury Square remember the days of siege when antiabortion protesters staked out the entrances to their office in central Belfast.
'Horse whisperer', 70, given life term for murdering husband, 72, after row
A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her \"abusive\" husband of 27 years after stabbing him in the back as he pushed a barrow of horse manure at their Devon farm.
Hirst shark that sold for about $8m is fourth 2017 work dated to 1990s
A Damien Hirst shark preserved in formaldehyde that was purchased by American billionaires was dated to the 1990s even though it was not made until 2017, the Guardian can reveal.
'Deplorable publicity' Club considers legal advice as calls for change grow
Yesterday morning an email was sent by the Garrick Club's chairman to all 1,500 members informing them that the club was \"urgently considering\" new legal advice indicating that its rules already permitted the admission of women as members.
Getting shirty Why England's new football kit is making the nation so cross
On Monday it was just another piece of merchandise, by yesterday it was a topic of national debate.
Local elections Results will show depths of Conservatives' troubles
Ata bus depot in Heanor, Derbyshire, Rishi Sunak valiantly rehearsed some of the arguments the Conservatives are preparing to deploy against Keir Starmer and Labour at the local elections in May.
Pride of place Rare camellias bloom again after £5m restoration at Yorkshire estate
These plants would have been the Van Dycks of their day, there was that much kudos attached to them,\" said Scott Jamieson, a head gardener, in front of some of the oldest, rarest camellias in the western world which are now flourishing, against all odds, in South Yorkshire.
Next chapter Cancer announcement heralds tough pause in royal fairytale
For the royal family, Catherine has been a dream princess.
Kremlin hits energy targets in Ukraine and says it is now in a state of war
More than a million Ukrainians were left without power yesterday after Russia launched one of its largest missile and drone attacks on the country's energy infrastructure to date.
Dear little bunny: Lindt mini rabbit is 'costliest treat this Easter'
It's the bite-sized bunny that could take a big chunk out of your Easter budget. Cost-conscious chocaholics might want to steer clear of Lindt's tiniest golden rabbit after a Guardian investigation found that pound-forpound it seems to be the priciest Easter treat on supermarket shelves.
Taxpayers have spent £400,000 on sending ministers to Rwanda
Sending ministers and officials to Rwanda has cost the government more than £400,000 before a single deportation flight has taken off, new figures show.
Dozens killed in attack on theatre in Moscow
Dozens of people were killed and many more wounded according to reports last night of the worst terror attack in Russia in years, as gunmen in combat fatigues opened fire and carrying rifles fired at point blank range into bodies strewn about the lobby of the concert hall.
Princess of Wales receiving chemotherapy treatment
The Princess of Wales disclosed yesterday that she had been diagnosed with cancer and was in the early stages of chemotherapy treatment.
Harris On Course To Succeed Varadkar As Ireland's PM After Surge Of Support
The contest to become Ireland's next prime minister is turning into a onehorse race after the higher education minister, Simon Harris, secured the backing of nearly half his parliamentary party before he had even confirmed he was running.
Did English Nazi Collaborators Betray The 'Great Escape' Prisoners Of War?
It is one of the most celebrated heroic failures of the second world war-the "great escape" of dozens of allied prisoners of war from a German camp by tunnelling under the wire.
China Hits Back At West's Criticism Of Hong Kong Security Law
China has accused western governments and the United Nations of slander after they criticised Hong Kong's new national security law, which was rushed through the city's pro-Beijing parliament this week.
Bank Holds Interest Rates But Signals At Least Three Cuts This Year
Bank of England policymakers signalled at least three interest rates cuts this year after seeing "encouraging signs" of falling inflation as they kept interest rates on hold at 5.25% for a fifth time yesterday.
'It's a local derby, it means a lot': The Virgin Islands teams vying for a World Cup chance
Placed at 207th and 208th in the Fifa rankings, the rival islanders will meet for the first time in over adecade