Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January

The bus fare cap in England will revert to £2 from January, new prime minister Andy Burnham has announced.

The government says the policy, which is expected to cost more than £500m, will "help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they need".

I upgraded to premium economy on a long flight I've taken over 40 times. Next time, I'm choosing it over business class.

A strange quantum effect dramatically boosts energy transfer

Electron and proton motion often work together in both living systems and engineered materials. The most familiar example is proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), a process that plays a central role in bioenergetics, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, and nitrogen fixation. PCET has also influenced the design of many artificial materials used for energy conversion and storage. More recently, scientists identified another related process known as proton-coupled singlet energy transfer (PCEnT).

How Modi’s refusal to sack India’s education minister fits a pattern

Thousands of ‌supporters of India’s youth-led “cockroach” movement have been camping in the capital, New Delhi, for more than a month to demand the resignation of Education Minister ⁠Dharmendra Pradhan over a series of examination paper leaks.

I bar-hopped through Lisa Vanderpump's Vegas empire. It was 48 hours of cocktails, carbs, and spectacle.

Odysseus had his 20-year Odyssey. Hercules had his 12 Herculean tasks. I had 48 hours to eat and drink my way through every Lisa Vanderpump establishment in Las Vegas.

I may not have the strength of a Greek warrior, but I do have the stomach of a seasoned bachelorette party-goer. So when I heard that Vanderpump had a brand-new hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, I began planning my arduous quest with a supreme sense of confidence.

In Kyushu's decorated tombs, humans were never meant to be individuals

When you first step into Japan's Kyushu tombs, the first thing you notice is nothing at all. "When you enter, you're engulfed by darkness; you can smell earth and stone, and you have the sensation of being enclosed …," said Claudia Zancan, a Ph.D. candidate who examined these sixth to seventh-century tombs. "Without a torch, you can't move at all."

Can hedging make you a better communicator?

"People hedge all the time," says Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger. "Whether we are talking to a boss or a colleague, a salesperson talking to a client, a marketer trying to pitch something or even talking to family members, we often say things like 'That could work' or 'This might be a good approach.' But how does hedging impact persuasion? And might certain types of hedges be more impactful than others?"

‘Ghost Font’ Tries To Keep AI From Reading Your Words

In tests, leading AI models struggled to decode the moving message in Ghost Font's field of dots until prompted exactly what to look for.

‘Harry Potter’ Back to Hogwarts 2026 Celebrations Feature ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ 25th Anniversary Rerelease, New Glimpses of HBO Series

Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its 2026 “Back to Hogwarts” program, a global celebration marking the 25th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” with a weeklong theatrical re-release, live fan events across four global regions and new glimpses of the upcoming HBO Original series.

‘Creeping death’: Israel weaponises ‘Yellow Line’ to annex Gaza

In Gaza, the Israeli military only needs to move a yellow concrete block a few metres to rewrite the geography on the ground. Originally placed as field markers following the ceasefire to separate Israeli forces from areas slated for withdrawal, these blocks have transformed into an advancing front line.