Page 11 - News

Man drawing a colourful poster at a wooden table with coffee and a pastry by a sunlit balcony.

The Three Happy Lives: A Guide to Lasting Wellbeing

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

Money, status and flawless health often take centre stage, but many people discover an unexpected emptiness after achieving them. Psychologists...

Worker refuelling a green bus with hydrogen at a station by the sea with a wind turbine in the background.

Lhyfe: The French Pioneer Turning Wind Power into Green Hydrogen

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

Far removed from celebrity technology chief executives and headline-grabbing megaprojects, a medium-sized French business has achieved something energy majors have...

Person sitting on floor offering hand to a Rottweiler dog at an animal shelter with adoption form and bowl nearby.

Britta the Rottweiler: A Glasgow Shelter Dog’s Second Chance

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

In a bustling Glasgow shelter, an anxious Rottweiler stayed back in her kennel, observing visitors from a distance. Amid barking...

White motorhome campervan parked indoors with large windows and travel posters in the background.

Retirees halve their housing budget by living in a motorhome

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

On a September Tuesday morning, Claire folds away two chairs outside their motorhome while Jean-Pierre checks the water level. Four...

Scuba diver collecting water sample inside a coral reef cave with sunlight streaming through the opening.

Methane-Eating Microbes: The Hidden Filters in Underwater Caves

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

Within, pale sheets of living film draw in methane seeping from mud and rock, before releasing something cleaner. A marine...

Man inspecting solar panels on rooftop while holding an electricity bill in a residential area at sunset.

Rooftop Solar and Luxury Property Tax: Who Pays for Going Green?

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

The envelope felt weighty before it had even been opened. Thick paper, the stark black emblem of the local tax...

Archaeologist wearing gloves holding ancient beaded bracelet at dig site with pottery and notes nearby.

Treasure of Villena: Meteoritic Iron Rewrites Spain’s Prehistoric Metal History

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

In south-eastern Spain, a prehistoric jewellery hoard contains two pieces whose origin reshapes the local history of metals. At first...

Eurasian lynx walking on rocky terrain near a rabbit with hills and trees in the background at sunset.

How Iberian Lynx Are Redrawing the Spain–Portugal Border

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

On a light spring morning in Andalusia, mist gradually rises from the scrub and dew-covered rockrose. A male Iberian lynx...

Aircraft carrier sailing at sea with two escort ships and an officer observing with binoculars and a map.

China Aircraft Carriers: Why the Pentagon Expects Six by 2035

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

Beijing’s shipyards are operating at a tempo that is troubling military planners and prompting renewed scrutiny of Asia’s future balance...

Person in grey pajamas writing in a notebook on a bed next to a nightstand with a steaming cup of tea and lamp.

Why You Overthink at Night and What Your Brain Is Trying to Process

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

The house is finally still: the lights are out and your phone sits on the bedside table. Nothing appears to...

Man planting saplings in a desert using drip irrigation with a drone and car in the background.

China’s Billion-Tree Gamble: The Great Green Wall

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

The bus windows misted over as daybreak spread across Inner Mongolia, casting a faint pink wash over scenery that seemed...

Elderly supermarket cashier wearing a pension badge operating a till with shelves of drinks in the background.

Working in Retirement: When Pensions No Longer Cover the Basics

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

At around 6.30 am, Mr Krüger pulls crates of bread rolls across the car park of a supermarket in a...

Husky wearing a yellow "Adopt Me" bandana standing near a person filling out paperwork indoors.

Bear the Husky Mix Waits for a Forever Home After Housing Problems

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

In a bustling Virginia shelter, a blue-eyed dog sits behind metal bars, watching families pass by his kennel. The staff...

Large ocean wave breaking near an orange buoy with a drone flying above at sunset.

What 35-metre waves are telling us about the oceans

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

At first glance, the image looks like a fault in the system. A satellite display shows a pale-blue ocean, interrupted...

Young man balancing a scale with coins on one side and a glowing heart on the other outdoors at sunset.

Libra Is the Lucky Sign This October

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

After months of conflicting signs and frustrating near-misses, October changes everything. The cosmic wheel moves onwards, and one sign abruptly...

Diver exploring a detailed wooden shipwreck ornament with barnacles and ship bell on sandy seabed.

The Ghost Ship Time Capsule Found off Western Australia

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

The sonar picture emerges first: a faint, ghostly shape against a black display. It is a rectangle far too regular...

Older woman writing in a notebook at a table with a wooden house model, two children stand blurred in background.

How February Inheritance Reforms Let Parents Bypass Their Children

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

The notary slid a tidy pile of documents across the table, speaking with the calm, faintly weary manner of someone...

Illustration of a geothermal energy plant with a drilling rig extracting heat beneath a modern building.

Deep Fission reactors 1.6 km down for AI data centres

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

Clean megawatts are in short supply, permitting moves slowly, and patience is wearing thin across technology corridors. A striking proposal...

Jaguar walking along a sandy beach near a marked turtle nest with two people observing in the background.

Jaguars Hunt Sea Turtles at Costa Rica’s Tortuguero National Park

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

In Costa Rica’s Tortuguero National Park, jaguars are emerging from the rainforest and crossing the sand after dark. In doing...

Two engineers in safety helmets and vests working on drone plans at a dock with warships and cranes in the background.

France’s Kimon Frigate Offer Could Reshape Greece’s Navy

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

In the eastern Mediterranean, a discreet negotiation could alter the way Greece fights, spends and builds over the coming two...

Two young men having a conversation at a cafe table with a notebook, coffee, and plants in the background.

The 7 phrases of emotionally intelligent people

Reverend Daniel Whitaker • October 2, 2026

A dinner, a meeting, a train journey: sometimes a single sentence is enough to make a conversation suddenly feel deep...