The summer of love is pulling back in to San Francisco – aboard three tie-dye and paisley-wrapped trains and buses. Designed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s formation, the city’s Muni transit vehicles will double as transport for concertgoers attending a three-day Dead & Company series at Golden Gate Park. “There’s no…
Artist Amy Sherald has decided to withdraw her upcoming show at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over fears of censorship. Sherald, who gained wider recognition after her portrait of Michelle Obama, was set to become the first contemporary Black artist to have an exhibition at the gallery. According to the New York Times, her show…
Menstrual cycle data should be routinely documented by healthcare professionals and researchers as it can be used as an indicator for other health issues, experts have said. This information – which includes cycle length, regularity, intensity, and duration of bleeding – is not routinely collected in healthcare systems or research except when reproductive issues are…
The Irish hip-hop band Kneecap have been banned from entering Hungary for three years ahead of their scheduled appearance at a music festival there. The group, who are outspoken supporters of Palestine, were due to perform at Sziget festival on 11 August. But the Hungarian government spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said it had been banned because…
The actor Jeff Daniels has said he hopes those who voted for Donald Trump’s second term in the White House lose money as a consequence. Speaking to MSNBC’s The Best People With Nicolle Wallace podcast, Daniels addressed the president’s supporters, saying: “I hope you’re losing tons of money, those of you who thought this would…
The European Central Bank has kept interest rates on hold as figures showed the eurozone economy maintaining a slow pace of economic growth. In what was widely expected to be a pause before further cuts later in the year, the Frankfurt-based central bank shunned calls to reduce the cost of borrowing and held its main…
Keir Starmer and Narendra Modi have hailed a “historic day” as they signed a free trade agreement between the UK and India. The two leaders said the trade deal, which is projected to boost the UK economy by £4.8bn a year and bring in £6bn of investment by British and Indian businesses, marked a “step…
Tesla sales in Europe have collapsed by one-third this year,data shows, after Elon Musk warned the electric carmaker faced “a few rough quarters” ahead. According to the figures published on Thursday by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA), sales of Tesla vehicles in Europe slumped 33% to 110,000 in the first half of 2025, compared…
Saudi Arabia is banning large numbers of its own citizens from leaving the country in a “cruel” attempt to silence criticism, say human rights activists. High-profile women’s rights campaigners, including Loujain al-Hathloul, who pushed for the right for women to drive in Saudi Arabia, and Maryam al-Otaibi, one of three sisters targeted by the authorities…
Ramsay Health Care, Australia’s largest private hospital operator, has announced it will be closing the majority of its psychology clinics, described by the peak body as “very sad news” for those needing mental health care. The hospital network said it would progressively close 17 out of its 20 clinics by the end of August, in…
