3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (263+ words) Billionaire Alex Beard and his former deputy appear in London court over alleged payments to African officials Glencore’s billionaire former head of oil trading has pleaded ⁠not guilty ⁠to ​two bribery charges after allegedly facilitating payments to west African officials…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (575+ words) The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process A woman has been buried in a coffin made from mushrooms in New South Wales in an eco-friendly first for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (591+ words) Helen Paterson’s work on advancing how police and courts understand memory is recognised in prestigious Eureka prizes Memory is an imperfect thing: research shows that recollections of single events – a purse being snatched, say – differ to those about repeated or…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1658+ words) Joanna Boydell has quit as budget hotel chain scrambles to improve safety The founder of Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, has been sentenced to life in prison and had all of his personal property confiscated. Hui Ka Yan,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (662+ words) England’s ancient oak trees are dying in the summer’s extreme heat and dry weather, according to the Woodland Trust, with trees and ecosystems unable to adapt fast enough to the changing climate. The heatwaves across much of Europe this summer…...

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (80+ words) Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths promise not to abuse this technology even though facial recognition algorithms have known biasesSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if…...