Public fury as China mental hospitals recruit people to impersonate patients in insurance scam
A number of psychiatric hospitals in central China have been exposed over a scam in which they lure…
Balearic population booms, Mallorca heading to one million but 5,940 fewer Britons in Spain
The Balearics reached a population of 1,249,844 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, a figure that represents an increase…
German Federal Office of Civil Protection publishes guide removing war as an ‘unlikely’ possibility
ADVERTISEMENT For the first time in 35 years, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK)…
Declining pupil numbers isn’t just a London thing
There has been a lot of discussion about declining pupil numbers in London recently. Understandably so – some…
Book of the day: Buckeye by Patrick Ryan
Patrick Ryan: A very good writer but his narrative voice holds the novel back. Photos / Supplied ‘By…
India’s growing lion population should be cause for celebration, but it’s also a deadly problem
Five-year-old Pulsing Ajnera was playing with his brothers in a field near their home in the western Indian…
EU’s population hits record 450 million with numbers driven by migration, Eurostat says
Published on 11/07/2025 – 20:09 GMT+2•Updated 20:48 ADVERTISEMENT Migration to the European Union pushed the bloc’s population to a…
More than 14 million people could die from US foreign aid cuts, study finds
More than 14 million of the world’s most vulnerable people — a third of them young children —…
Thermal cameras helping aerial shooters ‘effectively’ cull feral deer and keep them out of Canberra
Rabbits may jump to mind when thinking of introduced pests causing problems in Canberra, but deer pose issues…
After the blackout in Spain and Portugal, is Germany prepared for such an emergency?
ADVERTISEMENT A massive power cut paralysed everyday life in Spain and Portugal for most of Monday. During the…