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Name: Mark Zuckerberg.Age: Unknown.Appearance: Bespectacled, smartly dressed, demeanour of somebody who is fed up with Facebook.Mark Zuckerberg is annoyed with Facebook? Yes, that’s what I said.But isn’t Mark Zuckerberg the boss of Facebook? No, Mark Zuckerberg is a well-regarded bankruptcy lawyer from Indianapolis.Oh no, have we fallen into a parallel universe again? Do try to keep up. There can be more than one person with the same name in the world.Got it. Mark Zuckerberg (the Indianapolis bankruptcy lawyer) is fed up with Facebook (the borderline unusable social media platform founded by the other Mark Zuckerberg). There, that wasn’t so hard.But…

As a former allotment holder in Glasgow, I read Robin Tyne’s article with empathy (‘I joined every list’: the gruelling search for a Glasgow allotment, 2 September). I too joined every waiting list in Glasgow before I became a plotholder. There are not enough allotments in Glasgow and indeed across the UK. While the company Roots and other private allotments have a place, they can never be a replacement for local authority ones. Under the 2015 Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act, Scottish local authorities have a duty to provide allotments. We need to find more space in our cities for them – spaces…

The weather is changing and that means one thing: fall foliage. And luckily for a majority of the United States, the forecast is vibrant. Travelers intent on leaf peeping in places like New England can expect surges of oranges and reds, while travelers to the Appalachian region will likely find a more muted outlook, according to AccuWeather’s annual foliage forecast that was shared with Travel + Leisure. Late summer heat may also translate to a shorter foliage season in areas where the color is more striking.“There will be drastic differences in fall foliage across this country this year,” Paul Pastelok, AccuWeather’s…

new video loaded: Londoners Face Transit Chaos as Major Tube Strike Takes EffecttranscriptBacktranscriptLondoners Face Transit Chaos as Major Tube Strike Takes EffectA major strike on the London Underground system is causing widespread disruption for millions of Londoners. The strike is expected to last until Friday.I mean, I was hoping they’d be called off, which generally happens, and the prospect of it being all week is a bit of a nightmare. So it’s probably taken me twice as long to get in this morning. I guess more people will be working from home this week. I support what they’re saying, but…

ELMONT, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 07: Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform during a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)Getty Images for MTV The 2025 MTV Video Music Awards payed tribute to the late prince of darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, with a special star studded performance. Yungblud, alongside Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, and longtime Ozzy Osbourne keyboardist Adam Wakeman, delivered a medley of Osbourne’s iconic anthems “Crazy Train,” “Mama, I’m Coming…

Out Nov. 7, the record will feature the previously released singles “Marigolds” and “How to Live” Del Water Gap‘s search for understanding is underway as he prepares for the release of his third studio album, Chasing the Chimera. Out Nov. 7, the record will find the musician looking inward for answers to questions about morality, validation, and self-perception. “This is where I’ve been the last year & it’s been healing my cynical heart, and I hope you’ll find a place for these songs,” Del Water Gap shared on Instagram. The album marks his first since 2023’s I Miss You Arleady…

Getty ImagesThe aerial view on the medals incorrectly used an outline of Sunderland and the River WearGreat North Run organisers have apologised after medals given to participants in this year’s event featured the wrong city and river.About 60,000 people completed the 13.1m (21km) half marathon on Sunday with each of them handed a medal incorporating an image of what was supposed to be an aerial view of Newcastle, Gateshead, South Shields and the River Tyne.However, acknowledging the items actually showed nearby Sunderland and the River Wear which have no involvement in the event, the Great Run Company admitted it had…

September 8, 20252 min readLittle-Known ‘Gut Virome’ Protects Us—And Changes throughout Our LivesA new review study examines the “gut virome”: the microbiome’s mysterious viral populationBy Kate Graham-Shaw edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Viruses have an understandably bad reputation. But deep in our digestive system, a lot of them are quietly working to keep us healthy. This “gut virome” is a key part of the overall microbiome—the vast collection of microbes that play a crucial role in our digestion, immunity and overall health.“The bacteria component of the microbiome is well known,” says Tao Zuo, a microbiologist at Sun Yat-sen University in…

This neighborhood guide is curated by one of our New York City–based editors who calls it home.In SoHo, time doesn’t so much pass as it pirouettes. It’s a neighborhood that doesn’t just invite you to explore—it seduces you into slowing down, looking up, and slipping sideways into a more cinematic state of being.Having lived in New York for four years and calling Lower Manhattan home, SoHo has become my comfort spot. It’s a spot that feels both intimate and grand, a place where you can feel the city’s pulse beat softly. It’s the first place I venture to when I…

Ione WellsSouth America correspondent in São PauloReutersThere were rallies by supporters and opponents of ex-President Bolsonaro on SundayOn Sunday, Brazilians celebrated their country’s independence from Portugal as they do every year on 7 September: with patriotism, military parades, flag-waving and churrascos – Brazilian barbecues.But with a verdict imminent in the trial on coup charges of former President Jair Bolsonaro, this year the day was marked by rival rallies.Thousands took to the streets chanting slogans about freedom: some in defence of democracy, others in defence of the ex-president who stands accused of trying to overthrow it.On Tuesday, five Supreme Court justices…