Family announces death on social media sites, saying: Verne was an extremely caring individual The actor Verne Troyer has died, according to a statement posted to his social media pages on Saturday. He was 49. Troyer, who was 2ft 8in …
Sophie Unwin, the co-founder of the Remakery in Brixton and the founder of Edinburgh Remakery has been inundated with inquiries about setting up similar enterprises abroad. Photograph: Katherine Anne Rose for the ObserverAn estimated 300,000 tonnes of clothing was sent …
With the number of rough sleepers in Britain soaring, its time we got over our prejudices, writes Harry Quilter-Pinner, who works at the homelessness charity SCT I was born in Liverpool and grew up on a council estate. I had …
The Big Ben clocktower is surrounded in scaffolding in London, December 28, 2017. (Reuters) London became a bit more like New York City in February, but it’s not a distinction to be proud of. The city of Big Ben and …
Key Trump adviser Steve Bannon Photograph: Alain Robert/Sipa/Rex/Shutterstock The revelations provoked widespread outrage. The Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that the state would be launching an investigation. Residents deserve answers immediately from Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, she said on …
Figures show a majority of young adults in 12 countries have no faith, with Czechs least religious Europes march towards a post-Christian society has been starkly illustrated by research showing a majority of young people in a dozen countries do …
If you are a meat eater who is shocked by how dogs are treated in South Korea, maybe you should look at all meat production with fresh eyes. Photograph: Yun Suk-Bong/Reuters CNN slammed the brutal and sinister trade, while USA …
Smoke rises from buildings following bombardment on the village of Mesraba in the rebel-held besieged eastern Ghouta region. Photograph: Hamza Al-Ajweh/AFP/Getty Images The Syrian civil defense, a search and rescue organisation, said 61 people were killed on Tuesday alone, while …
Ruth Lane, the widow of Don Lane, who was a courier with DPD at its Bournemouth depot. Photograph: Richard Crease/BNPS Ruth Lane told the Guardian: There was a constant threat of a fine. They had to deliver the parcels to …
The worlds first plastic-free supermarket aisle in Amsterdam. Photograph: Ewout Huibers/PA Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic Planet, the group behind the campaign, said the opening represented a landmark moment for the global fight against plastic pollution. For decades shoppers …
