App algorithms rank results so dating opportunities end up being hoarded by the few. One app told me my score

It has been described as the world’s most sought-after beer. Just over 5,000 barrels are brewed annually by the 19 Trappist monks of St Sixtus abbey in Westvleteren, Flanders, and drinkers tempted by the regular appearance of its darkest brew at the

An independent tribunal sitting in London has concluded that the killing of detainees in China for organ transplants is continuing, and victims include imprisoned followers of the Falun Gong movement. The China Tribunal, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice

Beijing’s public support for Hong Kong leader likely hides private fury, but letting her go would be another humiliation

Every year has its anthem, be it Drake, Calvin Harris or Beyoncé, but which one is the best of the millennium so far?

Queer groups are protesting mainstream festivals and organizing alternative events that recognize ongoing police mistreatment of LGBT people

The country’s drug industry thrives despite a 2016 Farc deal which helped farmers substitute coca crops for legal alternatives

Packers and exporters took out newspaper adverts to decry situation in Michoacán, a battleground for warring crime factions

59 Productions’ adaptation of Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities will transform Mayfield depot for the Manchester international festival

The world’s fattest parrot is facing an existential threat in the form of a dangerous fungal infection which has already endangered a fifth of its species. Seven of New Zealand’s native kākāpō have died in recent months after falling victim to the re

The avant-garde pioneer’s virtual-reality installation To the Moon is coming to Manchester international festival

I faced maternity discrimination and was pushed into signing an NDA. An MPs’ report shows my story is all too common

Kids have always been expensive, but insecure housing and jobs markets have made becoming a parent more financially challenging than ever

Liberal men say they want to be equal partners in housework and parenting. But it hasn’t happened

The cutting of the border fence between Hungary and Austria in June 1989 showed the division of post-war Europe was coming to an end, and heralded the region’s evolution

The northern pitcher plants, also known as turtle socks, devour juvenile spotted salamanders

Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, was a CIA informant before he was assassinated in Malaysia in 2017, a report has claimed. Citing an unnamed “person knowledgeable about the matter”, the Wall Street Journal said

Former hotdog seller became known as ‘Putin’s chef’ because of his Kremlin catering contacts

Exclusive: Kremlin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin leading push to turn continent into strategic hub, documents show

Universo Santi in the southern Spanish city of Jerez is dedicated to helping people with disabilities join the mainstream workforce

Former soldier and explorer Levison Wood runs through how to endure or avoid confrontation with some of nature’s most dangerous animals

Some hackers use malicious code, but most just hide in plain sight. It can be devastatingly effective

The pride – and purpose – of the Acropolis Museum has always been the Parthenon gallery. With its 360-degree panoramic view from the top floor, the museum has always been on a mission: to let the world know that this is the most appropriate place to

Social media is bringing people together for more than 18,000 niche interest events around Britain this year

Noise pollution is an environmental and public health crisis. Here are some simple steps to fight back

Alan Wendt is the first interpreter to be regularly employed by a New Zealand prime minister – and he has had a busy year

Dressed as a gladiator, Remi Sanz, a visitor from Spain, was unaware that his outfit might land him in trouble as he hung around Rome’s famous Trevi Fountain on Friday morning. Authorities in the Italian capital have now enforced a slew of rules, upd

New style guidance encourages editors to avoid medically misleading terms like ‘heartbeat bill’ in reference to restrictive abortion laws sweeping the US Make a contr

As the capture and conviction of Mexico’s notorious drug lord has shown, taking down the boss doesn’t mean taking down the organisation. By Jessica Loudis

For 50 years, Ruzena Levy could not speak of the horrors she endured and witnessed in the Nazi death camps. On arriving at Auschwitz at the age of 13, she was ordered to turn left; her mother, clutching her youngest child in her arms, was told to go