This Day in history (28 March-1814): Funeral held for the man behind the guillotine

The funeral of Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, the namesake of the infamous execution device, takes place outside of Paris, France. Guillotin had what he felt were the purest motives for inventing the guillotine and was deeply distressed at how his reputation had become besmirched in the aftermath. Guillotin had bestowed the deadly contraption on the French

Frontpage news concerning Russia and Ukraine for February 12-18, 2024

Monday February 12 2024 Russia will invade Baltics if it receives Ukrainian land, says ex-Georgia president Vladimir Putin will strike Moldova and the Baltic States if he is given Ukrainian land in exchange for peace, Georgia’s imprisoned former president has warned. read more Tuesday February 13 2024 Ukraine-Russia was latest: Ukraine sends in fresh forces

Farmers lay seige to Paris to stop France from ‘shooting itself in the foot’

By Henry Samuel France Correspondent, in Chennevières-les-Louvres The sun was setting on the A1 motorway outside Paris and Franck Kesteman, 55, and Denis Poiret, 45, both farmers from the Oise, 60 miles north of the capital, were preparing for an impromptu aperitif of wine and crackers behind their van. They proudly showed the mattresses stuffed

Frontpage messages for the week of November 27-December 03 2023

Looking the most important news facts for the last week of November 2023

Ukraine’s good news

08/11/2023 Is Ukraine’s dream of EU membership closer to reality? Thanks in large part to Zelenskiy’s wartime leadership, Brussels has recommended formally opening accession talks – but an extraordinary struggle lies ahead Katherine Butler Even before Russia’s full-scale ground and air invasion in February 2022, the idea of Ukraine being deemed ready to join the

Essential reads concerning our earth, for the first half of October 2023

Essential reads ‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: scientists stunned by planet’s record September heat Global temperatures soared to a new record in September by a huge margin, stunning scientists and leading one to describe it as “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas”. The hottest September on record follows the hottest August and hottest July, with the latter being the hottest month

Wildfires all over the northern hemisphere in 2023

Climate change has spurred on hotter, drier conditions around the world that have lengthened fire seasons in many regions, including California, Europe and Siberia. Changes to the climate have put more energy into the atmosphere, which means severe lightning storms are happening much further north.

The Independent’s climate newsletter for the last week of August 2023

The aftermath of the wildfire which ripped through Lahaina, Hawaii earlier this month. It was the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century, leaving 115 people dead and hundreds more unaccounted for (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Climate Crisis   Hundreds of people remain unaccounted for in Maui following the deadliest wildfires in the United

Scorching summer conditions, extreme heat and wildfires

The summer of 2022 was Europe’s hottest ever Credit: VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images The human toll of last year’s scorching summer conditions has been laid bare in new research which estimates that more than 61,000 people died in Europe from the record-breaking 2022 heatwaves, with the highest loss of life recorded among the over-80s. In Britain,

If you thought the electoral appeal of populism was on the wane, think again.

If you thought the electoral appeal of populism was on the wane, think again.   Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in yesterday’s presidential runoff in Turkey is the latest evidence of its staying power. He extended his 20-year rule despite a cost-of-living crisis, a slumping currency and public anger over the bungled relief effort following February’s