‘The term is becoming unrecognisable’: have the experts who believed in a single autism spectrum changed their minds?‘The term is becoming unrecognisable’: have the experts who believed in a single autism spectrum changed their minds?

There has been a steep rise in the number of people labelled autistic over the last 20 years. Is that down to greater understanding – or overdiagnosis? The home of 85-year-old Uta Frith does not exactly look like the latest front in the culture wars. Located in a serenely quiet ...

‘What’s our crime?’: A Palestinian family’s fight to get care for son injured by Hamas rocket‘What’s our crime?’: A Palestinian family’s fight to get care for son injured by Hamas rocket

Kinaan Dadou, 10, has been left disabled since 7 October 2023 as his parents struggle to find funding for specialist treatment It was 7.30am on 7 October 2023 when a Hamas rocket exploded next to 7-year-old Kinaan Dadou. The rocket was aimed at the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the ...

‘Our voices, our journey’: 2026 Taiwan Pride parade – in pictures‘Our voices, our journey’: 2026 Taiwan Pride parade – in pictures

An estimated 150,000 people took to the streets of Taipei on Saturday to attend the 24th Taiwan LGBT+ Pride parade. The largest annual pride event in east Asia, the march aims to promote gender equality, foster cross-community dialogue, and advocate for expanded legal protections and social inclusivity ‘We’re not freaks’: ...

It’s closer to Beijing than Washington – and residents of this Alaskan outpost are reeling from Trump’s policiesIt’s closer to Beijing than Washington – and residents of this Alaskan outpost are reeling from Trump’s policies

On the Bering Sea, Unalaska is the US’s most productive seafood port, employing thousands of workers. But Trump’s cuts, and his disastrous war with Iran, have caused chaos – and put Republican control of Congress at risk It was less than 17 hours until the start of Alaska’s lucrative Bering ...

The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualizedThe staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized

The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US history Elon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen SpaceX rocket launches or buy thousands of Tesla Cybertrucks. ...