By Adam Behr, Reader in Music, Politics and Society, Newcastle University
“Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” John Lydon’s closing words before stalking off stage at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom in January 1978, concluding the Sex Pistols’ US tour, have echoed ever since. They’re a bitter bookend to a fractious spell in the limelight. Barely three years had passed since the band’s first gig and less than two since they exploded into the national consciousness.
Lydon’s words marked an ending, but the start was almost as combustible. Fifty years ago, on March 30 1976, the Sex Pistols played a pivotal gig at London’s 100 Club. Photographer P.T.…
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By Richard Wall, Emeritus Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol
A flesh eating parasitic fly has spread north through Mexico to within a few hundred miles of the US southern border.
The New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) lays its eggs in open wounds and in the orifices of live, warm-blooded animals – including, occasionally, humans. The maggots then devour the animal’s flesh, causing devastating lesions that can quickly kill the infested host.
Before the 1950s, it was found in the southern states of the…
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By Debak Das, Assistant Professor, University of Denver
Conducting military strikes against a nation that is engaged in negotiations to reduce its nuclear capacity has set a dangerous precedent.
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By Joseph Freer, Academic Clinical Fellow, Population Health, Queen Mary University of London
NHS satisfaction has jumped at its fastest rate since 1998, but the evidence suggests politics and media narratives may matter more than actual care.
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By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol
We think the human body is fully mapped. In reality, anatomy is still incomplete, and shaped by who was studied, and who wasn’t.
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By Mike Jeffries, Associate Professor, Ecology, Northumbria University, Newcastle
You need to already know what a rewilded landscape should look like, in order to generate a convincing image of one.
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By Harriet Fletcher, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, Anglia Ruskin University
The tour delivered everything fans have come to expect from the artist: spectacle, innovation and, above all, immersion in a gothic world.
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By Amnesty International
Responding to the tabling of an amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) in Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) that would grant the authorities sweeping new powers over the assets of NGOs that have had their licenses withdrawn, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board at Amnesty International India, said: “Since coming into […] The post India: Parliament must reject proposal to extend restrictions on overseas funding for NGOs appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A man holds a banner showing the eyes of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban during a protest against the government's alleged use of powerful spyware to spy on critical journalists, politicians, and business leaders, Budapest, Hungary, July 26, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi The decision by Hungary’s minister of justice to order an investigation into Szabolcs Panyi, a prominent Hungarian journalist, on dubious accusations of espionage, marks a dangerous escalation in the state’s crackdown on independent media. The government accuses Panyi, who writes…
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Friday, March 27, 2026
The war in the Middle East continues, with attacks causing further terror and suffering, deepening the humanitarian crisis across the region. In Geneva, diplomats at the Human Rights Council have been discussing the school strike in Iran’s Minab that killed more than 100 children. Stay with us for live updates on this and from UN agencies providing relief. App users can follow coverage here.
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