Twenty stars who turned down honours, from John Cleese to Nigella

Is it really a great honour to be on the New Year Honours list? The 2026 selection has certainly raised eyebrows: alongside ...

Celebrities who've turned down or returned honours

The New Year Honours 2026 list has been announced, celebrating contributions to British society – but many famous faces have ...

Calgary's exotic pet scene ‘growing exponentially,’ hobbyists say

A house filled with snakes and spiders might be straight out of many people's nightmares, but to longtime exotic pet keeper ...
TechAnnouncer

Mastering AI Training Courses: Your Guide to Top Programs in 2026

While some AI courses focus purely on concepts, many beginner programs will touch on programming. Python is the go-to language for AI because it’s relatively easy to learn and has a massive library of ...
New Scientist

Kids as young as 4 innately use sorting algorithms to solve problems

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...
The Drum

See it. Say it. Sorted. They refreshed the brand, but did they sort it?

Veteran copywriter Paul Burke discusses the recent polishing of a modern British institution, ‘See it, Say it, Sort it.’ Let’s just say he’s never been a fan. Nearly a decade after its launch, the ...
GitHub

[RFC] Replace rust-timsort so RustPython sorting speed ~= CPython sorting speed

Replace the single usage of rust-timsort with a more performant sorting algorithm. Either Rust's default sorting algorithm or a crate like glidesort which has positive benchmarks against the default ...