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For 15 years, the Liverpool band have been making some of the boldest experiments in British music (around their day jobs). They explain why quietness and community are so important in a chaotic world

Research that aims to explain why some people experience intense visual imagery could lead to a better understanding of creativity and some mental disorders

Maker of Wegovy, an appetite suppressor hailed as a weight-loss magic bullet, has spent millions on a slick PR campaign – including payments to some of its biggest cheerleaders

Other lives: Scholar of later medieval French history and head of the history department at Liverpool University

It was a nail-biting race, but in the end Brazil's former – and now future – left-wing president came out on top. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has defeated far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a highly polarised presidential run-off. The win marks an incredible comeback for Lula, who after spending…

Former banker Jake Kaine, 36, used knowledge from his Masters research degree in microbiology to grow thousands of pounds worth of the hallucinatory drug for himself and friends

Yousif Kadhim was "looking forward to finishing university and finding the right job"

Brexiter tells Guardian that new PM understands need for tax cuts and orthodoxy must be challenged to revitalise economy

"I am so proud and happy to see this humanitarian scholarship up and running"