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Its only hair! I hear you cry my baby sons hair-cutting ceremony

Theres a strong chance that if your baby is of Indian heritage, he or she will be blessed with an admirable head of hair. The type of crown that makes fellow parents coo over its thickness and sheer quantity and to wonder what on earth you are doing to make it grow so fast (almond

James Cameron dives into the Mariana Trench in pictures | Science

The dive was part of Deepsea Challenge, a scientific expedition by Cameron, the National Geographic Society and Rolex to conduct deep-ocean research. Cameron has visited underwater and ocean themes in his directorial work

Rereading: Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin

Also in tomorrow's Guardian Review: John Gray writes about scientific attempts to cheat death; Rachel Cusk reviews Julian Barnes; Richard Williams on Alan Lomax, the legendary songhunter; and Andrew Motion on the invention of murder. Plus we identify the best-looking books of 2011

Thursday briefing: Why Biden is losing some Black voters and how he plans to win them back | Wor

In todays newsletter: With the 2024 election likely to hinge on just thousands of votes in swing states, the president needs every vote he can get Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First Edition

Woman whose search for parrot Chanel went viral charged over 237kg cannabis haul | UK news

Sandra Hannahs appeals after her African grey went missing in Merseyside attracted widespread attention A woman who went viral in an online video of her trying to find her missing parrot, an African grey named Chanel, has been charged over a 792,000 cannabis haul.