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This month the state-backed National Savings and Investments (NS&I) bank will share its plan to reunite thousands of bereaved families with their missing money. In March it emerged that 37,500 people faced delays because of problems tracing the premium bonds of deceased customers. The families are collectively owed nearly £500m. To sort out the situation the government replaced the bank’s chief executive and drafted in extra staff. It also promised compensation for those affected, where appropriate. If you’re caught up in the lost funs scandal, we would like to hear from you. We’d also like to hear from people who have faced other difficulties dealing with NS&I. Share your experience You can respond in the form below or by messaging us. We will get in touch with you before we use your submission. Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any …
Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore At 57 years old, Jennifer Aniston is in enviable shape. Strength training is a “non-negotiable” part of her routine, but don’t expect to see her with a barbell in hand any time soon. Instead, in 2023, she adopted a novel low-impact training system called Pvolve – a training method found by an Exeter University study to be “effective at improving strength and balance in women during and post-menopause”. “Pvolve is a functional fitness method that moves your body in ways you move in everyday life – forward, sideways and rotationally,” her trainer and Pvolve vice president of training Dani Coleman explains. “We do that with unique resistance equipment [designed] to build overall stability, mobility and strength.” This specialist equipment is needed to do some of the exercises in Pvolve workouts, but many of Aniston’s favourite moves require just your bodyweight. Below, …
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Graphic Novels Help Kids Build Literacy Skills Even though educators and librarians have known for decades that comics are actually good for kids to read, it’s really nice to see more and more writing–with links to the evidence–about the power of the graphic novel. Comics help kids build crucial literacy skills, and because kids enjoy reading them, it’s a win-win for all. This is a nice read that lays out the research in a highly readable and sharable way. Want your kids to pause their scrolling for a bit? Keep ’em elbow deep in comics! ‘Making The Scarlet Letter Into My Career’: My Life as a Sex Writer This is an excerpt from a a memoir coming out this week, and it’s a good one. There are so many careers that the general public finds “less than,” and many of those have to do with sex–be it sex work or in the case here, taking …
No offense to all the hearts out there, but the glutes are the body’s engine. They propel you forward when you walk or run, and come into play during the majority of your daily movements. Since these butt muscles are so active, it is important to keep them strong and functional to age well. Article continues below You may like You may not be worried about glute strength in your 30s or 40s, but it may be a contributing factor to whether you can maintain your independence in your 70s and 80s. So, how do you start to build a stronger butt? William Dotson, a NASM-certified personal trainer at The Edge Fitness Clubs, says you can do it from the comfort of your home and without picking up a single weight—at least to start with. He shared the following three glute-strengthening exercises. Start your week with achievable workout ideas, health tips and wellbeing advice in your inbox. If you perform each movement slowly and with control, you’re likely to feel the burn by the final …
Two Chinese citizens were indicted on by the DOJ on charges of conspiring to flood the United States with methamphetamine through a sophisticated, factory-style production operation, federal prosecutors announced this week. Wenfeng Cui, 41, also known as “Vincen,” (no “t’) and Fan Pang, 26, also known as “Jerry,” both nationals of the People’s Republic of China, were arrested in New York City on February 2, 2026, after allegedly meeting with undercover sources and providing detailed instructions on the chemical synthesis of methamphetamine and the operation of custom-built industrial machinery designed to mass-produce the drug. The unsealed indictment, announced by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton and DEA Special Agent in Charge Cindy Marx of the Special Operations Division, charges the pair with one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine (maximum penalty: life in prison), one count of conspiracy to import methamphetamine precursor chemicals with intent to manufacture narcotics (maximum 20 years), and one count of importation of methamphetamine precursor chemicals (maximum 20 years). “Terrifying in its ambition” According to the indictment and related court filings, over roughly …
What’s the point of play? Is it simply a way to keep children occupied, or something more? For some, it’s about learning literacy and numeracy. For others, it’s how friendships form and relationships deepen. But it can be all of these at once, and more. Most parents recognise that play matters. But there’s less agreement on what kind of play is best. Should children be guided towards activities designed to build specific skills, like sports for coordination, or construction for maths and engineering? Or should the child’s own interests lead the way, regardless of perceived educational value? Our research focuses on a type of play often dismissed as “just for fun” – playing with dolls. Across a series of studies, we found that doll play can help children understand other people’s thoughts and feelings. This is a skill that underpins social interaction throughout life. There is pressure on parents to create the “right” environment for development, often filled with toys that promise clear educational outcomes. STEM-focused toys (science, technology, engineering and maths), in particular, are …
Space exploration usually gets framed as a world of national agencies, elite labs and companies with enormous budgets. Space Kidz India has spent years pushing against that picture. The Chennai-based aerospace startup, founded by Dr. Srimathy Kesan, built its identity around a straightforward idea: students should do more than study space. They should help make the machines that go there. That idea has driven a run of student-led satellite missions, including KalamSat, KalamSat V2, AzaadiSAT and AzaadiSAT-2, while drawing thousands of young people into hands-on space education. Now the group is preparing for its biggest educational mission yet, ShakthiSAT, a program meant to train 12,000 girls from 108 countries and move toward a student-built satellite connected to lunar exploration. The effort sits close to the legacy of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, India’s former president, aerospace scientist and widely admired teacher. Kalam urged young people to think boldly and treat science as a tool for national progress. Space Kidz India took that message out of speeches and turned it into workshops, hardware and launch campaigns. Its …
OpenAI is apparently not content with just running the most talked-about AI chatbot on the planet. The company now wants to be in your pocket, too. Prominent Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo published findings this weekend revealing that OpenAI is developing a smartphone built around AI agents rather than traditional apps. According to Kuo, the device is being built in partnership with MediaTek and Qualcomm on the processor side, with Luxshare serving as the exclusive manufacturing partner. Mass production isn’t expected until 2028, with specs and suppliers likely locked in by late 2026 or early 2027. SEE ALSO: Florida investigates OpenAI over deadly mass shooting The core pitch, per Kuo, is a fundamental rethinking of the way our phones work. Instead of juggling a pile of apps, users would simply tell their phone what they want to do, and the AI agent would accomplish that task. OpenAI is reportedly building an agentic AI operating system from the ground up around that premise. Mashable Light Speed Kuo notes that OpenAI has several advantages in this space, including …
Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Enticed by cheap land, abundant resources, and massive tax breaks, tech companies are gobbling up land in small, rural communities like never before for their inconvenient real-world infrastructure. One humble burg in Northeastern Pennsylvania is inundated with so many data center proposals, in fact, that the facilities could soon make up a staggering 14 percent of the town’s surface area. In the borough of Archbald, Pennsylvania, incoming developers have threatened to erect six separate data center campuses to power the tech industry’s insatiable demand for AI computing power, the Washington Post reports. A town of only 7,000 residents, Archbald is situated directly along a major regional transmission line which offers a direct connection to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant. With relatively cheap land just a two hour drive away from both Philadelphia and New York City, the town is a veritable fly trap for data center developers. According to WaPo, the six campus proposals encompass 51 separate warehouses, …
