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The suspected killers of a British soldier in London this week claimed to have acted in response to the West's 'war on Islam' – raising concerns that their view is shared by more European Muslims.

It is increasingly questionable whether government policy is keeping pace with the growing dangers to women and childrenThis week we have learned the following: the police still make catastrophic mistakes in the protection of women at risk of...

University applicants should certainly follow their heart as well as their head – the job market is too unpredictable to second guessReaders unfortunate to have grown up in the 1970s will doubtless recall a kids' TV game show called Runaround. A...

Anybody who claims to have solved all the problems in physics should consult some physicists before making a big song and dance about it, says Andrew Pontzen    

The savage killing of a British soldier in Woolwich has to be condemned without reservation by all Muslims (Report, 23 May). This murder fills us with revulsion, and our heartfelt condolences are extended to the victim's family.Last week, the...

I met Richard Dreyfuss, the engaging actor known for his roles in in the Spielberg films Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (and a hundred other films) in his suite at the Marriott to discuss his upcoming movie, Cas & Dylan, directed by...

A physicist has formulated a mathematical theory that purports to explain why the universe works the way it does – and it feels like 'the answer'Two years ago, a mathematician and physicist whom I've known for more than 20 years arranged to meet...

What are we to make of a man who left academia more than two decades ago but claims to have solved some of the most intractable problems in physics?There are a lot of open questions in modern physics.Most of the universe is missing, for example....

For so many people religion is practiced out of a sense superstition. Like a furry rabbit's foot, it wards off evil spirits. Fulfilling the word of God keeps you from experiencing bad things. So what happens when you're religious and those bad...

A monstrous tornado, a mile wide or more, tore through towns near Oklahoma City on Monday.