The number of British adults aged 100 has jumped by 52% in a year, according to the Office for National Statistics, which said the number aged 100 and over also reached its highest ever level of 15,120 last year. The Evening Standard said this was is in part due to a sharp increase in births in the year following the First World War, compounded by improvements in healthcare and quality of life.
Daughter donates Picasso works to settle tax bill
Pablo Picasso’s daughter is to donate nine of her father’s works to settle a tax bill in France, Euro News reported. Maya Ruiz-Picasso, 86, is set to hand over six paintings, two sculptures, and a sketchbook to the national collections at the Picasso Museum in 2022. “It is with deep emotion that I come to celebrate the entry into the national collections,” Bachelot said in a statement.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
‘Miracle’ as house avoids lava
A house in the Canary Islands has dramatically managed to escape lava from an erupting volcano. The residence in La Palma has been dubbed a “miracle house” after an image on social media showed it surrounded by rivers of lava from the Cumbre Vieja volcano. The volcano started erupting on Sunday. More than 200 homes have been destroyed and about 6,000 people evacuated.
-
China is silently expanding its influence in American citiesUnder the Radar New York City and San Francisco, among others, have reportedly been targeted
-
How China uses 'dark fleets' to circumvent trade sanctionsThe Explainer The fleets are used to smuggle goods like oil and fish
-
One year after mass protests, why are Kenyans taking to the streets again?today's big question More than 60 protesters died during demonstrations in 2024
-
What happens if tensions between India and Pakistan boil over?TODAY'S BIG QUESTION As the two nuclear-armed neighbors rattle their sabers in the wake of a terrorist attack on the contested Kashmir region, experts worry that the worst might be yet to come
-
Why Russia removed the Taliban's terrorist designationThe Explainer Russia had designated the Taliban as a terrorist group over 20 years ago
-
Inside the Israel-Turkey geopolitical dance across SyriaTHE EXPLAINER As Syria struggles in the wake of the Assad regime's collapse, its neighbors are carefully coordinating to avoid potential military confrontations
-
'Like a sound from hell': Serbia and sonic weaponsThe Explainer Half a million people sign petition alleging Serbian police used an illegal 'sound cannon' to disrupt anti-government protests
-
The arrest of the Philippines' former president leaves the country's drug war in disarrayIn the Spotlight Rodrigo Duterte was arrested by the ICC earlier this month
