Ben Lake

[Written Question] Hannah Schafer

Question by: Ben Lake Answering Body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help secure the release of Hannah Schafer.

‘It’s an obsession’: one man and his family on a mission to save Europe’s glutinous snail

‘It’s an obsession’: the man on a family mission to save the glutinous snail

Ian Hughes is dedicating himself to the protection of the glutinous snail, one of Europe's most endangered species. He and his son, Ben, are actively involved in conservation efforts in North Wales, using science and homemade materials to aid the mollusc. Hughes describes his commitment to the snail as an "obsession."

Anguished Parents, Crying Doctors: Life Amid Utah’s Measles Outbreak

Ben Dowse hadn’t expected to treat measles when he became a doctor, but there he was, examining a newborn exposed to the virus in the womb. The infected mother had given birth just hours earlier. The hospital had alerted Dowse to the case before delivery, and he’d braced himself for the worst.

Future Power Rankings: How all 68 Power 4 college football teams stack up

Projecting a college football program's future is harder than ever. Rosters and fortunes change dramatically and championship pathways are more open than ever. The assets that make a program great in 2026 might not be there in 2027.

Teen Russell, with Tiger's son on bag, makes Open

Miles Russell was among two 17-year-olds who earned a spot in the U.S. Open on Monday. Still to be determined was whether Russell brings his caddie from the 36-hole qualifier -- the son of three-time champion Tiger Woods -- to Shinnecock Hills next week. Russell, the No. 10 amateur in the world, survived a bogey on the first playoff hole and grabbed the fourth and final spot from the Florida qualifier.

2027 recruiting class rankings: Miami surges into ...

As anticipated, commitments are on the rise and expected to continue to tick up. Miami was a key mover as it pushed into the top-five with multiple four-star additions. One of those was SC Next 300 DE Jaiden Bryant who flipped from LSU.

Science news this week: Exploding rocket overshadows NASA's next steps to the moon, 'Doomsday Glacier' faces big loss, quantum computer AI hybrid shows impressive results, and war deepens Iran's water crisis

Science news this week: Exploding rocket overshadows NASA's next steps to the moon, 'Doomsday Glacier' faces big loss, quantum computer AI hybrid shows impressive results, and war deepens Iran's water crisis May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend Space dominated this week's science news, with NASA announcing its imminent next steps in plans to develop a permanent moon base being...

From Make That Movie to Sugar: the week in rave reviews

TV If you only watch one, make it … Make That Movie Channel 4 Summed up in a sentence Last One Laughing finalist delivers one of the funniest shows of the year, with this mockumentary about a director who makes awful films. What our reviewer said “So ostentatiously silly that it deserves to be paraded around the streets.” Stuart Heritage Further reading ‘People are like: you’re a crackpot’: how Sam Campbell became comedy’s oddball superstar Pick of the rest The Four Seasons Netflix Summed up...

Passan's latest trade intel on all 30 MLB teams: B...

Major League Baseball's trade season is fast approaching, and the sport's cramped standings are providing little clarity on who's likeliest to end up where. There are too many contenders -- and too many teams whose dreams of contention remain -- to figure out how this deadline is likely to operate. At this time last year, remember, the Milwaukee Brewers, who wound up winning a major league-best 97 games, were barely above .500.