The Latest Breaking News from British Academy

Christopher Nolan, known for directing blockbusters like Memento, Interstellar and Oppenheimer, is facing public backlash for filming scenes of his new film, The Odyssey, in part of north Africa called Western Sahara.

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood is looking into a potential “national rollout” of chemical castration for sex offenders. This is a process of lowering testosterone levels with the intention of reducing libido.

Letter: The chair of the British Academy book prize, Prof Charles Tripp, responds to the news that the Women’s Prize Trust is launching a new award for non-fiction written by women

Exclusive: Report reveals postcode lottery as barely half FE institutions offer some form of language teaching

People’s first instinct when engaging with conspiracy believers is often to try and debunk their ideas with factual and authoritative information.

Full Fact receives president’s medal 2022 for exposing and countering misinformation in news and political campaigns

Many people on low incomes will have breathed a sigh of relief when the UK Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt announced, in his autumn statement on November 17 2022, that he would be increasing benefits by 10.1% in 2023. This is almost in line with the rate of inflation.

Amid the ongoing turmoil of UK politics, there has been much talk of how fair the British social security system is. In the wake of a series of mini-budget U-turns, the chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has affirmed that “there will be more difficult decisions to take on both…

For millennia, people have used mind-altering techniques to achieve different states of consciousness, envision spiritual figures, connect with nature, or simply for the fun of it. Psychedelic substances, in particular, have a long and controversial history. But for just as long, people have been having these experiences without drugs too,…