Is This ‘The Coldest Summer Of The Rest Of Our Lives’?

Posted on 07/07/2026 by Boris Clair

The part of the UK I’m in is about to experience about a week’s worth of 30°C+ weather, meaning we’re in for yet another official heatwave.

This comes after March temperatures so high that they broke not one, but two records, and the hottest UK June day we’ve ever noted. Schools closed during the last heatwave; wildfires raged; trains were cancelled, and buses caught on fire.

All this is taking place while an El Niño intensifies. It’s part of a decades-long warming trend that seems to be getting worse, not better.

So is it right to say, as I’ve heard expressed in various online spaces and various publications, that this is “the coldest summer for the rest of our lives”?

The sentence rightly points to the indisputable fact that global warming is going to get more dangerous if we don’t intervene. Heatwaves have already become more likely and more extreme.

But climate is different from weather – on a summer-by-summer basis, are we going to experience conditions worse than these every year? And what does it mean if we don’t?

We asked climate experts to share their thoughts.

“This is definitely the ‘least extreme weather’ we will experience”

Speaking to HuffPost UK, Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh, MBE, the director of the Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformations (CAST) and a Professor of Environmental Psychology at the University of Bath, said 2026 will probably pale in comparison to future weather events.

“I would say this is definitely the ‘least extreme weather’ we will experience,” Prof Whitmarsh told us.

“This is how Prof Hayley Fowler puts it, who is an expert in climate impacts.”

The professor was referring to 2025′s National Emergency Briefing by Professor of Climate Change Impacts at Newcastle University, Prof Hayley Fowler.

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Still, Prof Whitmarsh added, “there’s no guarantee every year will see a hotter summer than the one before, but the general trend is certainly hotter over time”.

″‘This is the coldest year for the rest of our lives’ is very unlikely to be true”

HuffPost UK also spoke to climatologist Prof Friederike Otto, a Professor in Climate Science at the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London and the leader of World Weather Attribution (WWA).

She told us, “I think [the idea that] ‘this is the coldest year for the rest of our lives’ is very unlikely to be true, but what is certain is that unless we stop burning fossil fuels extremely rapidly and global mean temperatures are stabilised around 1.5°C, this is one of the cooler summers for the rest of our lives.”

While there may be cooler summers, and even colder overall years, ahead, in the bigger picture, 2026′s endless heatwaves might go down as a regular – even moderate – example of a “new normal”.

This is especially true if we do not urgently address climate change.

Nigel Farage Quits As MP To Trigger By-Election Amid Row Over His Finances

Posted on 07/07/2026 by Boris Clair

Nigel Farage has dramatically quit as an MP to trigger a by-election in his Clacton seat.

The Reform UK leader made the shock announcement amid the mounting furore over his personal finances.

He said it would be a “people versus the establishment” contest as he accused the media and his political opponents of waging a vendetta against him.

In a statement broadcast on social media, Farage said: “I will fight to win. I will fight to continue the political revolution that Reform has started, and I would say this to you, the voters of Clacton, if I win, you win, because if I lose, they win, and we will never with the two old parties get the type of fundamental change that we need to fix broken Britain.”

Farage has been under pressure since it emerged in April that he had received a £5 million gift from Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before he became an MP.

Daniel Greenberg, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, is carrying out a probe into whether Farage should have declared it – and could recommend he be suspended from the Commons.

By taking matters into his own hands, the Reform boss may be trying to get ahead of the investigation by attempting to secure a fresh mandate from voters in Clacton, who elected him with a majority of 8,400 at the last general election.

Greenberg has also been urged to investigate the financial support Farage accepted from convicted criminal George Cottrell before be entered parliament.

According to the Sunday Times, Cottrell – known as “posh George” – provided funding for Farage’s staffing and security, as well as the use of a London townhouse, before he became an MP.

Under parliamentary rules, new MPs need to register any gifts worth more than £300 they received in the previous 12 months, except where the gift “could not be reasonably thought by others” to relate to their political activities.

Farage has denied any wrongdoing and claimed he is the victim of “an establishment hit job”.

Allies of the Reform leader have described him as “tired” and “stressed” as the pressure mounts, and suggested he needs a break from politics.

His dramatic announcement came a day after he clashed with a Sky News reporter at Heathrow Airport as he returned from America.

Asked if it was a mistake not to declare the financial support he received from George Cottrell, Farage replied: “You tell your bosses, you harass my family any more there will be serious consequences. That’s what your organisation has done this morning. Go away.”

Sky has denied approaching anyone in Farage’s family about the story, which the Reform leader dismissed as “an outright lie”.

In his statement, he said: “The issue with my daughter was the final straw. Enough is enough. And I thought over the weekend, what shall I do?

“I could go out and try and make some real big money. I could go to the USA, where I’ve got plenty of offers. And then I thought, why should I be judged today, or in history in the future, by Sky News and their ilk?

“Why should they be the people that decide my fate? When, as I repeat, I have done nothing wrong.

“I thought about it hard and I have decided today I will resign as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, thereby forcing a by-election, which should happen, I hope, in short order.

“Now I’ve decided that the people of Clacton should be the judges of my actions. This will be a people versus the establishment by-election. It’s a chance to stick two fingers up to the entire establishment to frankly tell them where to go, and that is why I will be putting my name forward to stand in this by-election.”

Listen to Commons People, the podcast that makes politics easy. Every week, Kevin Schofield and Kate Nicholson unpack the week’s biggest stories to keep you informed. Join us for straightforward analysis of what’s going on at Westminster.

Yes, We’re All Worried About Our Sex Drives Right Now

Posted on 07/07/2026 by Boris Clair

There’s no “normal” amount of sex for couples to have, therapists told HuffPost UK previously. In fact, some research has found that only 26% of couples do the act once a week or more.

According to Prof Caroline F Pukall, a professor of psychology who was involved in a new paper on libido, “Sexual desire concerns are one of the most common reasons people seek sex or couples therapy, yet most research has focused on low desire itself or differences in desire between partner”.

Her research, published in the Journal of Sex and Martial Therapy, sought to “better understand how people personally think about and worry about their libido, including what makes them concerned and how those concerns vary across different relationship statuses, genders, and sexual orientations”.

The paper found that over half – 67.1% – of participants worried about their sex drive.

Why were these numbers so high?

The researchers looked at 1,317 respondents to a social media survey. Almost 80% of these were in a committed relationship.

They were asked questions like how often they engaged in sexual activity, how often they desired to do so, how high they percieved their libido to be, and whether they ever worried about their libido.

Almost 60% of the respondents said “yes” to the last question.

Some of the most common concerns included:

Worries about their libido being too low (47.5% of the worried group),
Worries about their libido being mismatched with their partners’ (42.4%)
Worries their sex drive was too high (7.6%).

Of those who worried about their low libido, most people said their biggest concern was not being able to meet their partners’ needs.

Nearly half of the people who responded said they missed how interested in sex they used to be.

Women were much more likely than men to say they were worried about thier sex drive.

Why did people say their sex drive changed?

People in relationships, especially relationships lasting a year or more, were likelier to report both lower libido and increased worry about their sex drive.

Common reasons given included mental health issues, stress, fatigue, parenting responsibilities, medications, and negative body image.

Age didn’t seem to affect how high people’s libido was, not did it seem linked to how worried they were about their sex drive.

Prof Pukall said this study might not be fully representative of most adults, as respondents reached the survey through a podcast about libido, so may be more interested in most in the topic – possibly due to their concerns.

Still, she said, “The biggest takeaway is that concerns about libido are extremely common, and many people worry about whether their desire is ‘normal’….

“Participants frequently described concerns about having lower desire than they wanted, changes in desire over time, or differences between their own desire and a partner’s.”

AI just supercharged the race to find room temperature superconductors

Posted on 07/07/2026 by Boris Clair

Machine learning is giving scientists a powerful new way to search for superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with zero resistance. An international team has demonstrated that AI can rapidly narrow an almost limitless number of possible material combinations to identify the most promising candidates. According to Aalto University Professor Päivi Törmä, who leads the SuperC consortium, the approach could dramatically speed the discovery of new superconductors.

Superconductors allow electric current to flow without losing energy, but only when cooled to extremely low temperatures where quantum effects emerge. These remarkable materials are already used in technologies ranging from quantum computers and medical neuroimaging systems to fusion reactors and maglev trains.

Despite their enormous potential, superconductors remain exceptionally difficult to discover. There are virtually endless combinations of chemical elements that could form new materials, yet only a tiny fraction turn out to be superconductors. Those that have already been identified generally require costly cooling systems that bring them close to absolute zero before they exhibit their unique properties.

Scientists around the world are searching for a practical superconductor that can operate at room temperature.

“Superconductive materials that can operate at room temperature would forever change the way we consume energy,” explains Törmä. “If such a material could replace regular conductors in applications like computers and data centers, global energy consumption could be slashed and the heat footprint of the ICT sector vastly reduced.”

AI and Quantum Physics Join Forces

The SuperC consortium was established in 2023 by Professor Törmä and an international group of leading physicists who share the goal of using quantum physics to help address climate change. It is the first coordinated global collaboration dedicated to discovering new superconductors, with the ambitious objective of finding a room temperature superconductor by 2033.

According to Törmä, combining quantum geometry with machine learning provides a powerful foundation for that search. In the team’s latest work, the newly identified superconductors, YRu₃B₂ and LuRu₃B₂, owe their properties to electrons forming flat bands within a kagome lattice, a geometric arrangement inspired by traditional Japanese basket weaving patterns.

To identify these materials, researchers first used machine learning to rapidly screen enormous numbers of possible elemental combinations. A specialized algorithm selected the most promising candidates, which were then analyzed using detailed quantum calculations to determine whether they could become superconductors.

Once the predictions were confirmed theoretically, collaborators at Rice University synthesized the materials by chemically combining their constituent elements into new compounds. Led by Professor Emilia Morosan, the Rice team then experimentally verified that both materials are indeed superconductors.

The proof of concept study was recently published in Physical Review Research.

A Faster Path to New Superconductors

Developing a complete quantum mechanical understanding of superconductivity is extraordinarily challenging, making the search for new superconducting materials slow and computationally demanding.

“Over the decades researchers have recognized over 7,000 superconductors, but mostly serendipitously,” explains Törmä. “The process of identifying possible materials is so computationally heavy that, in fact, researchers have only been able to theoretically predict the viability of about 20 of these.”

Even when a material appears promising on paper, it may still prove impractical because it is too difficult to synthesize or impossible to produce at scale, Törmä notes. Traditionally, evaluating huge numbers of potential materials has required enormous computing resources. The SuperC team’s AI driven approach changes that process by focusing detailed calculations only on the strongest candidates.

“Our method uses machine-learning-based pre-screening followed by targeted calculations on the promising candidates. This approach will greatly speed up superconductor discovery in the future. With machine learning, we may be able to push the number of materials we can process into the billions,” says Törmä. “This will take us a critical step closer to finding a room-temperature superconductor.”

Looking Ahead

SuperC’s research will be featured in Aalto University’s Designs for a Cooler Planet exhibition from September 1 to October 30, 2026, in Greater Helsinki, Finland.

The SuperC consortium receives funding from The Kavli Foundation, Klaus Tschira Stiftung, Kevin Wells, the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, the Keele Foundation, the Magnus Ehrnrooth Foundation, and the Neste and Fortum Foundation.

Women face hidden fertility ceiling despite donor eggs

Posted on 07/07/2026 by Boris Clair

Age-related changes in the womb lining may be the cause and could be treatable in the future, say experts.

Consultants in England vote in favour of NHS strikes

Posted on 06/07/2026 by Boris Clair

The senior doctors in England now have a mandate for strike action over the next 12 months.

Reviewers In Their 70s Say This $16 Eyeshadow Stick ‘Doesn’t Crinkle Into The Wrinkles’

Posted on 06/07/2026 by Boris Clair

What’s better than a long-lasting eyeshadow stick that glides over lines and wrinkles without creasing? How about a long-lasting eyeshadow stick on sale? This slender stick from Julep delivers an easy-to-apply, cream-to-powder, waterproof eyeshadow LOVED by reviewers with mature skin for its seamless application, smoothness and staying power. Right now, you can snag it in dozens of shades, including mattes, shimmers, neutrals and neons, for 20% off, or just $16. This is the lowest price it’s been in weeks, so we recommend snatching one (or a few) fast!

This twistable stick comes in an abundance of colors and finishes, infused with brightening Vitamin C and hydrating Vitamin E. (Plus, a built-in smudger for easy application.)

The eyeshadow sticks come in a bunch of colors, in matte and shimmer finishes.

The silky, buildable formula has a silicone base infused with Vitamin C and Vitamin E for extra nourishment around your eyes. It goes on creamy, gliding over lines and wrinkles “nicely without tugging,” then dries into a “powder finish that stays in place,” with superior color payoff. “It goes on easily, doesn’t get in creases and stays all day,” one reviewer writes.

Whether you use it as an eyeshadow, eyeliner, under-eye concealer or even a highlighter or contour stick — simply swipe it over your face, no brushes needed. (Though you do get a built-in smudging tip on the bottom, for easy blending on the go.)

Don’t be fooled by how light it feels — this stuff is waterproof, smudge-resistant and crease-proof after it dries down. “I work 10 hour days and sweat a lot…this eyeshadow stick will not budge,” shopper Catherine wrote. “Not even from the waterline.” “It is soft enough not to drag during application but once it’s on my lid it doesn’t smear,” another said. Yet, reviewers agree that when it’s time to take it off, the product comes off easily with a wipe or remover.

Reviewers call it “an imperfection eraser” for wrinkles and veins, offering even, full coverage that’s still “subtle enough for my 80-year-old eyelids!”

While these sticks are adored by users of all ages, they’ve become a fan favorite among users with mature skin. The cream-to-powder formula has been deemed “fabulous for aging eyelids” for how it slides and glides “without skipping on crepey eyelids” or bleeding into lines.

“As a mature woman, I appreciate that the product does not settle in wrinkles but glides over making a smooth looking lid,” one shopper said. “This shadow goes on smoothly and doesn’t crinkle into the wrinkles,” a 73-year-old reviewer added.

Others celebrate how full coverage the formula is, without overwhelming you with pigment. “I have a lot of purple discoloration and veins on my upper lids. I use the color putty and it actually completely covers them,” Jane wrote, calling it “a winner” product that’s worth the buy.

“Brightens and adds color and interest to my eyes without being garish or overbearing,” another said, calling it a “lovely subtle color.” It “accentuates eyes even though I wear glasses.”

Reviewers love this dreamy and creamy eyeshadow stick from Julep for gliding over their lids with ease. Read more 5-star reviews and grab one for yourself for 20% off.

“I am impressed with the Julep Eyeshadow Cream to Powder Waterproof Shadow sticks. I have tried other brands and they do not glide on as smoothly or have the rich color of the Julep brand. As a mature woman, I appreciate that the product does not settle in wrinkles but glides over making a smooth looking lid. I also find them so easy to travel with and they don’t take up much space in my make up bag, no brush or applicator needed! There are so many great colors to choose from and they are easy to remove at the end of the day with a makeup cleansing wipe.” — MD Ochoa

“This is a great product, particularly for more mature women who may worry about creasing. I used to use a very expensive cream mineral shadow but the company does not make it anymore. This is just as good at a fraction of the cost. It has full coverage and good pigment. Highly recommend.” — Karena

“If I could meet with the creator of sliced bread and the creator of Julep Eyeshadow 101 Crème-to-Powder Waterproof Eyeshadow Sticks, I would have to break the news that the Eyeshadow Sticks by Julep are my favorite invention of all time! I’ve always preferred creme eyeshadow to powder, but it tended to crease and fade after a few hours. Then I tried Julep, and it goes on as a creme but dries as a powder and stays fresh looking all day long. I was skeptical that it wouldn’t work for me because my skin and I are at a more ‘mature’ age, but it has never creased, faded or disappeared and the products are true to the colors that are advertised. Not sure I will ever go over to the ‘shimmer’ sticks since I am a matte gal, but I can say for certain that this product is made for all ages and all skin types, and it will take another awesome invention to get me to leave Julep…” — KMW

“I have numerous colors of Julep Cream-to-Powder shadow. I’m 73 years old so my eyelids have some wrinkles. This shadow goes on smoothly and doesn’t crinkle into the wrinkles. It’s stays on most of the day. For the price this is a super product.” — Amazon customer

“This goes on so smoothly and stays where I want it. The color is pretty and flattering. I am almost 70 and have hooded eyelids and this camouflages the eyelids and gives me confidence to be seen.” — Garrison

Or maybe you want eyeliners for mature skin, for under $10? Oh yeah, we got a list for that too. Check out these favs loved by reviewers with mature skin, courtesy of HuffPost Shopping.

Walmart

Best drugstore black: E.l.f. no-budge retractable eyeliner (17% off)

Creamy and pigmented, this retractable eyeliner is waterproof and will last for the day. It comes in a streamlined package that is easy to put on and will ensure you get the product exactly where you want it and not anywhere you don’t. Get it for 17% off.

Promising reviews: “All of ELF’s products are great, but this eyeliner is the best I’ve ever used, and I’m 50 so I have used a lot of eyeliners.” — Lara Beth

“Love it. I am an older woman, most pencil liners pull my skin and don’t produce a good continuous line. This pencil glides on and STAYS out all day long!!!!” — Kindle Customer

Amazon

Best drugstore brown: NYX vivid rich mechanical eye pencil

With the glide of a liquid formula with the ease and precision of a stick, this twisting retractable pen is creamy and long-lasting. Heat and humidity-proof, it won’t bleed as you’re wearing it, giving you definition for hours on end.

Promising review: “The color is soft and rich. It glides on smoothly. I’m 70 years old but it’s easy to control the fine tip. The color is beautiful for an older woman. I highly recommend this color and this pencil.” — LB

“I have been wearing eyeliner since I was a teenager and I can say with 100% confidence that this is by far the best eyeliner I have ever used. I’m a pencil girl so I can’t speak much about liquid. But this goes on really nice and doesn’t pull or tear at my aging skin. It lasts all day under normal conditions and has stayed on for hours in the water. Love the bronze color with the tiny sparkles. It’s the only liner ibhave purchased in several years now. And the price… FAHGEDABOUDIT! 5 STARS across the board.” — Vanessa L. Knight

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“I originally purchased at Target/Walmart but found a better deal here on Amazon. I wear department store cosmetics, but none of the pencil liners compare to this one – this one really stays and does not smudge. I’ve recommended it to many of my friends who ask how my liner stays on so nicely. It’s easy to apply, and comes off easily with my face wash, but you don’t get creases and it doesn’t bleed into crows feet. Hope they never stop making this because I tried all the expensive and drug store pencils. Goes on like liner, but is a pencil with a smudger on one end.” — GOLDEN GIRL

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Posted on 06/07/2026 by Boris Clair

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Sara Cox Gets Glowing Reviews For Her First Day As Radio 2’s Breakfast Show Host

Posted on 06/07/2026 by Boris Clair

Sara Cox is off to a strong start after her first day as the host of Radio 2’s flagship breakfast show, if the reviews are anything to go by.

Back in April, it was announced that Sara had landed one of the most coveted jobs in broadcasting following the abrupt departure of outgoing host Scott Mills earlier in the year.

On Monday morning, she kicked things off with a playful start – making light of how long she’d waited to be appointed the host by playing Lizzo’s About Damn Time followed immediately by Cece Peniston’s Finally.

After the broadcast, critics were mostly won over by Sara’s first broadcast, with The Independent giving her a five-star appraisal.

“Cox brought all the silliness and fun from her teatime programme (and some of the features) – with an added dose of sparkle from an impressive A-list guest,” they enthused, referring to her previously-advertised interview with Tom Hanks to help launch her new show.

The Telegraph was similarly impressed, writing in its own four-star take: “Cox started as she meant to go on – a hectic, uplifting three hours of pure, unadulterated Cox. Bit spiky, bit rude, a lot of fun. There’ll be no repressing of the natural spirit here. And did she sound just that bit more Boltonian than normal?

“Having been a breakfast show stand-in many times over, we knew what we would get with Cox, though she did betray some nerves. These displayed themselves in a presenting style that sometimes verged on chaotic but never strayed away from charming.”

“It turns out there is little that injects more energy into a programme or an audience than the sound of a confident, successful, professional and unapologetic woman triumphant in the job she deserves,” iNews agreed.

They continued: “How refreshing it is to hear radio as mischievous and human as this – but then, that’s always been Cox’s great gift: she went from fun-loving ladette to fun-loving, reassuring mum who’s seen it all; she’s able to be light-touch without losing her sincerity, and she’s never sycophantic.”

More critical was The Times, who claimed Sara’s inaugural show “felt a little underwhelming” and could have been “bolder with what it jettisoned and introduced”, although its critic still gave the show three stars overall.

Sara previously said she was “ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed” to be taking on the role, which she said had been her “dream” since joining Radio 2.

“It feels like a bit of a full circle for me,” she admitted.

The presenter hosted Radio 1’s breakfast show between 2000 and 2003, and had been Radio 2′s teatime host since 2019 before her latest appointment.

“I’ve had the most glorious seven years of my career on teatime so thank you to my brilliant teatime listeners who hopefully will join me at breakfast for excellent music and all my usual nonsense plus some superstar guests,” she added, noting that she “can’t wait to wake the nation up with the biggest most fun breakfast show ever”.

Finn Wolfhard Admits Stranger Things Coming To An End Was ‘Pretty Depressing’ At First

Posted on 06/07/2026 by Boris Clair

Finn Wolfhard has admitted he had mixed feelings about Stranger Things coming to an end at the beginning of this year.

The long-awaited fifth and final season of Stranger Things began streaming towards the end of 2025, with its divisive finale premiering on Netflix on New Year’s Day in the UK.

Looking back on shooting these final episodes, Finn – who shot to international fame as a teenager thanks to his performance as Mike Wheeler – admitted that it took a moment for it to dawn on him that the show would not be returning.

“Every year it was like, OK, I know I’m going to be in Atlanta filming this thing with the same people for the next however long,” he recalled to The Guardian. “It was like my school in a really odd way.”

As a result, going into season five, he claimed “the vibe was almost like ‘oh, we’ll be back next year’”.

“But once we got about halfway through, everyone started to realise like, ‘Oh. This is it’,” he continued. “And then everyone just really valued the time we all had together for that last half.

“It was pretty depressing for everyone when it ended … but it feels absolutely right that we’ve ended at the time that we did.”

Finn Wolfhard in character as Mike Wheeler in the last season of Stranger Things

Asked if he feels “liberated” now he’s no longer part of Stranger Things, he insisted: “For sure, yeah. At first I felt really lost, because that’s your life for so long and so many of the crew and cast were so integral to the person that you are and to your identity. You almost have a kind of withdrawal for a little while.

“Then you realise all those relationships, all those friendships, they’re around forever.”

While promoting Stranger Things last year, Finn admitted he’d be keen to return to the role of Mike in the future.

“I don’t think I’ll ever truly feel like it’s the end,” he shared. “The show will live on in so many ways that I hope it still feels relevant to people years down the line.”

Finn added: “There’s a reason why we ended it, and it’s done. But who’s to say that [the Duffer Brothers, who created Stranger Things], in 10 years, when they get another idea, they do it? It’s up to them.

“I think it’s good that it’s the end, but part of me hopes it’s not,” the former child star added.

All five seasons of Stranger Things are now streaming on Netflix.

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