Children who were taken to a park at least once a week from six months to age 11 scored on average 16.5% better on mental health assessments than children taken less often. The finding comes from the Children of the 90s study (Alspac), which has followed 14,062 children born around Bristol since the early 1990s. Because parks visits and mental health were measured repeatedly, the researchers could also see that individual children did better in periods when they visited more. Results held after accounting for factors such as poor housing and maternal mental health. Earlier research mostly measured how close homes were to green space at a single moment, which cannot separate cause from other influences.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.