2012.07.04 Higgs boson announcement live

Higgs boson announcement live: Cern scientists discover subatomic particle

All the latest developments from Cern, home of the Large Hadron Collider, as scientists gather for a major announcement.

What happens inside the Large Hadron Collider. Scientists at Cern, near Geneva,
have this morning announced the likely discovery of the Higgs boson particle.
Photograph: Cern

12.03 pm: The science community seems agreed: this is a big moment. But many, like Heuer, are cautioning that this could be just the beginning.

Read the news published by The Guardian.