Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that ...

Wealthy countries must more than double the amount of climate finance paid from taxpayers’ money annually by 2030, UN-appointed experts said. The Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance ...

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into US telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from ...

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised in memory of a headmaster who died from an undiagnosed brain tumour. A Bit of a Do was held at Lucton School, Lucton, near the Herefordshire and Shropshire border, ...

A story heard in childhood by a Shropshire woman has led to a very special memorial service. In 1944 six lives were lost in a B17 Flying Fortress crash on the Dhustone, Clee Hill. Eighty years to the ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump.

The papers on Thursday are led by a shake-up to the pension scheme. The Financial Times reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce pension “megafunds” are set to be created to help unlock ...

Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a controversial gala organised by far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military, included Israeli ...

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Laura Hudson, from Astley in Greater Manchester, first thought something was wrong when she felt a lump in her right breast.

The consumer rights group believes the tech giant has broken competition law by ‘trapping’ people with Apple devices into using its ...

The 2025 Edinburgh International Festival takes place from August 1-24 2025. The full programme for the festival will be announced with tickets going on sale in March 2025.