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 ...

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 ...

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion worth of Chinese ...

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.

The 30 millionaires, worth more than £190 million, gathered for a photoshoot by Rankin, who has photographed famous faces ranging from Queen Elizabeth II to the Rolling Stones. It is exactly 30 years ...

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 ...

As the first acts on the 2025 Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) programme are announced, festival director Nicola Benedetti said “the toughest battle of all” is innovating while at the same time ...

STEETON bowed out of the Macron Cup at the second round stage on Tuesday night with a narrow 3-2 home defeat to Nelson.

The King is celebrating his 76th birthday, marking the occasion with a visit to a surplus food festival. Charles is treating the day as a normal working one and carrying on with his duties despite ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies every year, the Government has announced. The new legislation will require ...

Strawberry Hill, a farm left to nature decades ago that is now home to rare nightingales and turtledoves, has been bought by a local wildlife trust.