Historic declaration at Cop26 commits countries to ending major cause of CO2 emissions World leaders have agreed a deal that aims to halt and reverse global deforestation over the next decade as part of a multibillion-dollar package to tackle human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Xi Jinping, Jair Bolsonaro and Joe Biden […]
Month: November 2021
UK was braced for immediate measures but French president says ‘talks need to continue’ France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has shelved his threat to clog up UK exports and ban its fishers from landing catches at French ports from midnight in a dispute over access to British fishing waters, as his […]
Study reveals scale of impact that poverty, racism and discrimination has on women and babies Thousands of babies in England are being born prematurely, smaller than expected or stillborn because of “alarming” and “devastating” socioeconomic and racial inequalities across the country, a landmark study has suggested. Both are known risk […]
Potentially fatal, hemlock water dropwort smells and looks like parsnip Plants that look and smell like parsnips but are highly poisonous and potentially deadly have been washed up on beaches in Cumbria after the recent stormy weather. Coastguards have warned people to avoid the plants called hemlock water dropwort (Oenanthe […]
UK experts say accusing Giuffre of seeking a ‘payday’ at prince’s expense is risky Prince Andrew’s attacks on Virginia Giuffre’s character in an attempt to get her sexual assault lawsuit against him thrown out may fail and risk doing further damage to his reputation, British lawyers have said. Having initially […]
UK PM says climate crisis talks at G20 over weekend only ‘inched forward’ The Cop26 climate summit is at serious risk of failure because countries are still not promising enough to restrict global temperature rises to below 1.5C, Boris Johnson has warned. In a blunt admission after two days of […]
French president criticises Scott Morrison and expresses scepticism that Aukus pact will deliver on schedule Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, of lying to him over an abandoned $90bn submarine contract, in a significant escalation of tensions between Paris and Canberra. The French president levelled the […]
Fully vaccinated Australians are allowed to fly in and walk straight into arms of loved ones for first time in 583 days Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Vaccine rollout tracker; cases and data tracker Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Sydney airport […]
Manufacturing, construction, tech and logistics workers are most confident about finding a new role Almost a quarter of workers are actively planning to change employers in the next few months, a report has claimed, as part of a “great resignation” prompted by a high number of vacancies and burnout caused […]
Number of injuries not yet known but rail services are suspended in the area Emergency services have scrambled to respond to a collision of two trains near Salisbury on Sunday night, in a critical incident that left one train carriage derailed. About 50 firefighters from Dorset and Wiltshire, Hampshire and […]