Exclusive: Outgoing head of climate talks says UK needs to encourage investment in renewables, not fossil fuels The UK’s windfall tax on oil and gas profits must be changed to raise billions more and to stop companies using loopholes to invest in further fossil fuel extraction, the outgoing president of […]
Year: 2022
Paul Pelosi underwent ‘successful surgery’ after he was attacked at his home early on Friday by an assailant with a hammer Paul Pelosi, husband of the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, was hospitalized with a skull fracture on Friday after he was attacked at the couple’s home in California with a […]
Shares delisted and top execs reportedly fired as world’s richest man closes deal to buy social media platform The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has completed his $44bn acquisition of Twitter, amid warnings from politicians and campaigners that hate speech on the platform must be held in check. The social […]
Device less than 1mm in diameter is designed to be inserted in body and produce images of tissue with ‘unprecedented speed’ A tiny microscope that can be manoeuvred through small spaces inside the body during surgery could speed up breast cancer treatment, according to the scientists who created it. Experts […]
Simon Murray, official overseeing programme, said he is concerned at the number of people who have died before receiving anything Victims of the Windrush scandal have expressed frustration at the slow progress of the compensation scheme at the first national conference of a coalition of grassroots organisations fighting for justice […]
Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits The climate crisis has reached a “really bleak moment”, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has said, after a slew of major reports laid bare how close the […]
The $44bn deal will give world’s richest man control of influential social media platform with more than 230m users Elon Musk has reportedly completed his $44bn takeover of Twitter, taking control of the company and firing several of the company’s top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal. Multiple outlets reported on […]
Former intelligence select committee chief warns issue threatens to undermine confidence in sharing sensitive information Suella Braverman is under pressure to answer fresh questions about alleged “security breaches”, as a former head of parliament’s intelligence and security committee warned the row threatened to undermine officials’ confidence in sharing sensitive information […]
Pioneering leader receives Powerlist award, with other names listed including Michaela Coel and Stormzy Dame Sharon White, the first ever female chair of John Lewis Partnership, has been named the UK’s most influential black person. White topped the 2023 Powerlist, an annual list that aims to provide professional role models […]
Mikel Arteta says player on loan at Monza ‘seems to be OK’ One person dead in incident in Assago area The Arsenal defender Pablo Marí, who is on loan at Monza, is in hospital after being stabbed in a Milan supermarket. One person was killed and five injured, including Marì, […]