Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage How polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit? Regulators face pressure to act after further evidence of potentially illegal activity by water companies has been revealed. Analysis of […]

Patients taking certain progestogens as a contraceptive or for gynaecological conditions may be more likely to develop growths, researchers say Millions of women around the world who use certain hormone drugs for contraception and to manage conditions such as endometriosis may have a raised risk of rare, usually benign, brain […]

The Israeli-American’s first book, Thinking, Fast and Slow, was a worldwide bestseller with revolutionary ideas about human error and bias Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who pioneered theories in behavioural economics that heavily influenced the discipline, and won him a Nobel prize, has died at age 90. Kahneman, who wrote bestselling […]

Mayor says rescue efforts continuing after cargo vessel hit Francis Scott Key Bridge, sending vehicles into the water A frantic search-and-rescue effort continued on Tuesday hours after a major bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, snapped and collapsed when a container ship collided with it in the early morning, sending a number […]

Exclusive: Environment Agency figures due out on Wednesday to reveal 129% increase in total discharges on previous 12 months More than 4m hours of raw sewage discharges poured into rivers and seas last year, a 129% increase on the previous 12 months, new figures are expected to reveal on Wednesday. […]

Only 24% of people in England, Scotland and Wales content with heath service, with long waits to be seen the commonest complaint Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest ever level, with long delays to access care the biggest source of deepening frustration, a study has shown. […]

Abdul Ezedi, whose conversion to Christianity played role in his successful asylum claim, said Old Testament was about ‘Jesus Christ’ The Clapham chemical attack suspect, Abdul Ezedi, was granted asylum by a judge who accepted he was a Christian convert despite concerns about his honesty, court documents have revealed. Previously […]

As Wojciech Szczesny was ambushed by his Poland teammates, a penalty shootout victory and a place at the Euro 2024 finals secured, Daniel James was left counting the cost of failing to beat the goalkeeper from 12 yards. A flawless set of penalties from Poland teed up Group D fixtures […]

Israeli PM cancels White House visit by two ministers and says US ‘abandoned its policy in the UN’ after abstaining on vote The UN security council has voted to demand an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, after the US dropped […]

Russian president says he is interested in ‘who ordered’ terror attack as US and France say Islamic State branch was responsible Vladimir Putin has said that the terrorist attack on the Crocus City concert hall in Moscow was conducted by radical Islamists but reasserted his earlier claims that Ukraine could […]