Former Yorkshire teammate was an England batsman Anger over racism allegations engulfs cricket club Gary Ballance, the former England batsman, has admitted using racist and offensive language to his teammate Azeem Rafiq in a controversy that has engulfed Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the sport as a whole. His move […]
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US investigation finds civilian deaths did not violate law of war as strike attempted to target Islamic State A US drone strike in Kabul in August that killed 10 Afghan civilians was a tragic mistake but did not violate any laws, a Pentagon inspector general said after an investigation. Three […]
Fossil fuels are surging in post-pandemic recovery as scientists warn 1.5C emission limits will be reached in 11 years Global carbon emissions are shooting back to the record level seen before the coronavirus pandemic levels, new analysis has shown. Scientists said the finding is a “reality check” for the world’s […]
Cop26 countries must take action to stop record heat becoming an annual event, say experts What is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guide The heatwaves and wildfires that caused devastation in Europe this summer would not have happened without global heating, new analysis shows. The summer of […]
Analysis of 400 studies found risk of secondary cancer ranges from 6% to 22% depending on different factors Women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of 35 face a higher risk of it spreading, according to the first global study of its kind. Breast cancer is the most common […]
Commons spending watchdog says out of 20 projects, 13 were running late by a cumulative total of 21 years The Ministry of Defence’s system of procurement is “broken” and is repeatedly wasting billions in taxpayers’ money, according to a scathing assessment by a watchdog committee of MPs. The Public Accounts […]
Police say four-year-old recovered after they broke into a house about 1am and a man is in custody Cleo Smith live updates: Western Australia police speak after missing four-year-old girl found alive Follow live updates of all today’s other news Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing […]
Adams, who defeated Republican and founder of the Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa, will become city’s second Black mayor Former police officer Eric Adams will be the next mayor of New York City, after the Democrat defeated Curtis Sliwa in Tuesday’s election. Adams was on course to easily beat Sliwa, the […]
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 […]
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 […]