Study warns regulator must take action as private equity firms and state-backed groups begin to dominate Foreign control of North Sea oil licences could put the UK’s plans to reach net zero emissions at risk, a study has warned. The research shows state-backed fossil fuel companies and private equity firms […]
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Club observes 97-second silence for Andrew Devine, who was ruled a victim of disaster after brain injuries proved fatal The players and staff of Liverpool football club have observed 97 seconds of silence at their training base in Austria as a tribute to Andrew Devine, 55, who died this week […]
Experts warn against drawing conclusions from fluctuations as 31,117 daily infections reported Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The daily number of Covid cases reported in the UK has risen for the second day in a row, although experts have cautioned against drawing premature conclusions from the […]
Government must ramp up staff recruitment as job was ‘undoable’ even before Covid, says GP body Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Doctors are warning that general practice clinics risk cracking under the pressure of “unsustainable” workloads unless the government ramps up the recruitment of medical staff […]
Manufacturer halts shipments of some Alienware Aurora R10 and R12 PCs because they use so much energy they breach state standards PC maker Dell says it has stopped shipping some versions of its powerful gaming systems to California and five other US states because the products do not meet new […]
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Gallery: Tokyo 2020 Day Five in pictures Sign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefing Email Emma with your thoughts, tweet or comment below 3.48am BST There is a reason Dressel is being called the new Michael Phelps. He was […]
Liverpool coroner’s court rules Andrew Devine, 55, unlawfully killed by effects of crush 32 years earlier A coroner has ruled that Andrew Devine, 55, who has died 32 years after suffering severe and irreversible brain damage at Hillsborough in 1989, was unlawfully killed, and that therefore he is legally the […]
Last year was first to be in top 10 for heat, rain and sunshine, as scientists say UK’s mild climate is at an end Extremes of weather will strike the UK more frequently owing to the climate crisis, scientists said after data showed that last year was one of the […]
Carbon emissions, ocean acidification, Amazon clearing all hurtling toward new records A new study tracking the planet’s vital signs has found that many of the key indicators of the global climate crisis are getting worse and either approaching, or exceeding, key tipping points as the earth heats up. Overall, the […]
The album, purchased by Shkreli for $2m, was bought for an undisclosed sum An unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album that “Pharma Bro” entrepreneur Martin Shkreli forfeited after his securities fraud conviction was sold Tuesday for an undisclosed sum, though prosecutors say it was enough to fully satisfy the rest of what […]