Week of blazes forces evacuations and brings devastating scale of destruction to large areas of southern Europe The devastating scale of destruction from a week of wildfires in Greece and Italy was being assessed as the EU mounted one of its largest firefighting operations ever and smoke from forest fires […]
Francis Goncalves, from Cardiff, wants his family’s experience to encourage people to get vaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A man from Cardiff has claimed he lost his mother, father and brother from Covid within a week because all three had chosen not to be jabbed […]
Tory peer behind the Covid-19 test-and-trace programme to leave role in October Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dido Harding has announced that she is stepping down as chair of NHS Improvement in October, bringing to an end a tenure during which she often hit the headlines […]
IPCC’s landmark report will be most comprehensive assessment yet as governments prepare for pivotal UN talks in November The fires, floods and extreme weather seen around the world in recent months are just a foretaste of what can be expected if global heating takes hold, scientists say, as the world’s […]
James Ramsbotham, CEO of North East England Chamber of Commerce, says letter sent to Boris Johnson remains unanswered A letter to Boris Johnson sent a fortnight ago by James Ramsbotham called on the prime minister to save the north-east from the “damage being done to our economy” by Brexit and […]
Sir Richard Barrons says withdrawal of western troops a ‘strategic mistake’ as Taliban make territorial gains Afghanistan could once again become a base for international terrorism, according to a former senior UK military commander who has described the withdrawal of western troops as a “strategic mistake”. As the Taliban continued […]
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic Parents in Japan are sending bags of rice that weigh the same as their newborn babies to relatives who are unable to visit them due to the pandemic. The bags come in a […]
Firefighters tackle blazes on two fronts on Evia as heatwave-driven devastation across southern Europe continues Thousands of people have fled wildfires that are destroying vast swathes of pine forest and razing homes on Greece’s second-largest island, Evia, as devastating summer blazes rage from southern Europe to Siberia. “We have ahead […]
Live updates from the final day before closing ceremony Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage Get in touch! Email Jonathan, tweet or comment below 3.46am BST Women’s omnium – Valente (USA) continues her superb omnium with her third strong result of the event, coming in fourth. […]
Bad news for the Tories does not necessarily lead to good news for Labour: backing for Keir Starmer is also down Boris Johnson’s personal approval rating has slipped to its lowest level since he became prime minister, according to the latest Opinium poll for the Observer. His overall approval rating […]