In a surprise press conference, the two superpowers promised to cooperate more and hoped for the success of Cop26 China and the US announced a surprise plan to work together on cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the crucial next decade, in a strong boost to the Cop26 summit, as negotiators […]
Genomics England and NHS England findings highlight benefits of using WGS to help detect rare diseases The use of whole genome sequencing could save the NHS millions of pounds, a study suggests, after it found a quarter of people with rare illnesses received a diagnosis for their condition through the […]
Agnes Wanjiru’s family instruct law firm to demand answers over her death The family of a young Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier almost a decade ago plans to sue the Ministry of Defence to demand answers over her death. The body of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found […]
Ex-Tory leader chaired government taskforce that recommended new rules benefiting firm he was employed by Iain Duncan Smith is facing questions over his £25,000-a-year second job advising a multimillion-pound hand sanitiser company after he chaired a government taskforce that recommended new rules benefiting the firm. The MP and former Conservative […]
Official records show only a few of 14 appointments since 1996 make a sustained contribution All today’s UK politics – live Most of the former Conservative party treasurers elevated to the House of Lords in the last 25 years have made very few spoken contributions once there, Guardian analysis has […]
Research from world’s top climate analysis coalition contrasts sharply with last week’s optimism Follow all the latest from Cop26 – live The world is on track for disastrous levels of global heating far in excess of the limits in the Paris climate agreement, despite a flurry of carbon-cutting pledges from […]
Darrell Meekcom, 55, says he has reported incident in which he was arrested by six officers at his Midlands home A retired lecturer recently diagnosed with a terminal illness has complained of police heavy-handedness after claiming he was injured when six officers raided his home after he achieved his bucket-list […]
Organisation condemns ‘unacceptable treatment’ seen in footage of Cottesmore Hunt and says volunteer has been removed A woman filmed by hunt saboteurs appearing to slap and kick a horse has been removed from her position with the Pony Club after outrage on social media over the footage. The woman, named […]
Climate crisis is driving up deadly combination of temperature and humidity, says study released at Cop26 What is Cop26 and why does it matter? The complete guide All our Cop26 coverage A billion people will be affected by extreme heat stress if the climate crisis raises the global temperature by […]
Exclusive: court records show petition filed by HMRC against Adam Afriyie, MP for Windsor A Conservative MP is facing bankruptcy proceedings over unpaid taxes that could result in him having to step down. In a fresh blow for Boris Johnson’s embattled party, court records show a petition for bankruptcy has […]