Letters: Jane Middleton says the question we should be asking is not how can we use up surplus food, but how we can ensure that no one has to rely on charity to eat

A bold idea to regain control of Europe and the polls.

A play for the soul of a nation.

During the assisted dying debate, most politicians agreed on one thing – palliative care reform is urgent. Patients and those of us who care for them are waiting, says Jane Turner, chief nurse at Sue Ryder

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It began, as most questionable ideas in British politics do, with a PowerPoint.

A march for the climate in Amsterdam, calling out the fossil gas scam in Bangkok, and protesting ammonia in Mexico City, here are a few of our favourite images from Greenpeace work around the world th...

Global oceans have endured 100 consecutive days of record average heat, as human-driven climate change pushes temperatures higher and puts growing pressure on marine life. Scientists say prolonged war...

In the Middle East and North Africa, the climate crisis boils down to four urgent human questions: how to secure food, water, and energy, and how to survive extreme weather.

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply

The UNEP’s new report ‘Limiting Overshoot’ outlines a pathway called “overshoot, peak and decline” to minimise and adapt to the impacts of an exceedance and an eventual return to 1.5°C.

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UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity

Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable

Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire

There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist Israel continues to commit genocide by deliberately targeting Palestinian children in Gaza, an ⁠independent UN inquiry has found. The report by the UN independent international commission of inquiry examined violations against Palestinian children since the start of the war in Gaza, and said about 30% of those killed by Israeli forces have been children. Continue reading...

Government plan to de-link gas and electricity prices aims to reduce bills for consumers after global surge in prices

A revolutionary new technique is set to reveal the secrets of soil without so much as scratching its surface. Secrets that could hold solutions to problems like famine and climate change

The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.

As temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn. The consequences of these behavioral changes may ripple through ecosystems.

In politics, luck is an important, if often under-rated, factor. And that's what you need to bring forward a private member's bill in the House of Lords with a chance for it to proceed through all sta...

Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying

In my constituency, a group of volunteers chats with people – most of whom find they are to the left of their voting intentions, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

While the world’s attention is on the war in Iran, the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank has all but fallen out of the headlines. Annie Kelly speaks to the Guardian’s chief Middle East correspondent, Emma Graham-Harrison

Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits

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Exclusive: International Energy Agency’s Fatih Birol, the world’s leading energy economist, also says UK should largely forgo North Sea expansion

Researchers find ‘alarming’ effect on fertility across global species from simultaneous exposures