From wildfires to landslides to coral bleaching, past trends suggest what extreme weather the record El Niño will bring – but the world isn’t prepared

More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite having never regularly smoked, ONS data shows More than 1 million people in Great Britain now vape despite never having been regular smokers, with rates nearly doubling in just four years, according to figures that health experts describe as concerning. About 5.4 million people aged 16 and above in England, Scotland and Wales (9.9%) used e-cigarettes daily or occasionally in 2025, Office for National Statistics data showed. Vaping was highest among those aged 25-34 (16.4%). Continue reading...

Ecosystems like wetlands emit more carbon as temperatures rise. By 2100, such feedback loops will increase warming by 20 to 30 per cent more than anticipated

Councillors confirm that all 10 Stanley's nurseries in South Tyneside will close by July 2027.

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Nearly 2,400 women were killed by men in 2024, according to a recent Violence Policy Center report. Nearly nine out of 10 knew their killer, and firearms were used in 63.4 percent of these homicides. ...

Significant setback for US technology company’s bid to establish itself as key supplier to British law enforcement UK politics

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President's portfolio could be conflict of interest, critics claim

A Madrid startup has built an ice cube that turns blue, bitter and solid the instant a drink is spiked, trapping the drug as evidence for police.

A Reform councillor and campaign co-ordinater urged his followers to join and support the masked group

“Palantir has no place in our hospitals, no place in our community... Nurses are advocates first. We're trained to advocate and to speak up when something is wrong, and that's what we're doing.”

Ian Dunt: The village that ‘roared’ has swallowed the far-right’s lies

Ed Sheeran’s entire tour quitting in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore proves the logic of BDS.

Adam Franks' firm used the convicted fraudster and Nigel Farage aide as a stalking horse to place bets, according to court documents

Farmers say more action and harsher punishments are needed to tackle the illegal sport.

Gwent Police said he was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.

Chamber music festival returns for twenty-sixth year with poetry readings, workshops and performances across thirteen venues.

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The UK could supply half of its oil and gas needs without imports if the government showed more support for the sector, an OEUK report claims.

As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot

As criminal investigations into Reform’s funding continue, much of the British press continues to give a free pass to Nigel Farage’s shady funders

LBC found that half of the 16 NHS trusts in England using Palantir’s Outpatient Care Co-ordination Solution saw their backlogs rise between the national rollout of the technology in April 2024 and Jun...

New Electoral Commission figures show £14.2 million flowed into party coffers in three months, one day after ministers finally admitted mega-donations are a problem