COP26 conference ‘last, best opportunity to get real’ on the climate, says John Kerry

The COP26 conference hosted by the UK later this year is the world's "last, best opportunity to get real" on the climate, according to US envoy John Kerry.

Why has violence broken out in Northern Ireland?

More than a week of unrest has rocked Northern Ireland in what police have described as the worst violence seen in the country in years.

China clamps down on Bitcoin mining where some can earn £60,000 a day

From the outside, it looks like the sort of huge industrial site typical of West China. A dry, dusty corner of the country where 3,000 people are at work.

‘Devastated’ families mark scale of UK’s COVID deaths with huge memorial wall

On a wall which was a blank canvas less than two weeks ago, thousands upon thousands of simple hand drawn hearts now fill the space.

‘An incredible individual’: One of UK’s richest men stabbed to death

A murder investigation is under way after one of Britain's richest men was stabbed to death at his home in Dorset.

George Floyd ‘died from lack of oxygen’, leading breathing expert tells trial

A world-renowned breathing expert has told the George Floyd murder trial that the 46-year-old died from "lack of oxygen".

Why do gorillas beat their chests? New research gives insight into behaviour of silverbacks

When gorillas beat their chests they show how big their body is, assess the fighting ability of rivals and attract mates, according to new research.

Man ‘plotted to have hitman, hired on dark web, attack ex-girlfriend with acid’

A man has been arrested after allegedly plotting to get a hitman to disfigure his former girlfriend with acid and assault her so she would be left wheelchair-bound.