Boris Johnson ‘has some explaining to do’ at COP26 as UK budget gives ‘wrong signal’, says key Paris accord diplomat

The diplomat credited with closing the 2015 Paris climate deal has told Sky News that Boris Johnson will have "some explaining to do" when he meets world leaders in Glasgow next week following a...

Joe Biden arrives in Rome for meeting with Pope to discuss COVID, climate and poverty ahead of G20 and COP26

Two weeks of global leaders meeting to save the world begins with a one-on-one between the leader of the planet's biggest religious denomination and its most powerful superpower.US President Joe Biden has arrived in...

This French town with the sea in its heart shows why the fishing dispute won’t just blow over

Come to Boulogne-sur-Mer, and you can see why a dispute with the French about fishing won't be sorted easily.This town is built by the sea, and with the sea in its heart. The air...

The French town with the sea in its heart shows why the fishing dispute won’t just blow over

Come to Boulogne-sur-Mer, and you can see why a dispute with the French about fishing won't be sorted easily.This town is built by the sea, and with the sea in its heart. The air...

UK summons French ambassador to explain ‘unjustified’ threats as fishing row escalates

The UK has summoned the French ambassador after a British scallop trawler was detained - as a row over fishing rights continues to escalate.A government spokesman condemned "unjustified" threats from France over further action...

Facebook changes its name to Meta as part of company rebrand

Facebook has announced a rebrand of the company, renaming it Meta, to bring together its different apps and technologies.In an announcement at the Facebook Connect conference, founder Mark Zuckerberg said legacy apps like Facebook...

Poland knows coal’s days are numbered – but it’s determined to pursue energy transition on its own terms

Coal will hang like a smog cloud over the COP26 climate summit, which starts in Glasgow this weekend, as world economies struggle to wean themselves off fossil fuel dependency. The EU in particular has...

Why are the UK and France fighting over fishing?

France has detained a British scallop trawler in the port of Le Havre and fined another UK fishing vessel.The latest post-Brexit row over fishing waters has once again revived a French threat to British...