On track or critically insufficient? How UK’s climate action ranks against rest of the world

Countries around the world have committed to take action to bring their emissions in line with the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of keeping global warming well below 2C - and seeking to limit...

Squid Game sparks huge demand for costumes in boost for struggling South Korean garment industry

Squid Game Halloween costumes have prompted a boom for the South Korean garment industry. The "Made in Korea" green tracksuits and pink jumpsuits worn by characters in Netflix's global hit have seen a surge...

Melbourne celebrates as COVID restrictions end in ‘world’s most locked-down city’

Melbourne residents are celebrating the end of a sixth round of restrictions that has dubbed it the "world's most locked-down city". People flocked to the city's pubs, restaurants and hair salons in the early...

‘A big problem’: Russia ‘at war’ with UK, says former British spy – who was left wedding rings ‘threat’

Russia's leaders believe they are "at war" with the UK and its allies but Britain is failing to deter the threat, a former spy who wrote an infamous dossier on Donald Trump has said.Christopher...

UK’s $1bn support for Mozambique gas project assessed pollution against 2°C warming – not 1.5°C

The emissions from an overseas fossil fuel project the UK is funding to the tune of $1.15bn was assessed against 2?C of warming, not the 1.5?C limit broadly accepted as a safer threshold to...

China removes broadcasts of NBA games after player called for Tibetan independence

China has removed broadcasts of NBA games after a player called for Tibetan independence.Boston Celtics player Enes Kanter posted a video that started: "Brutal dictator of China, Xi Jinping, I have a message for...

Alec Baldwin fatally shoots woman with prop gun on film set

A woman has died and a man has been injured after actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of new Western movie Rust.The woman has been named as Halyna Hutchins, a...

‘I will put a bullet in the heads of these Americans’ – Haiti gang behind kidnap demand ransom in video

A Haitian gang leader has threatened to kill 17 kidnapped American and Canadian missionaries if he is not given millions in ransom money.In a video posted on YouTube, the leader of the 400 Mawozo...