Maersk accelerates net-zero plans by spending £1bn on ‘carbon-neutral’ container ships

Shipping firm Maersk has taken a significant step to decarbonise its fleet by spending £1bn on eight vessels that can run on "green" methanol.

How Sarah Storey overcame bullying and eating disorder to become Britain’s greatest female Paralympian

She has won 14 Paralympic gold medals and broken 75 world records, but Dame Sarah Storey is clear about what she believes is her greatest accomplishment.

Tokyo Paralympics opening ceremony takes place – with the theme ‘we have wings’

The Tokyo Paralympics has opened with fireworks, music, acrobats and clowns in the same empty stadium that hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics.

Amazon offers £1,000 bonus to recruits as battle for workers heats up

Online marketplace Amazon is offering new warehouse workers a £1,000 joining bonus as it tries to compete in the current hiring crisis.

Police try to identify mystery woman found dead in lake as CCTV images released

Police trying to identify a woman who was found dead in an Oxfordshire lake have released CCTV images in an appeal for help.

Two in five with impaired immune system have ‘low or undetectable’ antibody response after two COVID vaccine doses

Two in five people with an impaired immune system have a "low or undetectable" antibody response after receiving two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to new research.

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80, his publicist says.

New Claudia Lawrence search in gravel pits eight miles from her home

Police investigating the disappearance of York University chef Claudia Lawrence - who went missing in 2009 - have begun a new search in gravel pits eight miles from her home.