Earth Overshoot Day: We’ve already consumed more this year than the planet can regenerate

Humanity's global demand for ecological resources this year has already exceeded those that the Earth can regenerate in 12 months, according to researchers. 

‘He’s going to be okay’: Bob Odenkirk expected to recover after collapsing

Breaking Bad actor Bob Odenkirk is expected to recover after he collapsed on set with a heart-related problem, his son has said.

Storm Evert: First named summer storm of 2021 to hit UK tonight

The first named summer storm of the year will hit the UK tonight.

French minister accuses UK of imposing ‘discriminatory’ and ‘excessive’ quarantine rules

The UK government's decision to keep quarantine measures for travellers coming from France while removing them for all other European countries is "discriminatory" and "excessive", a French minister has said.

‘Pingdemic’ record numbers as 689,313 alerts sent from NHS app in a week

A record 689,313 alerts were sent to users of the NHS COVID-19 app in England and Wales in a week, NHS figures show.

Major new bridge connecting two parts of Croatian coastline angers Bosnian officials

A major bridge has been built over the Adriatic Sea linking two swathes of Croatian coastline - in a move that has angered Bosnian officials who claim it violates its access to open waters.

Two women struck by lightning on summit of Snowdon

Two women have been taken to hospital after they were struck by lightning at the top of Snowdon.

Foreign secretary ‘unlikely’ to attend Beijing Winter Olympics as calls for boycott grow

Dominic Raab has said it is "unlikely" that he will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, amid growing calls for British dignitaries to boycott the event over alleged human rights abuses in China.