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Wales failing to tackle alarming decline in nature, report finds
The Welsh government is failing to halt the “alarming” decline in nature, putting iconic species at risk, a report has concluded.
Labour ministers were accused of overseeing “delays, undelivered commitments and missed deadlines” by the Senedd’s cross-party
climate change, environment and infrastructure committee.
The Welsh parliament …
UK housing market ‘starts new year with a bang’, says Rightmove
A record number of new sellers have come on to the UK housing market since Boxing Day, while the average price and the number of sales agreed also increased, pointing to a busier 2025, according to a report.
The average price of a property coming to market rose by 1.7%, …
Ninety Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of Gaza ceasefire
Channel Nine’s Tony Jones apologises to Novak Djokovic over ‘banter’ that led to coverage boycott
Tony Jones has issued an apology to Novak Djokovic after comments the veteran broadcaster made at the Australian Open led to the Serbian tennis star boycotting Channel Nine’s coverage of the tournament.
Djokovic opted not to give a customary on-court interview after beating Jiri Lehecka on Sunday to move into …
Chrystia Freeland warns of Trump’s ‘existential risk’ to Canada in campaign launch
Chrystia Freeland has warned of the “existential risk” to Canada posed by Donald Trump, casting herself as a “battle tested leader with the scars to prove it” during the formal launch of
her bid to be the country’s next prime minister.
Freeland, who has presented herself …
‘I can’t believe I have survived’: the day the Gaza ceasefire finally arrived
From a ridge on the western edge of Sderot, the ruins of Gaza loom. Less than a kilometre separates the Israeli town and the outskirts of the Palestinian territory, but after 471 days of war, the other side of the fence from Sderot’s shrubby green dunes resembles a dystopian parallel …
Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire ‘after so much pain, death and loss of life’
Joe Biden said it was now up to Donald Trump to help ensure the success of the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages agreement their teams jointly brokered, warning the incoming US president it would require “persistence” and “the belief in diplomacy backed by deterrence”.
“After so much pain, death and loss of life, …
Statue of Spanish conqueror Pizarro returns to Peru amid controversy
An imposing bronze statue of Francisco Pizarro, Peru’s Spanish conqueror, has been returned to a spot near its former location in Lima’s main square, 22 years after it was removed, in an apparent attempt to rehabilitate the conquistador’s controversial legacy.
Weighing 7 tonnes and standing 5 metres tall, the Italian …
Working from home – the politics and the tradition | Letters
I was surprised to read such a partisan argument on working from home by Polly Toynbee, whose articles I often appreciate (
Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better, 14 January
). Yes, there are certainly advantages – mitigating the environmental effects of …AI could destroy democracy as we know it | Letter
Your editorials and articles about AI, including Rafael Behr’s piece (
Keir Starmer is right to gamble on an AI revolution, but it might not pay out in time, 15 January
), are thoughtful contributions to the debate about this fifth Industrial Revolution. Much of it has considered how …