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Top UN court to begin hearings on landmark climate change case
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is due to begin hearings in a landmark climate change case on Monday, examining what countries worldwide are legally required to do to combat climate change and help vulnerable nations fight its devastating impact.
After years of lobbying by island nations, the UN General …
Growth expectations among UK firms take ‘decisive turn for worse’, says CBI
Growth expectations among UK companies have taken “a decisive turn for the worse”, in a fresh blow to Rachel Reeves amid warnings that business confidence has plummeted since the budget.
For the first time this year, expectations for growth have turned negative, according to the Confederation of British Industry’s latest …
‘Like a zombie’: Aurimas Mockus and his gruelling quest to row from San Diego to Brisbane – mostly naked
In his first three days at sea, Aurimas Mockus says, he got only five hours of sleep. His body ached and his hands were covered with wounds and blisters.
But alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, facing up to eight months of rowing, pain quickly turned to “nothing”, …
Romanian elections: ruling Social Democrats on course for most votes
Romania’s main centre-left party was on track to finish first in parliamentary elections, according to early exit polls, seemingly beating an advancing far right boosted by the shock victory of an ultranationalist in last week’s presidential first-round ballot.
The ruling Social Democratic party (PSD) was forecast to receive 26% of …
Weather blamed for small boat arrivals rising to 20,000 under Labour
Small boat arrivals have risen to more than 20,000 since Keir Starmer took power, with the Home Office claiming a record number of calm autumnal days in the Channel was responsible.
A 31-day period over October to November had the highest ever ratio of so-called “red days” – when weather …
‘With brain preservation, nobody has to die’: meet the neuroscientist who believes life could be eternal
Elizabeth Hughes Gossett shouldn’t have survived beyond 11, the age at which she developed type 1 diabetes. Born in Albany, New York, Gossett received her diagnosis in 1918 when diabetes had no known treatment. Tragically, her life expectancy was just a matter of months. Her parents desperately searched for any …
UK weather: Arctic blast will end unseasonably mild weekend
An Arctic blast will send temperatures as low as -12C in parts of the UK this week after an unseasonably mild weekend.
The hillier parts of Scotland are braced for the coldest weather, although forecasters expect widespread sub-zero conditions in rural areas on Monday and Tuesday.
The wintry start to …
Wake up and smell the coffee: rising food prices show destabilising impact of climate crisis | Heather Stewart
Your morning – and afternoon – coffee is the latest staple threatened by climate chaos: the price of quality arabica beans
last week, amid fears of a poor harvest in Brazil.‘It’s a total cat-astrophe’: why are so many pet cats being abandoned?
Romania votes in parliamentary election amid claims of Russian interference
Voting is under way in parliamentary elections in Romania, with voters still unsure whether the shock result of last week’s presidential first-round ballot will stand amid continuing allegations of electoral fraud and foreign interference.
Far-right parties are forecast to make significant gains in Sunday’s parliamentary vote, with polls showing the …