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Cop29 summit to call for peace between warring states, says host Azerbaijan
This year’s Cop29 UN climate summit will be the first “Cop of peace”, focusing on the prevention of future climate-fuelled conflicts and using international cooperation…
Experts condemn US tobacco firm’s sponsorship of doctor training as ‘grotesque’
The tobacco company Philip Morris has sponsored courses for doctors in multiple countries, in what critics have called a “grotesque” strategy. Medical education programmes on…
Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling
Four Vietnamese nationals have been arrested in London after an investigation into alleged people smugglers advertising small-boat crossings of the Channel on Facebook. The joint…
Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals
Doctors have for the first time released details of their spending on a major clinical trial, demonstrating that the true cost of developing a medicine…
Remote working and whiffy workout wear fuel laundry revolution
For years, laundry detergents have focused their cleaning power on stain removal and getting whites white but now a new invisible enemy has emerged in…
Entreprenuership View More
Geopolitical tensions and Covid crisis: tightrope walk on China and Trump facing new HSBC boss
HSBC’s chief executive, Noel Quinn, is seen by many as ending his five-year tenure on a high note. The 62-year-old stunned the banking world this…
Europe must find a way to help fund the fight against Putin – for its own sake
Europe has plotted an elegant decline that suits the needs of its ageing population, and the Ukraine war cannot be allowed to interfere with that…
UK tax: ‘HMRC harassed me for money I had paid weeks earlier’
The letter, dated 18 January 2024, came from a company called Advantis. “Dear Mr Simon Hattenstone,” it said, “Contact us about your unpaid HM…
Barclays accused of greenwashing over financing for Italian oil company
Barclays is being accused by environmental groups of greenwashing after helping to arrange €4bn (£3.4bn) in financing for the Italian oil company Eni in a…
UK consumers feeling more confident about finances, says NatWest boss
Consumer confidence is bouncing back in the UK, with people predicting a brighter financial future for the first time in two years, NatWest has said.…
Books Literature View More
Award-winning Ukrainian author Victoria Amelina was one of those killed by the fatal Russian missile attack
A well-known eatery used by journalists and aid agencies in eastern Ukraine, according to PEN America. Victoria Amelina died as a result of the injuries…
Pope names Kissing Book author, an Argentine Bishop, to Top Vatican
One of the top positions at the Vatican has been given to an Argentine theologian and prolific writer who published a book on the therapeutic…
Discovering great books for summer reading
From family sagas to political memoirs, the best recent books to accompany your summer break, plus page-turning paperbacks and children’s and YA books. Fiction Curtis…
Books that influenced the black British experience, Windrush at 75
Leading authors, artists, politicians, and broadcasters, including David Olusoga, Bernardine Evaristo, and David Lammy, have selected 75 novels to commemorate the landing of HMT Empire…
Fashion View More
Be sun safe: 10 of the best moisturising SPFs
By chance I chatted with three different people in quick succession who all went on (separate) holidays and all got sunburnt. One said she never…
A mug’s game: the politics of Rishi Sunak’s crockery choices
Rishi Sunak appeared on his Instagram feed on Tuesday morning holding a mug emblazoned with the St George’s flag. “Perfect way to start the day,”…
Coral bracelets and kitsch keyrings spell beginning of fashion backlash
The summer holidays may be some time away, but for those who can’t wait the souvenirs are already on sale. Coral bracelets, kitsch keyrings and…
It’s hot in the desert: where next for festival fashion after Coachella?
While British festivals are known for beer and mud, Coachella – an annual two-weekend event in the Californian desert each April – is renowned for…
Sustainable Living View More
Grilled onions with eggs, and chive bread pudding: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for alliums
It’s the oldest trick in the book: get some onions and garlic on the stove, cook them until they’re smelling lovely, and everyone will assume…
UN-led panel aims to tackle abuses linked to mining for ‘critical minerals’
A UN-led panel of nearly 100 countries is to draw up new guidelines to prevent some of the environmental damage and human rights abuses associated…
Estuaries, the ‘nurseries of the sea’, are disappearing fast
Estuaries – the place where a river meets the ocean – are often called the “nurseries of the sea”. They are home to many of…
South Carolina police field calls from residents alarmed by noisy cicadas
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear sirens or a…
Woodside Energy’s climate plan rejected by shareholders in ‘globally unprecedented’ rebuke
Woodside Energy has suffered an embarrassing rebuke of its climate credentials after its emissions plan was overwhelmingly rejected by shareholders at its annual general meeting…
What the Cybertruck’s many failures mean for Tesla
Tesla recalled all Cybertrucks Friday after federal safety regulators contacted the company over malfunctions with the vehicle’s accelerator pedal. New Cybertruck orders have been reportedly…
Developer withdraws from controversial Toondah Harbour project
Walker Corporation has withdrawn its proposal for an apartment and retail development on an internationally important wetland at Queensland’s Moreton Bay. The environment and water…
‘Reprehensible retreat’: fury as Scottish ministers scrap carbon emissions pledge
Climate campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of being “inept” and “short-termist” after they scrapped Scotland’s target to cut carbon emissions by 75% by 2030. Màiri…
Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom
Under the scorching sun, a sea of solar panels gleams in the semi-arid landscape. Pavagada, 100 miles north of Bengaluru in southern India, is the…
‘The courgettes were so good last year, I got a tattoo of one’: life on a Birmingham allotment
On Dads Lane, where several Birmingham suburbs meet, there is a gap in the houses, no wider than a driveway. If you didn’t know what…
Sports View More
Erik ten Hag’s Ming the Merciless act has given United only flashes of glory
And so the real business begins. The four months since Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Ineos bought a little over a quarter of Manchester United have…
‘I enjoy going on the vodka’: party animal Mark Allen on world title quest
Mark Allen is adamant partying still has its place as he continues his quest for a maiden world snooker title at the Crucible on Saturday.…
‘Best in the world’: Hayes mindful of Barcelona threat after away success
“It just feels like a longer half-time, that’s all it is,” said Emma Hayes matter-of-factly about the week-long wait between Chelsea’s 1-0 Champions League defeat…
Poison in the pool: why the latest Chinese doping row is proving so toxic
It has been a week since the New York Times and the German TV channel ARD broke the news that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested…
Threatening ally of Roman Abramovich would be ‘a suicide mission’, agent tells court
The football agent accused of sending an intimidating email to a Chelsea FC executive has said it would be “a suicide mission” to threaten anyone…
Chinese swimming row rumbles on as Ukad joins clamour for investigation
Pressure continues to grow on the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) after UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) became the latest body to call for an independent investigation into…
Manchester United to fight Premier League’s proposed changes to PSR rules
Manchester United will push back against new proposals that would change the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR), creating the possibility of more discord…
Ten Hag blasts media and says winning a trophy would be ‘over-performing’
Erik ten Hag has called negative media comments regarding Manchester United’s brittle victory over Coventry in the FA Cup semi-final “a disgrace” and insisted that…
Liverpool comeback falls short against Atalanta despite early Salah goal
Jürgen Klopp has taken Liverpool to four European finals, one Champions League trophy and places that players and fans alike may never have imagined possible…
Emma Raducanu continues hot streak to see off Linda Noskova in Stuttgart
Emma Raducanu says the best is yet to come as she continued her excellent form by making it through to the quarter-final of the Stuttgart…