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This year will likely be the second or third warmest ever on record globally, as an “unprecedented streak” of high temperatures persists, UN scientists have warned. It comes as climate talks involving world leaders get under way in Brazil. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Prince William will address other …

Malcolm PriorBBC News rural affairs producer PA Media Bird flu outbreaks across UK farms has led to a mandatory housing order being brought in The bird flu virus infecting farm flocks across the UK could be the most infectious yet, the government’s former top expert in avian virology has warned. …

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) in the US has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter over its use of “PG-13” when referring to content moderation on Instagram. In October, the social media giant announced that teenagers using its platform would now only see content that abides by a PG-13 cinema rating. …

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that UK adults who obtained most of their daily steps from walks lasting 15 minutes or longer had a lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease compared to those who accumulated their steps through multiple shorter walks throughout the …

The race to mine battery minerals from the ocean floor would create a new stream of waste that could rob sea life of a critical food source, according to new research published today in the journal Nature Communications. That could have far-reaching effects across the ocean, potentially reaching larger fish …

Uptake of electric vehicles, solar panels and heat pumps and commitment to vegetarian diets remain strong – and in some cases is accelerating – even in the face of political attacks on climate policies, Sky News has found. And fresh polling by YouGov, carried out exclusively for Sky News, also …

Humans have “possibly” impacted the climate, but only “modestly”, Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice MP has told Sky News. The position is a long way from the scientific consensus that humans have dramatically disrupted the climate. But it marks a shift in comparison with earlier in the year, when …

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Policymakers at the Bank of England are widely expected to hold interest rates at 4% following their final meeting before the chancellor’s Budget. Some Bank watchers have suggested that the latest inflation data could strengthen the case for a cut, but most commentators …

Getty Images Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, is known for his satirical and profanity-laced music Controversial Malaysian rapper Namewee has been remanded in custody in connection with the death of a Taiwanese influencer found dead in a Kuala Lumpur hotel bathtub two weeks ago. Police say Namewee, …

The Zoe Health app can help you learn more about the food you eat with its AI chatbot. Getty Image/Zooey Liao/CNET Have you ever picked up an item in a grocery store or looked down at the meal in front of you and asked yourself, “How healthy is this?” Today’s …

A writer, whose “candid” and “unsparing” diaries have become the first to ever win the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. has told Sky News she is “delighted” to see the literary format recognised rather than dismissed. Helen Garner, an acclaimed Australian author and diarist whose celebrity fans include singer …

A council has won a High Court battle to vaccinate a baby against her mother’s wishes. Islington Council faced a legal challenge by one of its residents after it arranged for her eight-month-old daughter to receive routine vaccinations while the child was in its care. The mother, known only as …

Donald Trump has relaunched his nomination of a billionaire private astronaut to be the new NASA chief and lead the space agency “into a bold new era”. Jared Isaacman, an ally of SpaceX boss Elon Musk, was originally nominated by the US president in the spring, but the rug was …

“A moment comes but rarely in history when we step out from the old to the new,” Zohran Mamdani told a jubilant crowd in New York on Wednesday – quoting India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s midnight speech of 1947, when the country awoke to freedom. “When an age ends …

Joan Cummins and Tanya Gupta,West Midlands Police have urged people to examine their consciences Previously unseen CCTV showing the moments before fireworks exploded in a man’s house, engulfing it in fire, has been released by police in a bid to find his killers, eight years after he died. Former Jaguar …

BBC Heather Thompson is from the campaign group Ladies with Letters A woman has said she hopes a series of reports into a review of cervical cancer screening within the Southern Health Trust due to be published later will give clarity to women affected. Heather Thompson, from the campaign group …

REUTERS/Jeenah Moon Zohran Mamdani celebrates with his wife, Rama Duwaji, Tuesday night after his victory speech. It’s official: The biggest city in the US will have its first Muslim and first South Asian mayor. Since democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani first entered the New York City’s mayoral race, the 34-year-old state …

A collection of diaries has won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction for the first time. How to End a Story: Collected Diaries by Helen Garner charts the Australian writer’s life from the early stages of her career in bohemian Melbourne, to raising her daughter in the 1970s, and …

Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent Getty Images / BBC On her first day of work, Adau realised she had made a big mistake. “We got our uniforms, not even knowing exactly what we were going to do. From the first day of work we were taken to the drones factory. We stepped …

Reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the Earth could take the edge off global warming and limit the damage caused by climate change, according to Britain’s leading scientific body. But the Royal Society has warned that strategies aimed at bringing about these changes are not without risk. The society, which …