As world leaders met at Cop29, UN-appointed experts said countries must ramp up climate finance to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Countries have made “minimal progress” in increasing action to curb global warming in the past three years, analysis shows. An assessment by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) initiative says that ...

This vigil aims to raise awareness and honour the lives of women affected by gender-based violence. In the UK, more than one million crimes against women and girls were reported in England and Wales ...

Frinton Fire Station's longest serving member, Martin Waters, age, has retired after more than 30 years of service.

A federal investigation into Chinese government efforts to hack into US telecommunications networks has revealed a “broad and significant” cyberespionage campaign aimed at stealing information from ...

The Republican Party has won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on the American government alongside president-elect Donald Trump. A ...

The British Museum is to receive the highest-value gift in UK museum history as it acquires £1 billion worth of Chinese ...

The papers on Thursday are led by a shake-up to the pension scheme. The Financial Times reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce pension “megafunds” are set to be created to help unlock ...

Republican representative from Florida Matt Gaetz has submitted his resignation from US congress, effective immediately, launching an eight-week clock to fill his seat, Speaker Mike Johnson has said.

Footballer turned tennis player Diego Forlan suffered a 6-1 6-2 doubles defeat in his professional debut at age 45 in front of a home crowd. Forlan and Argentine partner Federico Coria went down in ...

Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a controversial gala organised by far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military, included Israeli ...

The president-elect selected Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and nominated Matt Gaetz to serve as his ...