Net zero is a target that countries should be striving for to stop the climate crisis. But beyond the buzzword, it is a complex scientific concept – and if we get it wrong, the planet will keep heating. Biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield explains how a loophole in the 2015 Paris climate agreement allows…
At least six people have reportedly died and nine have been injured after a 44-seater tourist submarine sank off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada. The incident, involving a recreational vessel operated by Sindbad Submarines, occurred in waters opposite Hurghada’s Marriot Hotel resort. Citing municipal officials, Reuters and Associated Press reported that six foreigners…
Sandy Weill, former CEO of Citigroup, in 2014. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill announced Thursday morning a $50 million gift through the Weill Family Foundation to establish the Weill Cancer Hub East, a partnership aimed at using research on nutrition and metabolism to develop cancer treatments. The partnership brings together four…
Supporters of the climate group Just Stop Oil have announced that, after three years of disruptive protests, they are ending their campaign of civil resistance. Hannah Hunt, whose speech on Valentine’s Day 2022 marked the beginning of the campaign, made the announcement outside Downing Street in London on Thursday. “Three years after bursting on the…
The group that represents Democratic state election officials says it plans to spend $40m on competitive races in 2026 with the goal of Democratic control of election oversight before the 2028 presidential election. The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State says the plans amount to its “most aggressive” operation to date, a sign of growing…
Peter Dutton has vowed to establish a gas reservation scheme that will lower prices and sack all 41,000 federal public servants hired under Anthony Albanese if he wins an election billed as a “sliding doors moment” for the nation. But the opposition leader held fire on other major policy announcements, declining to reveal his targets…
Britain’s aviation watchdog will review the rules on “resilience” after Heathrow was closed because of a fire at an electricity substation. Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday last week after the blaze at the Hayes substation in west London hit electricity supplies. No planes were allowed to take off or…
Next has rung up £1bn in annual profits for the first time but warned of growing risks to the UK economy, saying big business could not afford to finance “excessive regulation” and government debt. The retailer said pre-tax profits rose 10% to just over £1bn in the year to January after sales increased 8.2% to…
A payments company that was used by parents to pay for school dinners has drawn criticism for charging them £10 to withdraw the remaining funds in their accounts after it pulled out of the market. Squid, which was used by 600 schools around the UK to take payments, stopped its service earlier this month after…
I read that the energy price cap is going up again in April and people are struggling to pay their bills, but I can’t find any information relating to homes with bulk LPG tanks. Does anybody care about us? Is there any control over the spiralling cost of buying it? At the moment we pay…
