How to stay awake when you’re bone-tired

Staying awake when you’re bone-tired can be a struggle, especially when you’re in back-to-back meetings, halfway through a 9-5 workday, or surrounded by world leaders at a…

COP26: Bill Gates says ‘humanity has never done anything this hard’ when it comes to tackling climate change

Bill Gates has told Sky News that when it comes to tackling climate change, “humanity has never done anything this hard”. The Microsoft founder was speaking from…

Nicola Sturgeon: ‘Nation in waiting’ adverts were just welcoming Cop26 delegates to Scotland

It prompted opposition politicians to claim she “can’t help herself”, accusing her of trying to promote separation during the summit and urging her to withdraw the “divisive”…

Met officers who took ‘inappropriate’ photos of murdered sisters facing jail

Paul Goddard, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “PC Jamie Lewis and PC Deniz Jaffer’s senseless conduct fell way below that to be expected from police officers….

David Fuller: Trial of double murder suspect hears woman’s boyfriend ‘cried his eyes out’ after discovering her body

A man who discovered the bloodied body of his girlfriend in her bed told detectives “had I stayed with her that night she would still be alive,”…

COVID news live: 50 million have had first jab in UK; MPs told to follow tightened Commons coronavirus rules; Austrian army dogs trained to sniff out virus

New figures show a total of 41,928,327 doses had been given in England as of 1 November, along with 4,320,370 in Scotland, 2,446,430 in Wales and 1,329,893…

Astronauts face uncomfortable journey to Earth as spacecraft lavatory waste hits the fan

SpaceX first discovered the problem on another Crew Dragon capsule carrying the first “space tourists”, when a tube used to funnel urine into a storage tank became…

Salisbury train crash: ‘Wheel slide’ most likely cause of collision, say investigators

“Wheel slide” caused by “low adhesion between the train wheels and the track” is the most likely cause of the Salisbury train crash, investigators say. More than…

Millions in danger of missing out on Covid booster vaccine by Christmas

John Roberts, from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, said the recent speeding up appeared to have “stalled”. “My worry is that, at the current rate, we’re…

COP26: Boris Johnson warns all countries must ‘do more’ in fight to tackle global warming

Boris Johnson has warned that all countries are “going to have to do more” in the fight to tackle global warming. Speaking on the second day of…

Man died after Red Arrows jet crashed in ‘ball of flames’ seconds after take-off

Training regimes The panel inquiry found that a training manoeuvre designed to simulate an engine failure was being carried out when the plane stalled and crashed, because…

Climate: On the frontline with a methane hunter in the heartland of America’s oil industry

The frontlines of this climate crisis are well-known: low-lying nations like the Seychelles, Grenada, Bangladesh which face such catastrophe and of course the many weather-battered regions of…

Royal Marines force US troops to surrender just days into training exercise

Royal Marines have forced US troops to surrender just days into a training exercise after eliminating almost the entire unit. The British commandos “dominated” US forces during…

Afghanistan: Child among several people killed following Islamic State bomb and gun attack outside Kabul hospital, says Taliban

Three women and a child were among several people killed in an attack by the Islamic State (IS) group outside Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital, according to a…

Facebook axes ‘irresponsible’ facial recognition systems

Facebook will shut down its facial recognition systems and delete its scans of more than a billion people’s faces, saying it is irresponsible to embrace the technology…

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini: Former FIFA and UEFA officials charged with fraud

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and his ex-UEFA counterpart Michel Platini have been charged with fraud in Switzerland. It follows a six-year investigation into a payment of…

Morrisons to drop ‘anti-EU’ chicken labelling after boycott threats

“US-owned Morrisons stokes anti-EU hatred,” tweeted “Kristina #FBPE”. “Won’t be going back until this is withdrawn and an apology is issued.” A Morrisons spokesman said: “Our chicken…

COVID-19: UK reports another 33,865 coronavirus cases and 293 deaths

Another 33,865 coronavirus cases and 293 deaths have been reported in the UK, according to the latest figures. It compares with 40,777 cases and 40 deaths within…

Banning North Sea drilling will send energy prices even higher, BP warns

Fossil fuel producers have been blocked from a formal role in the meeting but are keen for the government to recognise the importance of energy resilience and…

Haverfordwest paddleboarding deaths: Police identify three victims as tributes paid by family

Three people who died after getting into trouble while paddleboarding on a river in Wales have been identified by police as tributes have been paid by friends…

COVID-19: Sir Jeremy Farrar quits SAGE advisory group amid ‘concerning’ coronavirus transmission rate in the UK

One of Britain’s top scientists has quit the government’s pandemic advisory body, warning the COVID crisis is “a long way from over” and that the situation in…

Sajid Javid says ‘heads should roll’ at Yorkshire over racist abuse of Azeem Rafiq

The Health Secretary said “heads should roll” at Yorkshire as he demanded action from the England and Wales Cricket Board during a surprise intervention in the Azeem…

Canada stun holders France as Billie Jean King Cup finals kick off

PRAGUE, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Rebecca Marino won the deciding doubles rubber to help stun defending champions France 2-1 on the opening day…

NHL roundup: Lightning pin first regulation loss on Caps

2021-11-02 05:43:35 GMT+00:00 – Anthony Cirelli recorded the go-ahead goal and added two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning dealt visiting Washington its first regulation loss, beating…

COP26: The Amazon can’t defend itself any more – and in this part of the forest, it may be beyond help

Our 4×4 lurches across the road as our driver attempts to negotiate his way around enormous craters; bone shuddering ruts force the car into unexpected diversions from…