Reverend returns home to find fraudster has sold his house and everything in it
A clergyman returned home to find his house had been stripped of his belongings and occupied by a new owner after a fraudster sold it. The Reverend…
Shackled and frail Ghislaine Maxwell suffers blow after judge rules alleged victims can remain anonymous
Ms Nathan also ruled that the defence would not be allowed to make mention of a previous non-prosecution agreement struck by Ms Maxwell’s former boyfriend, Jeffrey Epstein,…
Barclays defends £2.5m payoff for Jes Staley
However, the head of strategy at Jupiter Asset Management, which is a top 50 shareholder in Barclays, said there remains some outstanding questions regarding the probe, hinting…
Vax is word of the year after ‘injecting itself into bloodstream of language in 2021’, says Oxford English Dictionary firm
Vax is the word of the year for 2021 after it “injected itself into the bloodstream of the English language”, according to a new report. By this…
Rollout of smart motorways must be stopped, say MPs amid safety fears
Huw Merriman, the chairman of the transport committee, said more evidence was needed before further smart motorways are opened “because lives have been lost and many motorists…
COP26 news live: World leaders gather after first day of summit – as announcements from climate summit revealed
Former US president Donald Trump has issued a statement maintaining the view that global warming is a hoax. He said: “Even Biden couldn’t stand hearing so much…
COP26: Sewage and informal settlements are choking Brazil’s Amazonian waterways
There are 148 small rivers that criss-cross the city of Manaus in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The majority of them are struggling for breath right…
Taxpayers may have to subsidise public transport permanently
Train companies, the London Underground and other public transport services may need to be subsidised permanently by the taxpayer because too many people are working from home to…
France fishing row: Jersey seafood company forced to close as dispute over post-Brexit licences drags on
A company that exports shellfish from Jersey into the EU has been forced to close temporarily and stop buying from local fishermen due to the ongoing row…
School closures ‘did not significantly reduce Covid spread’
There is “no evidence” that school closures significantly reduced the spread of Covid, a study has found. The research, published in the journal Nature Medicine, used data…
Minneapolis to vote on abolishing police department
Voters in Minneapolis will on Tuesday decide whether to scrap the city’s police department in an historic step. Following the death of George Floyd at the hands…
Fishing row: France backs down on immediate threats to ban British boats from French ports as talks continue
France has backed down on immediate threats to ban British vessels from French ports as the two nations continue to feud over post-Brexit licences to fish in…
Emmanuel Macron’s chauvinistic liberalism is a danger to the West
The “proxy wars” that have erupted between the UK and France, on everything from fish and vaccines, to Aukus and immigration, are about so much more than…
Brexit fishing row in ‘solutions mode’ after Emmanuel Macron suspends sanctions
A new agreement is expected to resolve the bitter UK-French spat over fishing, after Emmanuel Macron extended the deadline for sanctions and Britain signalled it was in…
Ghislaine Maxwell forced to crawl ‘on her hands and knees’ to get in prison van on way to court
Ghislaine Maxwell was forced to crawl “on her hands and knees” whilst wearing leg shackles to get into a prison van and attend a pre-trial hearing, her…
Mine your manners: BBC climate editor snaps at ‘weaselly’ Boris Johnson in row over coal
The BBC’s climate editor suggested that Boris Johnson was “weaselly” during an exchange about a new coal mine in Cumbria. In an interview to mark the beginning of the…
Norfolk ‘no body’ investigation: Stuart Williamson charged with murder of Diane Douglas
A man has been accused of murdering a woman in 2018, but who was only reported missing last week. Diane Douglas from Colton, near Norwich, was reported…
Hypocrisy and hot air hover over Glasgow as Cop26 leaders fly in by polluting private jet
Environmental campaigners have reacted with fury, saying many of the journeys could have been undertaken on regular passenger aircraft, or even by train in some cases. Mr…
Fans should feel horrified at Blackhawks scandal, says Bettman
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman speaks during an event in Beijing, China, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer Nov 1 (Reuters) – Fans should be “horrified” by the sex abuse…
Why India is the worst polluter of sulphur dioxide
India is kicking the can down the road on sulphur dioxide emissions despite being the world’s biggest emitter of the pollutant, according to an expert. Despite this…
UK’s mid-century climate ambitions hindered as India announces plans to reach net zero by 2070
India committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2070 on Monday, in a blow to the Government’s ambitions for mid-century targets at Cop26. One Cop26 official said…
The Queen tells Cop26: ‘Rise above politics, for the sake of our children’
The Queen said she had “drawn great comfort and inspiration” from the relentless enthusiasm of people of all ages, but especially the young, in calling for everyone…
COP26: The Queen says ‘none of us will live forever’ as she urges leaders to act for ‘our children’s children’
The Queen has urged world leaders to “rise above the politics of the moment, and achieve true statesmanship” at the COP26 summit. She ended with the poignant…
COP26: More than 100 countries commit to ending and reversing deforestation by 2030
More than 100 leaders representing 85% of the world’s forests will commit to stopping and reversing deforestation by 2030 in a “significant milestone” on the road to…