67 minutes ago Las Vegas Grand Prix: Max Verstappen wins fourth F1 title in a row – live

George Russell takes race victory on Las Vegas stripAny thoughts? Email or get in touch on X @joeylynchyOff the track, Russell is also a director of the Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA), who are increasingly losing patience and confidence in the FIA and its ­president, ­Mohammed Ben Sulayem.Giles Richards has more from Nevada. Continue reading...

Society

85 minutes ago Yes, there is a lot of greenwashing, but Cop summits are our best chance of averting climate breakdown | Ashish Ghadiali

Despite its imperfections the process of tackling the climate crisis will not be derailed, even in the face of US backtrackingIt was never an indication of great things to come when the chief executive of Cop29, Elnur Soltanov, was filmed attempting to broker gas and oil deals for Azerbaijan in the slipstream of the past fortnight’s UN climate summit in Baku.More than 1,700 fossil fuel lobbyists have been operating in and around Cop29, outnumbering delegates from the 10 most climate-vulnerable countries combined. Many, including Greta Thunberg, now argue that the UN climate process has been entirely hijacked by corporate interests, reduced to a global stage for greenwash. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Gynaecologist 'raped 87 patients and secretly recorded 'examinations' over 20 years that saw him insert unnecessary objects into women and caused so much pain one victim thought she would die'

Arne Bye, 55, is charged with having abused his position in order to obtain sexual contact with a total of 94 women - including two who were children at the time of the alleged assaults.

Events

2 hours ago Gunman dead, police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan

Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, officials and media reportA gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in Jordan, a security source and state media said on Sunday.Police shot a gunman who had fired at a police patrol in the Rabiah neighbourhood of Amman, state news agency Petra reported, citing public security, adding investigations were ongoing. Continue reading...

Events

3 hours ago For now, let’s revel in Bluesky’s promised land and kid ourselves it will never get like X | Tim Adams

Watching the numbers migrate from Elon Musk’s toxic platform is addictive, but the best social media is finiteThe fabulous Carol Vorderman got me briefly hooked last week in watching a particular number increase by the second. The number was the user count for the social media site Bluesky, the chosen distraction engine for those who can no longer stomach the toxic inanity of Elon Musk’s X. Most days, the ticker on the screen suggested the number of new Bluesky users had grown by about a million. And, of course, the newbies, inevitably myself included, revelled in the latest online promised land, a place where things would be done differently – with kindness and respect – without quite acknowledging the fact that, as yet, no platform which confuses a venture capitalist’s favourite metri...

Politics

4 hours ago Top Biden adviser warns of ‘chaos’ if Trump raises tariffs and guts IRA

White House’s senior economy official says president-elect’s plans will hurt US manufacturing

Events

4 hours ago Haiti wonders what's next as gang violence surges and UN peacekeeping mission flops

When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to quell gang violence, hopes were high

Events

4 hours ago Paedophile 'ruined life' of young girl after repeatedly sexually assaulting her

Thomas Vanstone, 26, of Cardiff, began sexually abusing his victim when she was just eight years old.

Events

4 hours ago Prolific fraudster sets up new Scots company despite police probe and claims of £50,000 theft

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Brian Goldie, now using a new name, has set up Worldwide Aviation Ltd after his last firm folded and left people out of pocket.

Economics