61 minutes ago How late $300bn deal left a sense of dissatisfaction and betrayal at Cop29

While an agreement on climate finance was eventually reached in Baku, many poorer countries were outragedThe Lamborghini showroom and a Tiffany branch sit at either end of Baku’s long boulevards beside the Caspian Sea. Adorned with grand 19th-century mansions, all plaster nymphs and columned facades, that were built by the first oil millionaires, they are a testament to the enduring power of fossil fuels. Oil has been very good to Azerbaijan.It flows out of the ground here, and gas has seeped out, ignited and burned naturally in the area for so long that the country’s symbol is a flame and its nickname is the Land of Fire. Baku was the world’s first oil town, with wells exploited as early as the 1840s. Ilham Aliyev, the autocratic president, calls oil and gas “the gift of God” to his pe...

Economics

2 hours ago SNP Government 'bailed out' clinical waste firm Tradebe after devastating depot fire

EXCLUSIVE: SNP ministers are accused of failing to implement a sustainable plan to manage Scotland's clinical waste following a 2018 scandal that saw tonnes of human remains left piled up in a warehouse.

Politics

4 hours ago ALISON BOSHOFF: Inside Coleen's plan to turn her jungle jaunt into a career relaunch

As the cockroaches and rats swarmed over her body during her Bushtucker trial in I'm a Celebrity, Coleen Rooney's coolness under fire impressed everyone...

Politics

5 hours ago Hulk Hogan hints he could be eyeing a spot in the Trump administration

Wrestling great Hulk Hogan hinted that there may be a future spot for him in the Trump administration.

Politics

6 hours ago Jacob Bethell: England ask debutant to bat third in baptism of fire against New Zealand

Warwickshire all-rounder has never batted at number three in red-ball cricket before

Events

7 hours ago West Ham: Julen Lopetegui counters Jarrod Bowen claim over Europe with 'more important' goal

Pressure eased on the under-fire Hammers boss after statement 2-0 victory over Newcastle at St James’ Park

Politics

8 hours ago Helicopter rescuer saves two men from submerged car during horror floods

The fire department rescuers battled hazardous conditions to save the two men from floodwaters as their car was nearly completely submerged while they travelled across a bridge

Events

8 hours ago West Ham ease Julen Lopetegui pressure but Newcastle win must prove just the start

Under-fire manager’s confusing Hammers blueprint gets much clearer in hugely impressive display at St James’ Park

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9 hours ago Parcel delivery theft soars as expert warns people to be wary of ‘porch pirates’

Porch Piracy has ruined many festive plans, causing three in 10 Brits to be without a gift for their loved one on Christmas Day - experts are warning residents to be on their guard

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