2 h. ago Olympic candidate Coe backs athletes calling for climate issues to be a priority in global sports

IOC presidential candidate Sebastian Coe says the impact of climate change on the global sports calendar will be a priority issue if he wins the election next week

Sport

13 h. ago Olympic athletes call on incoming IOC president to prioritise climate change

The call to action follows the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which will host the 2028 Olympic Games.

Politics

20 h. ago Global sea level rose faster than expected last year alarming scientists

Rising sea levels bring potentially deadly storm surge farther inland and impact urban infrastructure

Events

29 h. ago Poundland news: is iconic pound bargains shop closing down as brand for sale

The firm could be on the brink of change as it explores its future in a tough retail climate 🏬

Economics

31 h. ago Soap wipeout as Coronation Street and Emmerdale are pulled from screens in schedule shake

Fans have already been left frustrated after the Cheltenham wreaked havoc on the channel's running order this week. Tipping Point, Loose Women and Lingo were all removed this week.

Politics

35 h. ago Climate change is wreaking havoc on Earth. Soon it will mess up its orbit

Global warming’s effects are even stretching into space

Politics

42 h. ago New Vanuatu PM says he will ‘revisit’ 2022 security agreement with Australia

Exclusive: Jotham Napat said pact must be taken ‘back to the drawing board’ and should reflect climate change as security issueVanuatu’s new prime minister has said his government intends to “revisit” a security agreement with Australia, arguing it does not reflect his country’s priorities including climate change and travel mobility for its citizens.Jotham Napat, who was elected in February, said the pact with Canberra had to be taken “back to the drawing board” as he sought a “win-win situation” in a renegotiated deal. Continue reading...

Events

46 h. ago EPA considers pulling scientific study that shaped modern climate policy

The 2009 scientific finding says carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions threaten public health

Events

48 h. ago What happens to London if climate change gets out of control? ...The Standard podcast

Plus, the best and worst commuter stations revealed...

Politics

67 h. ago Wildfires in 2022 heatwave made six times more likely due to climate change, Met Office reveals

Temperatures soared to 40C in the UK for the first time in August 2022 as Britain was hit by a heatwave

Society

3 d. ago Climate change could affect Earth's orbit and litter space with 'millions of pieces of junk'

Scientists have warned that greenhouse gas emissions will result in less space junk being burned up – and more debris littering outer space

Politics

3 d. ago Moment tornado slams into TV station as weatherman is issuing warnings about impending storm

Fox35 weatherman Brooks Garner ushered his colleagues into the studio and ordered the news anchors to take cover, as he continued with his forecast

Events

3 d. ago How a coat of paint is protecting the health of some of this city’s poorest residents

A new approach in an Indian slum is already making a difference

Politics

3 d. ago Only 17% of global cities had safe air in 2024, air quality report finds

Global study finds 126 of the 138 countries analysed – 91.3 per cent – exceeded safe air quality limits

Politics

3 d. ago Pete Hegseth says the Defense Department doesn’t ‘do’ climate change despite being one of the largest polluters

The U.S. military has been identified as the single-largest consumer of energy in the U.S. and the world’s single-largest institutional consumer of petroleum

Events

4 d. ago Study says climate change will even make Earth's orbit a mess

A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too

Politics

4 d. ago Whales transport vital nutrients from urine and carcasses across oceans – study

The findings show whales carry out the longest known transport of nourishment by mammals on the planet.

Politics

4 d. ago Choose Weetabix over avocados due to climate change, says Alan Titchmarsh

The carbon of an avocado is twice as high as a banana and more than five times higher than an apple.

Politics

5 d. ago Irish aid for Guatemala more vital after Trump’s cuts, says charity

Guatemala is vulnerable to the effects of climate change which is forcing its indigenous people further into poverty.

Politics

7 d. ago Council of Europe says Switzerland not doing enough to comply with landmark climate decision

Switzerland has not shown it is meeting the requirements of a landmark climate change decision from Europe’s highest human rights court

Politics