4 h. ago Winter Olympics venues still not completed ahead of next month’s Games

The opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics is just 16 days away and some venues are still yet to be completed

Sport

5 h. ago How Leonardo Da Vinci will be honoured at Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic cauldrons will pay homage to Leonardo Da Vinci

Politics

6 h. ago Trump storms Davos: How US president has insulted leading figures ahead of his arrival

As Trump arrives in Switzerland to address political leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF), he is set to clash with several notable figures on the guest list.

Politics

7 h. ago Winter Olympics favouritism row erupts as hosts Italy pick curling director’s daughter

The announcement of Italy’s women’s curling team has received criticism following a controversial selection

Politics

7 h. ago How climate change is threatening the future of Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics will rely on millions of cubic metres of artificial snow

Events

10 h. ago Enough appeasement: Britain needs its own ‘trade bazooka’ to take on Donald Trump | Ed Davey

It’s time to stand up for ourselves. With targeted action and tariffs, we can help push back the bully in chiefEd Davey is leader of the Liberal DemocratsDonald Trump is behaving like an international gangster. His threats to Greenland this week have crossed a line, blackmailing America’s closest allies and threatening the future of Nato itself. From leaking messages with other world leaders to whining about the Nobel peace prize, the US president has gone from unstable to seemingly unhinged. And our government needs to wake up.For months, Keir Starmer has pursued a strategy of quiet appeasement. He told us that by avoiding confrontation the UK could carve out a special status that would shield our industries from the coming storm. Only a few months ago, Trump hailed the “special relationship” at Windsor Castle after being lavished with a state banquet. Now, thanks to his actions, it is nearly in tatters. Starmer’s Mr Nice Guy diplomacy has failed.Ed Davey is leader of the Liberal D...

Politics

20 h. ago ‘US tariffs have had a huge impact on my small business. More could threaten our future’

Donald Trump’s threat of increased tariffs on imports from the UK could plunge the country into recession

Economics

23 h. ago The world is facing irreversible water ‘bankruptcy’. Billions of people are at risk

Nearly three-quarters of the global population reside in nations deemed "water insecure" or "critically water insecure", UN researchers said

Economics

25 h. ago Sweet moment Prince of Wales puts his arm around Kate as pair enjoy fun

The Prince and Princess of Wales were in Scotland today where they joined the British Olympic and Paralympic curling teams in Stirling ahead of the winter games in Italy.

Politics

26 h. ago Prince and Princess of Wales try out curling on visit to Scotland

William and Kate try their hand at one of Britain’s most successful winter sports

Politics

27 h. ago Your unofficial guide to the Winter Olympics 2026 ON SALE NOW

Includes exclusive interviews, highlights the global superstars and a day-to-day guide of the Winter Olympics 2026 which start on February 6 in Italy.

Politics

28 h. ago Prince and Princess of Wales take to the ice as they meet Winter Olympics heroes

The Prince and Princess of Wales were in Scotland today where they joined the British Olympic and Paralympic curling teams in Stirling ahead of the winter games in Italy.

Politics

28 h. ago Starmer to press ahead with Chagos Islands handover despite Trump criticism

Ministers say the deal is necessary because international court rulings on Mauritian sovereignty had threatened the future of the base.

Politics

34 h. ago Researchers say Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up. That’s a problem

It poses a significant threat to two species facing extinction by the end of the century, a new study reveals

Politics

38 h. ago Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change

Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survivalPenguins in Antarctica have radically shifted their breeding season, apparently as a response to climate change, research has found.Dramatic shifts in behaviour were revealed by a decade-long study led by Penguin Watch at the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University, with some penguins’ breeding period moving forward by more than three weeks. Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago ‘I think the Olympics will be easier!’: Ice dancers Bekker and Hernandez on pitch

Young ice dance duo Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez are preparing for their first-ever Olympic Games in Milano-Cortina next month

Politics

49 h. ago ‘We want this’: Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson embrace pressure as they aim for Olympic gold

The pair are bidding to follow in the footsteps of ‘trailblazers’ Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean with an Olympic medal in Milan next month

Sport

55 h. ago From Trump’s rejected treaties to our daily lives, we’re building walls around ourselves | Anand Pandian

Martin Luther King Jr knew that ‘whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly’. But we Americans are denying that realityThe United States seems determined to turn its back on the rest of our planetary neighbors. The Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw from 66 international treaties, conventions and organizations is striking for the range of its rejections. Everything from the global treaty on climate change to multilateral efforts to address migration and cultural heritage, clean water and renewable energy, and the international trade in timber and minerals has been summarily dismissed as “contrary to the interests of the United States”.It’s no surprise that an administration hellbent on physical walls around the United States would also put up such walls of indifference, as if all of these longstanding collective efforts were simply “irrelevant” to our interests as a country, as the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, put it in a public statement. And yet, a...

Politics

55 h. ago Cleaner River Thames but effects of climate change remain, health check finds

Experts have warned pollution remains a significant challenge despite the return of some 125 species to the river

Society

58 h. ago US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue

U.S. stock futures have skidded after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries because they oppose having America take control of Greenland

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