4 h. ago The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faithLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of BrazilToday, in the Brazilian Amazon, the Belém summit opens ahead of the 30th United Nations climate change conference (Cop30). I have convened world leaders in the days leading up to the conference so that we can all commit to acting with the urgency the climate crisis demands.If we fail to move beyond speeches into real action, our societies will lose faith – not only in the Cops, but in multilateralism and international politics more broadly. That is why I have summoned leaders to the Amazon: to make this the “Cop of truth”, the moment we demonstrate the seriousness of our shared commitment to the planet.Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil Continue reading...

Politics

7 h. ago Tycoon who founded £35million Cake Box bakery chain loses appeal over £200,000 fine for chopping down 132 trees on his estate so he could build a driveway

Sukh Chamdal axed the trees - including dozens that were protected - to make way for a driveway to what he described as his 'super-duper house' at his Essex estate.

Economics

11 h. ago 'Something we need to cut out': Reece James makes Chelsea demand after Champions League draw with Qarabag

Blues captain left unimpressed after disappointing draw in Baku

Sport

12 h. ago Top TV doc demands baked beans & fish fingers are taxed and give warning labels to help tackle obesity

BAKED beans and fish fingers should be taxed to help fight obesity, a telly doctor reckons. Anti-junk food campaigner Prof Chris van Tulleken also wants warning labels on unhealthy products. The BBC expert yesterday told MPs the Treasury should target the sale of fattening foods. Appearing before a Commons health committee, Prof Van Tulleken put...

Events

12 h. ago Newcastle make major matchday change ahead of Athletic Bilbao clash after players’ demand

NEWCASTLE UNITED have dropped the much-loved Local Hero walk-out anthem after the request from the PLAYERS! The huge change came into effect for the first time in tonight’s Champions League showdown with Athletic Bilbao. Although Mark Knopfler’s famous song has not been ditched entirely. The “Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero” tune is STILL...

Sport

15 h. ago Miss Piggy movie on way from Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola

The demanding Muppet is set to get her own movie at Disney with Oscar-winning actors producing and the Tony-winning multi-hyphenate writingMiss Piggy is getting the movie star treatment, courtesy of Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone.A feature film about the diva puppet is in the works at Disney, which owns the rights to the Muppets franchise, Variety reported on Wednesday. Lawrence and Stone will serve as producers, working with a script from Oh Mary! creator Cole Escola. Continue reading...

Politics

15 h. ago Boyzone open up on backstage feuds, embarrassing stage moments and Ronan Keating's diva demand ahead of final ever gigs

The Irish boyband, made up of Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and the late Stephen Gately, first shot to fame in the early nighties.

Politics

16 h. ago 'Embarrassed' residents of Prince Andrew Road demand name is changed after royal is axed

People living on a road named after the shamed Royal say they want it changed and find having to mention their address 'embarassing' after Andrew's fall from grace

Politics

16 h. ago Chelsea slam racist abuse in statement after game suspended and demand UEFA response

Chelsea's UEFA Youth League game against Qarabag was temporarily suspended after the Blues' Under-19s side were allegedly subjected to racist abuse during a game in Baku

Sport

17 h. ago Children in Britain are being ‘fed to death’ by unhealthy food, leading expert warns

Food such as baked beans, fish fingers, whole grain bread, yoghurt and breakfast cereal often exceed daily calorie intake levels

Events

17 h. ago US ambassador warns pharma firms will quit UK if NHS does not pay more for drugs

Donald Trump’s man in London reiterated the US president’s demands for the UK to pay pharmaceutical companies more money.

Events

17 h. ago Planned Travellers’ site opposed by Martin Clunes ‘not at risk of flooding’

A report into the site next to the Doc Martin star’s Dorset home could lead to proposal getting council permission.

Events

17 h. ago Google will launch AI bots into space to save Earth from costly carbon demands

Bosses said artificial intelligence data centres in space are needed to cope with the Earth’s rising demand for AI.

Technology

17 h. ago Tomato sauce recalled due to ‘potentially fatal’ food poisoning risk

The three recalled products were manufactured in Connecticut

Events

18 h. ago Netflix unveils trailer for true crime doc about mother and son lost at sea

A new Netflix true crime documentary explores the disappearance of a mother and son on a fishing trip, and follows the widening investigation that linked their son to the unsolved murder of his grandfather

Events

18 h. ago Netflix fans demand 'please go back' after Kristen Bell comedy announcement

The show has been renewed for a third series

Politics

18 h. ago Netflix to air disturbing true crime doc about family 'torn apart by tragedy'

The film examines how a missing-person case at sea turned into a far-reaching investigation

Society

19 h. ago A decade after Brazil’s deadly dam collapse, Indigenous peoples demand justice on the eve of COP30

Ten years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, the Indigenous Krenak people are still mourning what they call “the death of the river.”

Events

19 h. ago Andrew left landlady furious with 'ludicrous' demand after Sarah Ferguson split

The one-time Prince Andrew insisted on a bow or a curtsy from everyone he met – and is still using his lost titles privately, according to a source

Politics

19 h. ago West Lothian veteran ‘lost for words’ as he prepares to march in Cenotaph parade

Ian Baker said the opportunity to take part and salute the King is the honour of a lifetime.

Politics