4 h. ago US carbon pollution rose in 2025 in reversal of previous years’ reductions

Study from research firm finds that US greenhouse gas emissions grew faster than economic activity last yearIn a reversal from previous years’ pollution reductions, the United States spewed 2.4% more heat-trapping gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, researchers calculated in a study released on Tuesday.The increase in greenhouse gas emissions is attributable to a combination of a cool winter, the explosive growth of datacenters and cryptocurrency mining, and higher natural gas prices, according to the Rhodium Group, an independent research firm. Environmental policy rollbacks by Donald Trump’s administration were not significant factors in the increase because they were only put in place this year, the study authors said. Heat-trapping gases from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas are the major cause of worsening global warming, scientists say. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Mum of Archie York killed in gas explosion tells of the moment 'he was gone'

Archie York's parents Katherine Errington and Robbie York have told his story and given tips on how to spot what are known as cannabis "shatter" factories

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18 h. ago Haunting Bolton car crash update as community 'absolutely broken' by fatal tragedy

A red Seat Leon and a Citroen C4 Picasso taxi collided on Wigan Road, Bolton, in the early hours of Sunday, killing four people and injuring five others, with residents saying crashes occur on the street every couple of months

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27 h. ago ‘Ticket Queen’ tout who shamelessly ripped off fans & made £9.8m is forced to pay back nearly £3m or face jail

A TICKET tout and her husband who made millions have been ordered to pay back nearly £3m or face jail. Maria Chenery-Woods, 56, and her husband Mark Woods, 61, were sentenced in 2024 for their involvement in a multi-million pound ticket scam. Disturbingly they used the names of dead relatives and children as young as...

Economics

34 h. ago BREAKING: Swiss bar owner jailed during investigation into New Year fire that left 40 dead

Swiss bar owner held as authorities investigate New Year fire at Crans-Montana venue that killed multiple people and left others injured

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41 h. ago ‘Big step forward’: Myanmar military faces Rohingya genocide case at UN court

Survivors of violence hope proceedings will bring justice a step closer and set a precedent for future genocide allegations“Finally, I feel like our voices are being heard, and like something is going to happen that is positive for the community,” says Monaira*. She was forced to flee her home in Myanmar in 2017, when the military launched so-called clearance operations across Rohingya villages.During the violence, her brother was taken by military soldiers, shot dead, and his home set on fire. “Children were thrown into the fire in front of my eyes,” says Monaira, who was raped by military personnel. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Bolton crash sees 3 teens and taxi driver killed after 'loud bang' as they're named locally

A red Seat Leon and a Citroen taxi were involved in a serious head-on collision on Wigan Road, Bolton in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving four people dead and five others injured

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61 h. ago Four dead and five people injured after taxi and car crash in early hours of this morning

The collision, which involved a Citroen Picasso and Seat Leon, occurred around 12.45am on Wigan Road, in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

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61 h. ago Four people killed and five more injured in serious car crash in early hours

Police urge witnesses to come forward after major collision in Bolton

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65 h. ago Bride and groom among 8 killed in gas cylinder blast at wedding in Pakistan’s capital

A gas cylinder explosion hours after a wedding reception in Pakistan's capital has killed at least eight people, including the bride and groom, and injured seven others

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3 d. ago Six injured after private aircraft makes crash landing in eastern India

Nine-seater private aircraft crashes near city of Rourkela, leaving at least six people with minor injuries

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4 d. ago Swiss bar fire owner's dad admits son 'bears responsibility' for 40 dead after arrest

Jean Moretti confirmed his son Jacques' house is now under police protection after rising public anger over the Swiss ski bar fire tragedy, which also left 116 people injured

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4 d. ago A Duplex Apartment in a Victorian Building in One of London’s Poshest Neighborhoods Lists for £9.5 Million

A Duplex Apartment in a Victorian Building in One of London’s Poshest Neighborhoods Lists for £9.5 Million  Mansion Global

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4 d. ago Crucial 'super flu' symptoms to monitor as toddler left 'paralysed' by bug

A killer virus has devastated the US, leaving no fewer than nine children dead and one two-year-paralysed after she fought for her life in hospital for several weeks

Science

4 d. ago Swiss fire survivors recall 'unbearable burning smell' after 'night of ashes' kills 40

The trio spoke out at an official memorial service, nine days after 40 people, including 20 children, were killed and 116 injured in the blaze at Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana

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4 d. ago Portland mayor calls for ICE to ‘halt all operations’ in his city after two people are shot and injured by federal agents

The shooting comes a day after a federal agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis

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5 d. ago The shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say

Investigators say a shooting outside a church in Salt Lake City that killed two people and injured six others grew out of a dispute between people who knew each other and were attending a funeral

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5 d. ago At least two killed in shooting outside Mormon church in Salt Lake City

Dozens of people were attending a funeral inside the church as the shooting happened, police saidTwo people were killed and several injured in a shooting outside a church in Salt Lake City, Utah police said on Wednesday.The shooting took place in the parking lot of a meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Salt Lake City Mormon church shooting leaves two dead and six injured in parking lot

A shooting outside a Mormon Church in Salt Lake City, Utah, has left two people dead and at least six more injured, with three in critical condition. Suspects remain outstanding

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6 d. ago Two people in hospital after suspected gas explosion inside house

The explosion is believed to be caused by a gas cylinder

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