6 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 27 January: Pubs set for £300m support, Dr Martens and Evoke slump

The Chancellor is set to unveil a £300 million support package for pubs after they warned budget tax changes could lead to mass closures, job cuts and price rises.

Economics

7 h. ago Inflation hasn't peaked, warns retail chief, as shop price rises near two

Shop price inflationincreased to its highest level since early 2024 as the impact of higher business costs fed through to the economy.

Economics

8 h. ago FTSE 100 Live 27 January: Pubs set for £300m support, Dr Martens posts update

The Chancellor is set to unveil a £300 million support package for pubs after they warned budget tax changes could lead to mass closures, job cuts and price rises.

Economics

16 h. ago UK shop price inflation rises to its highest level in nearly 2 years

Cost of meat, fish and fruit jumps in January as higher energy charges and taxes spread through economy

Economics

1 week ago Stunning landscape hidden beneath Antarctica's icy surface revealed in new photos

A groundbreaking study has revealed the most detailed map to date of the landscape buried deep beneath Antarctica's huge glaciers - and it could prove crucial in predicting sea level rises

Culture

1 week ago Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

A legal memo that came out days before the U.S. military operation against Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro said such a move would “not rise to the level of a war in the constitutional sense” and would serve “important national interests

Politics

2 w. ago Fact check: Defence spending fell below 3% of GDP in the 1990s

John Major’s government cut defence spending to below 3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in in 1995, and it has not risen above that level since.

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2 w. ago We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer

How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a roleSea levels are rising faster than at any point in human history, and for every foot that waters rise, 100 million people lose their homes. At current projections, that means about 300 million people will be forced to move in the decades to come, along with the social and political conflict as people migrate inland. Despite this looming crisis, the world still lacks specific, reliable forecasts for when and where the seas will rise – and we have invested almost nothing in understanding whether and how we can slow it down.Societies must continue to focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s increasingly clear that the world needs to do more: we need to predict the future of the world’s ice with precision, and to explore safe, science-backed methods to keep it from melting away. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago It’s easy to feel powerless about climate chaos. Here’s what gives me hope | Nina Lakhani

I’ve spent six years writing about environmental justice. The uncomfortable truth is that we’re not all in it together – but people power is reshaping the fightIt’s been another year of climate chaos and inadequate political action. And it’s hard not to feel despondent and powerless.I joined the Guardian full time in 2019, as the paper’s first environmental justice correspondent, and have reported from across the US and the region over the past six years. It’s been painful to see so many families – and entire communities – devastated by fires, floods, extreme heat, sea level rise and food shortages. But what’s given me hope during these six years of reporting as both an environmental and climate justice reporter are the people fighting to save our planet from catastrophe – in their communities, on the streets and in courtrooms across the world. Continue reading...

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