Available for 34 days COP 30 delegates from around the globe are about to depart the Amazon city of Belem in Brazil. But not before some very important documents are drawn up. Camilla Born, former advisor to Cop 26 president Alok Sharma speaks to Tom Whipple about the scientific significance of the language negotiators choose […]
Jamie MorrisSouth of England Getty Images Children and young people from Dorset have spoken at the Covid Inquiry this week A teenager from Dorset has told the Covid-19 inquiry her ongoing symptoms often leave her feeling “left out”. The inquiry hopes to understand the ongoing impact of the pandemic and is expected to last four […]
Sakshi Venkatraman and David Willis,North America correspondent Watch: “I’m all for it”, Trump says on calls to release Epstein files US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he signed a bill ordering the release of all files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The bill requires the justice department to release […]
Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent, at COP30 in Belém, Brazil Chris McGrath/Getty Images Turkey has proposed holding the 2026 climate talks in Antalya The COP31 climate meeting is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the annual event. Under the UN rules, the right to host the COP in 2026 […]
Visit Isles of Scilly Victoria Bond is among five killed in a snowstorm in Chile A British woman is among five people who have died in a snowstorm in Chilean Patagonia. Victoria Bond, a public relations consultant from Cornwall, was named by authorities in Chile as among those killed in the tourist hotspot of Torres […]
Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter Getty Images Action is needed now to reduce ultra-processed food (UPF) in diets worldwide because of their threat to health, say international experts in a global review of research. They say the way we eat is changing – with a move away from fresh, whole foods to cheap, highly-processed meals – which […]
Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent ORTHOPAEDIC ACADEMY Surgeon Kuldeep Stohr had worked at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, since 2012 Lawyers representing more than 50 people treated by a surgeon being investigated over allegations of botched operations have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting calling for a public inquiry. The patients were children when they were […]
Jessica Parker,Berlin correspondent, Baltic Sea and Ned Davies,BBC Verify Getty Images The BBC joined coastguards on the front line of Europe’s uneasy standoff with Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” Out on the western Baltic, a coastguard officer radios a nearby, sanctioned oil tanker. “Swedish Coastguard calling… Do you consent to answer a few questions for us? […]
Eswatini’s government has confirmed that it received $5.1m (£3.8m) from the Trump administration for accepting people deported from the US as part of a hard-line approach towards immigration. The southern African kingdom, led by absolute monarch King Mswati III, has come in for heavy criticism from rights groups for striking the deportation deal with President […]
The government of Brazil has created 10 new Indigenous territories, after protesters urged action at the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém. The designation means the areas, including one in part of the Amazon, will have their culture and environment protected under Brazilian law – though this is not always enforced. The […]