The Trump administration has been accused of violating international law by carrying out lethal raids against suspected smugglers — and Britain is said to fear being complicit

A comprehensive study by the CritMET research group, led by Prof. Michael Bau, a geochemist at Constructor University in Bremen, provides evidence of widespread contamination of the North Sea and the ...

From Thatcher to Brexit, the Tories’ war on Europe turned a political colossus into a crippled party. Labour risks repeating the same mistake

Russian attacks kills 2 in Kyiv as diplomatic efforts to end the war in Ukraine gain momentum

Five years before the disgraced ex-Reform politician was sentenced, political scientist Anton Shekhovtsov had encountered his name during his research. Here he recounts how what at first seemed like a...

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New analysis finds that 1 in 10 children hit by the two child limit won't benefit from its removal unless the Chancellor lifts the Benefit Cap too

‘Once-in-a-generation transformation’ of Grade-I building will bring teaching spaces under same roof as gallery The Courtauld has unveiled an £82m campus redevelopment it is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation” of its Grade-I listed building at Somerset House in London. The Stirling prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann will take charge of the project at the teaching and research centre and public gallery, which follows their 2021 revamp of the Courtauld Gallery space, and is expected to take four years to complete. The Courtauld Institute of Art is an independent college of the University of London, founded in the 1930s, focusing on the teaching and research of art history. Continue reading...

Rachel Reeves used her Budget speech to jab at Nigel Farage, invoking Russia amid renewed security concerns

The Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is now all but impossible. Limiting — and eventually reversing — the damage will take some thought.

Firefighters call for long-term investment and say UK is dangerously underprepared as climate crisis worsens Wildfires have devastated more moorland, forests and fields in the UK this year than at any time since records began, putting huge pressure on the country’s fire service, figures show. The Global Wildfire Information System estimates that by November, wildfires had burned 47,026 hectares (116,204 acres) in 2025 in the UK – the largest area in any year since monitoring began in 2012, and more than double the area burned in the record-breaking summer of 2022. Continue reading...

A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again

Yorkshire has some of England’s most beautiful waterfalls, ranging from spectacular and renowned to secluded and magical

Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.

Calls to end decarbonisation efforts threaten to undermine a thriving economic sector and our chance of a safer planet