Climate change fuelled devastating wildfires in France and Spain, analysis shows Human-caused climate change made the devastating wildfires in France and Spain more likely, a rapid analysis by scientists has found. The assessment of the severe wildfires across the two countries since early July found that climate change – mainly caused by burning fossil fuels
Burnham pledges support for crews tackling ‘very serious’ Suffolk wildfire Firefighters tackling a wildfire near to a nuclear power station in Suffolk will have “all the support” they need, the Prime Minister has pledged. Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service declared a major incident after being called to reports of a blaze at Dunwich Heath, near
European nations to boycott World Cup unless FIFA abandons controversial plan European nations will boycott all FIFA competitions until the global body drops plans to create a company featuring private investors to run the World Cup and other events. UEFA member associations gathered virtually for a crisis meeting on Thursday afternoon after FIFA’s controversial plans
Private firms licensed to abstract 43tn litres of water, campaigners warn Private companies have licences to take trillions of litres of water out of rivers, lakes and aquifers a year, campaigners have warned as pressure on resources grows. Environmental charity River Action is calling on the Government to review all abstraction licences and ensure there
MoD data breach was ‘foreseeable’ failure that left Afghans in danger – MPs The Afghan data breach was a “foreseeable” failure in a system that left people who had worked with UK troops in danger for years, a parliamentary inquiry has found. In a report published on Thursday, the Commons Defence Committee said the Ministry
Elderly ‘more likely to face long waits in A&E than younger patients’ Elderly people are more likely to face long waits in A&E than younger patients, with more than a fifth waiting over 12 hours, according to data. An analysis by the Nuffield Trust think tank shows how elderly and frail patients aged 81 and
Limiting sugar before age of two ‘linked to lower risk of dementia’ Limiting sugar before the age of two is linked to a lower risk of dementia later in life, research suggests. A study based on almost 65,000 people from the UK found that sugar rationing may be linked to more than a fifth lower
No further action to be taken against Polanski over social media image – police No further action will be taken against Green Party leader Zack Polanski after he shared an image on social media depicting a man wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of a guillotine and the words “We’re only making plans for
Boy, seven, dies after incident at Essex beach A seven-year-old boy has died following an incident at a beach which left his teenage cousin and her mother dead, the police have said. Musa Ahmed, his cousin Sameeha Rahman, 15, her mother Shelina Rahman, 41, were in the water along with three other family members when
Zack Polanski says he made ‘inadvertent mistake’ over social media image Green Party leader Zack Polanski said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a social media image but will not apologise to Nigel Farage. The image, which Mr Polanski said he “shared inadvertently” on Instagram and then removed, featured a man wearing a black T-shirt