Sanctuary staff call the police after roof workers move house sparrows from their nests.

Announcement after proposed sale falls through prompts backlash and union says more than 200 jobs at risk

The activist and author of Here Comes the Sun discusses rapid advances in solar and wind power and how the US ceded leadership in the sector to its main rival

One in nine people aged over 70 would benefit from drugs to slow the disease, according to a study

“It’s not politics. That’s what the data say,” said the study’s author, who examined 70 tide gauges around the country.

Eileen Higgins won Miami’s mayoral runoff, beating a candidate backed by President Donald Trump while becoming the first woman ever and the first Democrat in nearly three decades to lead the city.

Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment Scientists have issued an urgent warning that some of the synthetic chemicals that help underpin the current food system are driving increased rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental conditions and infertility, while degrading the foundations of global agriculture. The health burden from phthalates, bisphenols, pesticides and Pfas “forever chemicals” amounts to up to $2.2tn a year – roughly as much as the profits of the world’s 100 largest publicly listed companies, according to the report published on Wednesday. Continue reading...

The German Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday that “a shipment of thousands of rounds of ammunition” bound for the armed forces was stolen from a civilian contractor’s trailer last week.

A fire broke out overnight Dec. 3 at an oil depot in Russia's Tambov region after an alleged Ukrainian drone strike.

While industrial demand for silver is expected to decline slightly in 2025, the metal is increasingly used in electric vehicles, for AI components and in photovoltaics.

Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, a new analysis using two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across southern and central Europe, from Spain and Italy to Poland and parts of the UK. Scientists at University College London (UCL), working with Watershed Investigations and the Guardian, analysed 2002–24 data from satellites, which track changes in Earth’s gravitational field. Continue reading...

The affordability crisis has worsened since the imposition of steep import taxes.

Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.

UK economy ‘bleeding out’ with brain drain in science and tech, peers warn

The former foreclosure prevention counselor and one-time rapper becomes the city's first Muslim mayor, first born in Africa, and first of South Asian heritage -- not to mention its youngest mayor in more than a century.

In a wide-ranging "60 Minutes" sit-down, the president also said immigration raids "haven't gone far enough."

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 2 that as of now, he is not planning to provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles.

A record-breaking hurricane strikes

"Our strikes have had more impact than the sanctions," HUR chief Kyrylo Budanov was quoted as saying.

Speaker after speaker at Sunday’s rally said electing Mamdani would essentially serve as an opening salvo in a fight to take back the country from Trump and his allies.

The EU is considering classifying ethanol, an ingredient used in many hand sanitisers, as a dangerous substance that increases the risk of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

The Vermont senator also shared what he thinks will be the "end game" between Republicans and Democrats amid the ongoing government shutdown.