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COP26 bans oil company sponsorship, documents reveal

An investigation has revealed documents excluding oil companies from sponsoring COP26 as they do not stack up to climate change promises.

Health news

What is the ‘Delta Plus’ COVID variant?

A relative of the Delta variant is under investigation in the UK and there’s concern over potential increased transmissibility.

United Kingdom

Scientists urge UK to prep rapid return of COVID measures

Many scientists are urging the government to reintroduce some of the measures that it lifted three months ago.

Culture news

Want to try somewhere new for dinner? Ask Attenborough...

Almost half of all Brits would let the famed natural historian sway them to a new restaurant choice - even more so than the Queen.

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Queen Elizabeth II back in Windsor after hospital checks

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II returned to her home at Windsor Castle home on Thursday after spending a night in hospital for checks, Buckingham Palace said.

Earth News

Deadly tree disease highlights risks of monocultures

A disease never before found in European trees highlights the risk that monoculture forests present.

Travel News

Morocco bans all flights to UK, Germany and the Netherlands

In response to an increase in covid cases across the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, Morocco has banned until further notice.

United Kingdom

UK police charge 25-year-old man with murder of Conservative MP

Ali Harbi Ali was arrested shortly after the attack on MP Sir David Amess last Friday as he was meeting constituents in the Essex town of Leigh-on-Sea.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson hails trade deal agreed between UK and New Zealand

Trade with New Zealand currently accounts for just 0.2 percent of the UK’s trade, but Britain hopes the new deal will help gain membership of the trans-Pacific trade partnership.

Tech News

Why has Facebook been slapped with a fine by a UK regulator?

"This should serve as a warning to any company that thinks it is above the law," the UK's competition body said.

Ecotech

Heat pumps explained: What are the options for your home?

The UK government is funding heat pumps for 90,000 homes, so is this green technology right for you?

Food and Drink

Inside London's Theatre Royal: Bringing sticky, decadent afternoon tea

One of London's oldest theatres has launched a new afternoon tea menu taking inspiration from Regency-era dining - expect meaty pies and custard filled buns.

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth accepts medical advice to rest, cancels N Ireland trip

The palace said the 95-year-old monarch is “in good spirits and is disappointed that she will no longer be able to visit Northern Ireland."

United Kingdom

UK health leaders call for ‘Plan B’ to avoid winter COVID-19 crisis

Health leaders have called on the British government to introduce ‘Plan B’ measures to avoid a COVID-19 crisis this winter.

World News

Watch: Migrants cling to UK-bound trucks in bid to cross Channel

Meet Mohammad and Jaber, two young Sudanese trying to get through the heavily policed tunnel linking France and the UK by hiding on a truck.

United Kingdom

Sir David Amess: UK's parliament pays tribute to murdered MP

He died on Friday after being stabbed multiple times during meetings with constituents.

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Dubai Expo 2020: Countries unveil spawling pavilions

Many participating countries have built original pavilions to represent their nations at Expo 2020 in Dubai.

Tech News

UK schools pause use of facial recognition technology

Nine schools in North Ayrshire in Scotland had been using the technology for a week.

Iran

Court upholds new 1-year prison sentence for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

An Iranian appeals court has upheld a verdict sentencing an Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran to another year in prison, her lawyer said on Saturday.

United Kingdom

Spotlight on politicians' safety after fatal stabbing of British MP

Amess was stabbed at a constituent meeting known as a surgery in Leigh-on-Sea on Friday and died at the scene. In 2016, MP Jo Cox was shot and stabbed while on her way to a surgery.