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The Grand Tour's new presenters: 'I hope we prove the critics wrong'
A new trio has taken the wheel of the motoring TV show from Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.…
Indonesia wildfires send toxic haze across Southeast Asia
Indonesia’s Kalimantan province, sending smoke and toxic haze across Southeast Asia.…
Golden retrievers to gather at the breed's ancestral Highland home
The last event held at Guisachan House in the Highlands involved almost 500 dogs.…
Zverev goes distance to scrape into third round as upsets rock US Open
Men's third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime goes out, along with sixth-seed Alex de Minaur and 13th-seed Lorenzo Musetti.…
Australian ski resorts to close up to a month early due to global heating and El Niño
‘Challenging’ weather conditions and lack of snowfall are being blamed after a winter that broke multiple heat recordsSign up for climate and environm…
Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England
Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supplyLess than 1% of bus…
We’re prepared to change the law to reform water industry, says Angela Eagle
Exclusive: New environment secretary insists ‘nothing is off the table’ in dealing with ailing Thames WaterBritain’s insolvency laws cannot deal with …
Later in life, Gloria Steinem found herself free of the 'demands of gender'
In 2015, the trailblazing feminist told Fresh Air she that had entered a new phase in life, one in which "you can do what you want." Steinem died Sept…
BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six monthsFollow our Australi…
Kafka in paradise: Hawaii fire survivors in bureaucratic trap as US says no more mail delivery
Wildfire victims rebuilt their homes in Lahaina only to find USPS had ‘eliminated’ their addresses – while houses that didn’t burn receive mail as nor…
Invasive tropical mosquito found breeding in east London
Climate crisis could increase incursions of Aedes aegypti, which can transmit Zika virus and dengue, experts sayAn invasive mosquito capable of transm…
Families perform symbolic funerals for missing Nepal flood victims
Families in Nepal are performing symbolic funerals for loved ones still missing a week after the devastating floods.…
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies aged 92
Cofounder of Ms Magazine was a strong advocate for women's rights throughout her life.…
Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says
About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet borderAfter the flood: human suffering on an …
Floodwaters sweep cars away in eastern China
Torrential rain triggered severe flooding across parts of eastern China, rushing down streets and sweeping away vehicles…
Powerful storm hits Canada’s Toronto, cutting power to tens of thousands
Thunderstorm also causes severe flooding and forces flight cancellations at Pearson airport.…
From ‘psyops’ to ‘hysterical hysteria’: how GB News and Talk TV lost their cool in the heatwaves
Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denialsAs the first heatwave of the record-…
Minneapolis shooting kills two, wounds three police officers
Police say suspected gunman is also dead and that several people, including three officers, were wounded.…
Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win - but tension still shows
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka cruises into the US Open third round before a spiky exchange with a journalist.…
US forces board and destroy alleged cartel boat in eastern Pacific
US forces boarded and sank a boat in the eastern Pacific saying it was a floating refueling station for drug-traffickers…
Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids
US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to ChicagoThe risk of power outages is expect…
Family pays tribute to New Mexico man killed by bear: ‘He was a strong person’
Relatives of Benjamin Halona remember his career as wildlife firefighter and his zeal for selling tamalesRelatives of a New Mexico man who was fatally…
Range Rover launches its first electric vehicle, with starting price of £154,070
Fully electric SUV unveiled after year-long delay and will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in SolihullRange Rover has launched its first electri…
How a small island in Canada appeared, vanished, and was found again
Officials in British Columbia say the floating island drifted towards the shoreline of a local lake. But its origins remain a mystery.…
Superb England crush Ireland with record ODI chase
Maia Bouchier's stunning century helps England women seal their record one-day international chase of 282 to beat Ireland in the series opener.…
High winds during El Niño could be deadly for England’s stressed trees, say experts
Head of tree collections at Kew ‘very worried about this autumn’ as hot, dry summer has caused brittlenessHigh winds associated with El Niño could cau…
How wildfires are scorching France’s wine industry
Europe's largest wine exporter is already battling a cocktail of crisis from heatwaves to lower sales.…
Norway's Haakon takes oath as mourners pay respects to late King
Norway's new King takes the first major step of his reign as his father, the late King Harald V, lies in state at the Royal Palace.…
Los Angeles villa that was hub for German exiles fleeing Nazis reopens after narrow wildfire escape
Spectacular Villa Aurora, which was nearly destroyed in last year’s fires, leading the recovery as Pacific Palisades emerges from a dark chapterA hill…
Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says
Meteorologists say average mean temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisisThis year’s summer was the UK’s hottest on record…