Storm could trigger displays of aurora through Saturday night in parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England and Wales A strong solar storm headed towards …
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Proponents of ‘bathing waters’ designation say it would force action on sewage but others worry about impact of more visitors The waters of the River …
The pup’s owners were arrested in a Walmart parking lot on suspicion of animal cruelty and possession of narcotics California police administered an overdose-reversing drug …
Las Vegas residents are drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate …
Images show Hawaiian Electric Co wires left open to elements as company’s own documents call its wooden power poles ‘obsolete’ In the first moments of …
Lord Chadlington may have misled inquiry over introduction of firm awarded £50m in PPE contracts, Labour peer suggests The House of Lords conduct watchdog has …
Some local branches to defy teaching unions’ advice to accept deal over recruitment concerns Strikes in schools across England may still happen in September, after …
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told former top U_S_ diplomat Henry Kissinger that relations between the two countries are at a crossroads and both sides …
Expert panels recommend that people should keep consumption of popular sweetener below 40mg/kg a day The sweetener aspartame is a “possible carcinogen” but it remains …
Britain and Switzerland among countries that need to adapt most for heating, says research looking at impact of 2C global rise The UK and Switzerland …
Business lobby group requests guidance on restructuring options as it battles for survival after sexual misconduct allegations Britain’s most prominent business lobby group has sought …
Russian opposition leader said to have had severe stomach pains, with ambulance being called to penal colony Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition politician, has …
DUP leader denies lack of governance at Stormont is increasing threat of violence, as police adopt tactics not seen in years amid ‘exceptional circumstances’
Suella Braverman’s claims of ‘constructive’ talks regarding Strasbourg’s injunctions disputed by legal scholars Legal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms” …
Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney’s office have warned Donald Trump that could soon be indicted for his role in paying hush money to an …
Mexico is undergoing a fevered competition among states to win a potential Tesla facility in jostling reminiscent of what happens among U.S. cities and states …
Officers looking at transphobia alongside other lines of inquiry as vigils planned across UK Police investigating the killing of Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old girl who …
A possible explosion has taken place at a chemical plant in LaSalle in Northern Illinois. A shelter-in-place order has been issued for residents in the …
General secretary Mark Serwotka predicts ‘coordinated and synchronised’ action from January The head of the largest civil servants union has warned ministers that “coordinated and …
Both Moscow-installed authorities and the city’s exiled mayor report casualties in strategically important south-eastern city Ukraine has attacked Russian-occupied Melitopol, according to both the Moscow-installed …