Researchers have shed new light on the role played by carbon dioxide in the warming and cooling of planet Earth. A team from the University of St Andrews used fossils to work out how much CO2 changed ...

Thirty-two dolphins have died since fuel oil spilled out of two storm-stricken tankers three weeks ago in the Kerch Strait, an animal rescue group said. The spill took place in the waterway which ...

England batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge is expecting a ruthless Women’s Ashes battle with Australia. The seven-match, multi-format series gets under way on January 11 in Sydney as England look to win the ...

A number of schools in north-east Scotland have been forced to close after the country was hit by overnight snow and ice. More than 80 schools and nurseries across Aberdeenshire, Moray and Highland ...

Many commuters are suffering travel disruption from severe weather, with major roads closed and railway lines blocked. Manchester airport’s runways were closed early on Monday morning because of heavy ...

Discount supermarket Aldi has said it notched up more than £1.6 billion in sales over the key festive month, as shoppers traded up to its premium ranges. The German-owned group, Britain’s fourth ...

The death toll in the attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last month has risen to six after a woman succumbed to her injuries, prosecutors said. Officials in Naumburg said the ...

John Swinney’s warning of a populist surge if his Government’s Budget is not agreed is “preposterous”, the leader of the Scottish Tories has said. The First Minister will use his first major speech of ...

A new survey has found the majority of companies plan to raise prices, which could in turn stoke higher inflation.

Demi Moore gave an impassioned speech as she won her first acting award at the Golden Globes in a ceremony which also saw films The Brutalist and Emilia Perez triumph.

Snow, ice, strong winds and plunging temperatures in the US have led to dangerous travel conditions from central and southern states all the way to the East Coast. Schools and government offices in ...

The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has called for the “full implementation” of reforms set out in her 2022 report amid calls in Westminster for the Government to launch a ...