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More people are buying electric cars and installing heat pumps than ever before, but those numbers need to increase even further, according to the government’s climate advisers. The independent Climate Change Committee said that the government needed to make sure that households benefit from the switch to cleaner technologies through […]

A quarter of a century after their land was seized during a chaotic land reform programme that made global headlines, a small group of white Zimbabwean farmers have accepted a controversial compensation deal from the government. Once the backbone of the country’s agricultural sector, many of them are now elderly, […]

Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent FOSTER + PARTNERS There will be a bridge with a reinforced glass balustrade, evoking a tiara The winning design for the national memorial for Queen Elizabeth II will feature a bridge with a balustrade made of glass, new gates and commemorative gardens. The design will also […]

Annabelle Liang & Nick Marsh Business reporter & Transport correspondent Getty Images Almost half of all cars sold in China last year were electric “I drive an electric vehicle because I am poor,” says Lu Yunfeng, a private hire driver, who is at a charging station on the outskirts of […]

Topline In a moment long-awaited by astronomers, the Vera C.Rubin Observatory in the Chilean Andes has today published its first images and time-lapse videos.A combination of a unique telescope and the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy, Rubin will begin a 10-year mission later this year, during which it’s […]

After applying for more than 600 jobs, university graduate Caitlin Morgan almost felt like giving up hope of finding employment. Just as she was becoming demotivated, the 23-year-old’s persistence was rewarded as she was offered a job as a trainee accountant after her 647th application. But after 18 months of […]

The Natanz enrichment facility on January 24, 2025.Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies President Donald Trump said US military aircraft bombed Iranian nuclear sites.His reveal early Sunday local time comes amid Israeli efforts to degrade Iran’s nuclear program.Israeli forces have carried out widespread airstrikes across Iran over the past week.ADVERTISEMENT Recommended […]

President Donald Trump said in a brief address to the nation Saturday evening that U.S.bombers had “totally obliterated” three key Iranian nuclear sites and threatened to hit more targets if Iran refused to “make peace.” The strikes were a rare use of B-2 stealth bombers, a highly secret and central […]

Iran is weighing its response to US strikes carried out against its nuclear sites at the weekend, which American officials say have significantly set back the prospect of Tehran building a nuclear weapon. The strikes were launched as Israel and Iran continued to attack each other, after a long-simmering regional […]

Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for the next 10 years. The scheme, first reported by the Daily Telegraph, is part of a government drive towards predicting and preventing illness, which will also see £650m […]