Oil slicks seen from space: the devastating impact of boat strikes on fragile Gulf ecosystems

The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless species of fish. Eight months into the…

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World heading for ‘irrevocable overshoot’ of global temperature thresholds, analysis warns

Under current policies, the planet will heat up by 2.7C on average by the end of the century compared with preindustrial times, the report by Climate Action Tracker (CAT) found. This is up slightly from a prediction of…

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AMANDA PLATELL: After the appalling thing Jonathan Ross said to ME, why I refuse to believe that he was 'genuinely unaware' of what Russell Brand and David Walliams were up to in the sordid Noughties

Even so, it surely did not give Ross the right to call me a ‘dog’. What man speaks like that to a woman? Whatever the case, it left a strong impression on me as to the kind of man he is. And it seems to me that his…

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Fifty heads of state gather in Dublin for major European summit

Members of the Garda Armed Support Unit outside the National Gallery in Dublin (Niall Carson/PA) PA Wire Fifty heads of state are gathering in the Irish capital to discuss the war in Ukraine and other major issues. The…

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UK economic growth expected to have picked up amid AI and defence drive

Economists were expecting to see growth accelerate to 0.7% for the third quarter (Yui Mok/PA) PA Wire City Edition News from the City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be…

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TV bosses are told to clean up their act as minister threatens legal crackdown over the protection of girls after the Russell Brand and David Walliams scandals

Both are said to have become so powerful, and were so lucrative for broadcasters, their behaviour went unchallenged. The children's author and TV star, 55, has denied claims that he groomed schoolgirls, sexually…

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Australian teen missing in bush for six days rescued alive

William, whose surname has not been released, disappeared last Friday while on a camping trip with a friend in bushland about 180km (112 miles) east of Melbourne, Victoria. Extremely cold overnight temperatures had left…

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Survivor pulled from rubble of deadly building collapse in New York

At least 17 others were injured, including seven children, when the structure crumbled in the Flatbush neighbourhood of Brooklyn, officials say. Footage from the ground also shows exposed bedrooms and stairwells in an…

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Labour's blueprint for getting Neets into work 'could cost £6billion a year'

Former Labour Cabinet minister Alan Milburn will finally publish his plans next week for dealing with the one million 'Neets' who are not in education, employment or training. The review is central to Andy Burnham 's…

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JOE ROBERTSON: As a Tory MP, I was told I had ADHD at 42, but I don't need benefits… and nor do most like me

But watching my two children grow up, I have become increasingly interested in the way people learn and get on. So, aged 42, I recently decided to be assessed for ADHD . For an NHS test the waiting list in my area was…

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