The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said. The country was 'not yet adapted' to worsening wea …
A 76-year-old hillwalker who survived eight days lost in a remote part of the Scottish Highlands has described it as 'one long black nightmare'. Ian Currie, from Edinburgh, had been attempting to walk …
The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction in what scientists are calling a major conservation victory. Once hunted extensively for turtle soup, its eggs as a delicacy and decorati …
Half of UK adults are now regularly paying for things by tapping their phone, new banking data suggests. A surge in the use of mobile payments via services such as Apple Pay or Google Pay has been rec …
Matt Hancock has defended government deals to buy personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, saying the country was in a 'desperate situation' at the time. In a bad-tempered session at t …
The health minister has defended his department's timeline for initiating a plan to deal with winter pressures on the health service. Mike Nesbitt said a plan has been developed but has not yet been f …
