He was asked if he was prepared to get more people to change their heating systems and tell them to take fewer flights to reach the target.

In March last year Lineker was briefly suspended from hosting the programme after his tweet about the British government’s asylum policy sparked a row about BBC presenters expre ...

Typhoon Toraji unleashed floods, knocked down trees and caused power outages in the northern Philippines before weakening into a tropical storm and blowing out to the South China Sea, officials said ...

North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament, the Supreme People’s Assembly, has the right to ratify treaties but Kim can unilaterally ratify major ones, according to South Korea’s Unification Ministry.

Two environmental groups are set to have their legal challenge against the Rosebank and Jackdaw offshore oil and gas fields in the North Sea heard in court on Tuesday. Greenpeace UK and Uplift will ...

MPs are to consider calls to remove the Church of England bishops from the House of Lords and introduce a mandatory retirement age for peers. Conservative former minister Sir Gavin Williamson has ...

Singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson and ex-footballer Graeme Souness will also be recognised at the investiture ceremony.

An abuse survivor has echoed calls for the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign as he demanded a “clean sweep” of senior clergy members. Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, told ...

Government overhaul of system for official bathing sites could also widen the definition of bathers and bring in multiple testing spots at sites.

The Royal Mint commissioned research published to coincide with the release of its ‘sustainable’ sixpence made from recovered ...

Varenicline works by tackling nicotine cravings and also helps with withdrawal symptoms, such as irritability and trouble sleeping.

The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier this year after being diagnosed with fast-growing lymphoma, was given the all-clear in September following experimental therapy at the ...