[ad_1] Mark PoyntingClimate researcher EPA Rising temperatures in the UK will become “the new normal”, a leading government climate adviser has warned, as she called for more to be done to prepare for the impacts of climate change. It comes as the Met Office revealed 2025 was on course to be the UK’s hottest year … Read more
[ad_1] Flagstaff mandates that shielding be placed on outdoor lighting so that it doesn’t project skyward. There are also limits on the lumens of light allowed per acre of land. The result is a starry sky visible even from the heart of the city. Flagstaff’s Buffalo Park, just a couple miles from downtown, measures about … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers have created the lining of a womb in a dish, which promises to shed light on the mysterious early stages of human pregnancy and the glitches that can lead to miscarriage and medical complications. In laboratory experiments, early-stage human embryos donated from couples after IVF treatment successfully implanted into the engineered lining and … Read more
[ad_1] Kate Whannel,political reporter, Georgia Roberts,Derby political reporterand Joe Pike,politics investigations correspondent PA Media Farmers protested against the changes again at last month’s Budget Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The climbdown follows months of protests by farmers and concern from some … Read more
[ad_1] A long-delayed government report showed GDP grew at an annual 4.3% rate for the July through September quarter, beating expectations.
[ad_1] Getty Images The UK economy has been slowing after a strong start to 2025. The latest figures show that the economy shrank by 0.1% in October, and also contracted by 0.1% in the August-to-October period. The rate of economic growth matters because it affects things like pay increases for workers and the amount of … Read more
[ad_1] Consumer sentiment in the U.S. weakened for a fifth consecutive month in December, amid enduring concerns over jobs and business conditions, a monthly survey said.
[ad_1] The gold price has hit another record high, trading above $4,400 (£3,275) an ounce for the first time. The price of the precious metal has risen on expectations the US central bank will cut interest rates further next year, analysts said. Gold started the year worth $2,600 an ounce, but geopolitical tensions, the Trump … Read more
[ad_1] Canada’s economy is on track to shrink slightly in the final quarter of 2025, with the steepest contraction in almost three years notched in October and early signs pointing to only a modest recovery last month.
[ad_1] Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Reuters The high-stakes search for a new leader of the US central bank is drawing to a close. US President Donald Trump is expected to name someone in the coming weeks to replace Jerome Powell, whose term as Federal Reserve chairman will end in May. That person will step into the … Read more