Democratic senator Cory Booker broke the record for the longest speech on the US Senate floor with a marathon critique of president Donald Trump. The New Jersey official took to the floor on Monday ...

The number of contactless card transactions made in 2024 increased by 3.4% annually, according to UK Finance data. Some 18.9 billion contactless transactions were made in 2024 – a 3.4% increase ...

The Department for Education said the funding has been boosted to £37 million to help with expansion of funded childcare.

An assessment of “regenerative agriculture” – which focuses on improving soils, producing food and increasing farmland wildlife – found good evidence that minimising bare soils, for example by growing ...

Teaching materials will also help secondary school pupils to identify and scrutinise data and claims made by online influencers.

Experts said they were ‘devastated’ by the findings, which also show 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies.

More than 20 organisations, under the umbrella of the Scottish Rewilding Alliance, said rewilding is currently under way across 2.5 of the country.

Review says current system of environmental regulations not working, but conservationists warn of ‘high risk’ to nature in planning reforms.

Researchers found antibodies in those who reported the most positive moods were 16 higher when compared to those with lowest level of positivity.

The social media giant announced a major revamp of its content, safety and moderation policies in January to support ‘free expression’.