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Oxfam calls for taxes to curb 'polluting toys' of super-rich

October 28, 2024

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The Guardian

The high carbon emissions of the world's richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and excess deaths, a report has found.

- Jonathan Watts, Jillian Ambrose

Oxfam calls for taxes to curb 'polluting toys' of super-rich

Owing to luxury yachts, private jets and investments in polluting industries, the consumption of the world's wealthiest people is also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C.

If everyone on Earth emitted planet-warming gases at the same rate as the average billionaire, the remaining carbon budget to stay within 1.5C would be gone in less than two days, the Oxfam analysis said, rather than current estimates of four years if carbon emissions remain as they are today.

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PM's allies begin 'Stop Burnham' campaign

Keir Starmer’s allies have launched a “Stop Andy Burnham” campaign to prevent the Labour mayor from returning to parliament after the resignation of a Manchester MP triggered a byelection.

time to read

4 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

The Guardian

McLaren ready to risk ‘papaya rules’ again

McLaren will continue pursuing a policy of rigorous fairness towards Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the 2026 Formula One season, despite their insistence on not imposing team orders almost costing Norris his world title by allowing a late challenge from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

time to read

1 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

The Guardian

Theatre review Moments of magic but mix of Welsh spirit and US place proves unsettling

A revival of Thornton Wilder’s great American play about a provincial town, north of New York, might have carried strong state-of-the-nation resonances at this dark, Trumpian juncture.

time to read

2 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

The Guardian

Respect our sovereignty, says Greenland as Trump claims permanent access

Greenland has demanded its red lines on sovereignty be respected after Donald Trump claimed an agreement with Nato would give the US full and permanent access to the Arctic island, the object of an increasingly bitter months-long dispute.

time to read

4 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

The Guardian

Stand up for yourselves, Zelenskyy tells Europe in fiery Davos speech

President says leaders are in 'Greenland mode', waiting for Trump to act

time to read

4 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

The Guardian

Art review Bawdy and joyful record of everyday England

Generally, you get two versions of England in art: it’s either bucolic vistas, rolling hills, babbling brooks and gambolling sheep - or it’s downtrodden, browbeaten, grim poverty and misery.

time to read

2 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

Hunger and uncertainty in Syrian camp for IS families

The children crowded the wire fence, waiting for the guard to turn his back, and made a break for it.

time to read

5 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

The Guardian

Scientific leap: how prehistoric kangaroos hopped despite their huge size

Giant 250kg kangaroos that once roamed Australia would probably have been able to hop despite their enormous size, researchers have said.

time to read

2 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

The Guardian

A bumpy road Mayor’s way back to parliament would be fraught with risk

If Andy Burnham has a road back to parliament to challenge Keir Starmer as Labour leader, it is a road with 6ft-deep potholes.

time to read

3 mins

January 23, 2026

The Guardian

Push to end postcode lottery of cancer treatment in poorer areas

Hospitals in rural and coastal parts of England will get more cancer doctors to help tackle stark inequalities that mean people there are far more likely to die from the disease.

time to read

2 mins

January 23, 2026

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