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Top 10 climate disasters of 2024 leave insurers with £180bn bill
The world's 10 most costly climate disasters of 2024 caused £182bn in damage and claimed 2,000 lives, analysis of insurance payouts revealed yesterday.
Georgia's pro-west leader calls herself 'only legitimate president' as head of state sworn in
Georgia's pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, said she would leave the palace but remain the country's legitimate officeholder yesterday after refusing to hand over the keys to her successor in the wake of a controversial general election.
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre boost small charity with song sample
Snoop Dogg has worked with artists including Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, and Mariah Carey – and now a small London charity for people with learning disabilities has joined that list.
TV news, wind power and women in trousers: modern life predicted 100 years ago
When the scientist and inventor Prof Archibald Montgomery Low predicted \"a day in the life of a man of the future\" a century ago, his ideas were dismissed by some as \"ruthlessly imaginative\".
Channel death toll hits record high as three people drown
Three people drowned yesterday falling from an overcrowded small boat heading from France to the UK, as 2024 became the deadliest year yet for the perilous crossings.
MPs Prepare Amendments for Assisted Dying Bill at Next Vote
Up to 30 MPs who backed assisted dying could withdraw support at the next parliamentary vote, MPs have said, as several prepare to suggest amendments on coercion and the role of medics.
Safety checks ordered amid fears of defects in thousands of schools
Exclusive Investigations into structural concerns over postwar buildings
Plane crash at airport in South Korea kills 179
Distraught family members gathered at Muan international airport in South Korea yesterday after a plane carrying 181 people from Bangkok crashed, killing all but two people onboard, in the country's worst domestic civil aviation disaster.
New year refresh A month-by-month guide to sorting out your finances
Rupert Jones and Hilary Osborne offer a checklist of the vital tasks you need to tackle throughout the year, from filing your tax return to making the most of your holiday cash
Lost in music How Britain's clubs are disappearing fast - and why they are worth rescuing
When the patrons of Watford's Przym nightclub celebrated New Year's Eve a year ago, they were marking the end of an era - or rather, seven eras.
Nissan shares down 15% as investors react to plan for merger
Shares in the Japanese carmaker Nissan have taken their biggest fall since August's stock market sell-off, as investors turned their attention to the company's planned tie-up with domestic rivals Honda and Mitsubishi.
Climbing out of trouble? Rise in share price suggests BA's turbulent days may be over
It's been a long and turbulent time since anyone used British Airways' old slogan \"the world's favourite airline\" with a straight face.
North-south divide flips as EU's periphery beats core economies
The European Central Bank is facing a tough balancing act in 2025, trying to navigate a reversal of fortunes in eurozone economies as the hardest-hit nations of the 2010s debt crisis outperform the traditional core.
Number of retailers on the brink of collapse up by 25%
Footfall levels up 18% on Christmas Eve compared with last year.
London-listed mining company halts operations in Mozambique
The London-listed mining company Gemfields said yesterday it had temporarily halted its ruby mining operation in Mozambique after groups \"took advantage\" of political unrest to attempt to invade and set fire to its site, resulting in two deaths.
Aid convoy reaches besieged area of Sudanese capital
An aid convoy has reached a besieged area of Khartoum for the first time since Sudan's civil war broke out in April 2023, bringing food and medicines in a country where half of the people are at risk of starvation.
Mexico The mayor who turned wasteland into a utopia
Mexico City's mayor, Clara Brugada, has never been afraid to court controversy and has taken some imaginative steps in her efforts to undo decades of economic and cultural inequality.
Crisis on cat island On Aoshima, is time finally running out for human and feline inhabitants?
The reason for Aoshima's nickname is clear before we set foot on the island.
Pāua lunch Remote cafe fuels pie mania in New Zealand
Celebrities rave about them, politicians have bulk-ordered them, local people queue and tourists drive hours for them. The pāua pie – a flaky creation filled with a seafood delicacy – is enticing crowds in New Zealand to a cafe on the isolated east coast of the North Island.
Italian aces After years of obscurity, tennis has won the nation's hearts
At the age of 47, diehard AC Milan fan Ninni Licata has hung up his football boots in exchange for a tennis racket.
Ecuador's president in firing line over fate of four missing boys
The disappearance of four youngsters in Ecuador after they came into contact with the armed forces is posing a major challenge to President Daniel Noboa's \"war on drugs\".
Musk row with Maga far right over Indian-born Trump adviser
Bitter infighting has broken out between Elon Musk and Donald Trump's hardline Maga base after the president-elect chose an Indian-born entrepreneur to be his adviser on artificial intelligence.
Two sailors killed on first night of Sydney to Hobart yacht race
Two sailors in Australia's annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race died on the first night of the competition as wild weather conditions forced mass retirements.
North Korea Soldier Dies After Being Captured by Kyiv's Forces
South Korea's intelligence agency has reported that a North Korean soldier, believed to be the first captured while supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, has died after being taken alive by Ukrainian forces.
'I want my Ukraine' Women's resistance movement aims to infuriate occupiers
Women's resistance movement aims to infuriate occupiers
Nato to boost Baltic Sea presence after suspected cable sabotage
Nato will boost its military presence in the Baltic Sea, the alliance announced yesterday, after the suspected sabotage of an underwater power cable running between Finland and Estonia.
Plane that crashed in Kazakhstan 'suffered external interference'
The aircraft involved in the Christmas Day plane crash in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people experienced \"external physical and technical interference\", according to preliminary results of the investigation, Azerbaijan Airlines said yesterday.
Let's see who'll be leaving' Presidential standoff nears crunch point in Georgia
A defining moment looms for the elegant 19th-century Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi: the question of who will occupy its halls tomorrow, when Georgia's pro-western president, Salome Zourabichvili, is supposed to hand over to her successor.
History lessons The two crucial choices that will determine humanity's fate
For someone who has examined 361 studies and 73 books on societal collapses, Danilo Brozovic's conclusion on what must happen to avoid today's world imploding is disarmingly simple yet a daunting challenge: \"We need dramatic social and technological changes.\"
The Arctic is becoming smaller
Relic of the ice age faces a bleak future in rapidly heating world