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Artificial intelligence has helped reveal how plants are shifting flowering times across the world due to climate change, a new report has said. A global study using AI to analyse eight million digitalised plant specimens dating back a century revealed flowering has shifted by 2.5 days earlier or later per decade on average, disrupting relationships between plants and pollinators. It is just one of the […]

Murdered MP Jo Cox would have been “deeply concerned” at the current divisions in UK society but would not have shied away from the challenge of uniting people, her sister has said a decade on from the killing. Kim Leadbeater described the 10th anniversary of her “wonderful” sister’s murder at the hands of a neo-Nazi in 2016 as a “moment in time” to urge political leaders especially […]

The UK has unveiled new sanctions that aim to ramp up pressure on Russia as Sir Keir Starmer attends the G7 summit in France. The package of 70 new sanctions target Russia’s shadow fleet, military procurement supply chains and illicit finance networks used to circumvent sanctions. They target a front company called Neptune, which the UK says is involved in procuring western technology for Russian […]

The decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Three judges at the High Court ruled in February that the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 last year was unlawful, following a legal challenge from the group’s co-founder, Huda Ammori. The ban, which began on July 5 last […]

Motorway designers are being urged to “up their game” after an investigation found reported incidents of wrong-way driving on the roads have increased by 30% in four years. The RAC Foundation issued the plea after National Highways figures obtained by the Press Association showed 947 incidents involving “oncoming vehicles” were reported on England’s motorways in the 12 months to May 11. That is up from […]

Scientists have made a new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway rock formation. New research has revealed that Northern Ireland’s volcanic past, which created the Causeway’s distinctive 40,000 basalt columns, happened over a much shorter period than previously thought. It was discovered that volcanic events around the region formed rocks, including the Causeway, in just 5.5 million years – eight million years less […]

Sir Sadiq Khan has announced a £7 million campaign to showcase London to the world and tackle online “disinformation” that he says is harming the capital’s reputation. The Mayor of London said the city had been subjected to a “relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and hatred” on social media, describing online disinformation as a “global scourge”. The campaign, to be delivered by London & Partners, will launch […]

Children under age 16 will be banned from social media in a “big moment for our country”, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Prime Minister announced the restriction in a Downing Street press conference as he warned social media was having an impact on children’s happiness and mental health. Sir Keir said he would not compromise on the “safety and happiness of our children”. He said he was confident […]

The average price tag on a home fell by 0.6% or £2,113 in June, in the biggest price drop recorded for this month of the year in 14 years, according to a property website. The month-on-month fall took the average asking price across Britain to £376,191, Rightmove said. The month of June typically sees modest price increases, Rightmove said. It added that May’s warmer weather […]

The Government’s housebuilding target is at risk because of a shortage of council planners, according to new research. Unison said its study found that one in 10 council planning jobs in England were vacant, which the union said was slowing decisions. The research revealed widespread shortages across planning roles, leaving councils struggling to process applications and keep pace with the Government’s ambition to build […]