Cop26 has sounded the “ death knell ” for coal, the Prime Minister has said, as he defended the

PARIS( AFP)-A bombshell climate science report" must sound a death knell" for coal, oil and gas

“ The direction of travel is pretty much the same.” Still, he acknowledged that some countries did not live up to the ambition of the summit.... “ It’s ultimately their decision to make and they must stand by it.” He and conference President Alok Sharma both underlined that the Glasgow Climate Pact was the first time that coal had been mentioned in U.N. climate agreements.... But Sharma said China and India would have to “ justify ” their actions.“ On the issue of coal, China and India are goi

Nigel Farage smokes a cigarette outside a pub to protest the government's possible ban on smoking.... In an effort to retain their custom, most pubs have invested real money in building smoking shelters and providing outdoor spaces.As a pub regular, I visited the Westminster Arms last night, a place I've frequented for 30 years.... I enjoyed my pint and a smoke on the pavement outside....

He said: “ Like me, Londoners will be sick to the pit of their stomachs that this dishonest Mayor will now crow that he has the legal right to punish low-income Londoners to allegedly breathe cleaner air.“ The judge had no choice, it seems, but to back Sadiq Khan.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.... More infoSUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you....

Stock investors are watching the dramatic moves in the Treasury market for clues on the fate of one of this year's most successful plays-the so-called reflation trade that helped power shares of economically sensitive companies higher after nearly a decade of underperformance. Investors piled in to shares of energy producers, banks and other companies expected to benefit from a powerful economic rebound earlier this year while betting that Treasury yields, which move inversely to prices, would r

The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is planned to transit gas from Russia into Germany, bypassing Ukraine and Poland, had its certification suspended yesterday.... Germany’s energy regulator temporarily halted the project after it said that the consortium behind the pipeline, Switzerland’s Nord Stream 2 AG, needed to form a subsidiary company under German law to gain an operating license. The move may provide a lifeline to Ukraine, who reportedly have nearly 100, 000 Russian troops stationed at t

Any measure that hinders the supply of affordable energy to Europe, such as the continuation of sanctions or a premature withdrawal from long-term gas supply contracts, will cause massive damage to the European economy and set the EU back by years, if not decades, Ulrike Reisner writes. Pursued unde

DAVID Fuller has admitted killing Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce, which were known as the Bedsit

99 women during his time as a worker in a hospital.... Fuller has admitted to murdering Wendy Knell and