News

Vegan diets produce a quarter of the greenhouse gases of high-meat diets, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Oxford looking at the eating habits of 55,000 people found meat-free eating to have a much lower environmental impact on land use, water pollution risk, water use and biodiversity loss. Agriculture is a major source of deforestation and biodiversity loss while around three quarters of ice-free land has […]

Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he is daring to dream about a return to Red Bull ahead of his Formula One comeback at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Ricciardo’s career looked to be all but over after he was dumped by McLaren following two underwhelming seasons with the British team. But the popular 34-year-old has been handed a second chance, replacing Nyck de Vries at Red Bull’s junior team AlphaTauri for the concluding dozen rounds […]

Shakira faces further trouble from Spain’s tax office after a court agreed to open an investigation into a second case of alleged tax fraud. The Colombian pop singer is already set to face a trial for allegedly failing to pay 14.5 million euros (£12.6 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014. The singer has denied any wrongdoing. Now a Spanish judge has agreed with state prosecutors to probe […]

A Sooty glove puppet, brought home by a stagehand on the top children’s TV show as a gift for his son, has been sold at auction for more than £1,000. Brian Kent, who built sets for The Sooty Show in the 1970s, begged officials to allow him to take the glove puppet home for his son Lee Kent who was a fan of the show. Lee, now 46, decided to […]

A man who filmed himself speeding at 123mph as he weaved between motorway traffic has been jailed for 12 years after killing a pregnant mother-of-two in a road smash. Adil Iqbal, 22, was driving with one hand and holding his phone with the other to film himself, possibly to upload to Facebook, as he tailgated and undertook other vehicles and swerved across lanes, reaching a speed of 123mph in his […]

The Prime Minister has apologised for the “horrific” historic treatment of LGBT people who served in the armed forces. The apology was made after a recommendation from a Government-commissioned independent review into the service and experience of LGBT veterans who served in the armed forces between 1967 and 2000. The review, carried out by Lord Etherton, former master of the rolls and head of civil justice, was published on Wednesday. […]

The first British passports bearing the title “His Majesty” and issued in the name of King Charles III will start being rolled out this week. For more than 70 years, the official travel documents – revived with traditional dark blue covers post-Brexit – were supplied in the name of “Her Majesty” during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. It is the first time since 1952 – the end of the […]

Vulnerable children should be given free school meals and all pupils leaving education should know how to cook at least 10 dishes, Jamie Oliver has said. The TV chef also called for children to be protected from junk food advertising – a move endorsed by Henry Dimbleby, the British businessman and co-founder of food chain Leon. Speaking at the Future of Britain conference, sugar tax campaigner Mr Oliver laid out his three priorities for improving […]

Eurostar passengers departing from London can avoid one of two manual passport checks through a facial verification system. The launch of the technology at St Pancras station – which also removes the need to scan tickets – is aimed at easing congestion. To participate, passengers must use an app before travel to scan their identity document and verify their face and ticket. At the station they walk in front of […]