Black scientists say UK research is institutionally racist
Dr Jazmin Scarlett, a student in volcanology, had been excited to embark on a career in academic research. She believed she was well placed to...
Boris Johnson: What to expect when the PM visits the White House
"When it goes wrong, it really does go wrong - one wrong move, one throwaway comment and months of planning and international diplomacy are in...
Climate change: World now sees twice as many days over 50C
The number of extremely hot days every year when the temperature reaches 50C has doubled since the 1980s, a global BBC analysis has found. They...
Poland 1-1 England: Painful final minutes for England but they edge closer to Qatar 2022
England's players fell to their knees in anguish as bedlam broke out around them in Warsaw's Stadion Narodowy in the moment Poland secured a draw...
Biden defends Afghanistan withdrawal, recommits to evacuate remaining Americans
President Joe Biden, speaking to nation Tuesday, gave his fiercest defense yet of his self-imposed deadline to withdraw the U.S. military from Afghanistan -- a...
Hurricane Ida: Striking pictures show storm sweeping Gulf Coast
Waves on Lake Pontchartrain, in south-eastern Louisiana People walk through the French Quarter in New Orleans on Sunday A news crew films as the storm...
ANC in crisis as dozens of councillors miss IEC submission deadline
The ANC’s financial crisis, its emaciated secretary-general’s office and Covid-19 restrictions have caused a perfect storm ahead of the local government elections as the party...
Afghanistan conflict: As Kabul falls, Biden backlash grows
The lightning advance of the Taliban in retaking the country has led Afghan Americans, former generals and leading statesmen to blame President Joe Biden for...
Climate change: IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’
Humanity's damaging impact on the climate is a "statement of fact", say UN scientists in a landmark study. The report says that ongoing emissions of...
Covid-19: Amber watch-list travel idea scrapped
A proposal to create an "amber watch-list" of countries at risk of moving to red in the travel traffic light system has been abandoned, a...