National parkland in public hands 'would help nature'

Project Helping Hands helps the long-term unemployed in games

Project Helping Hands is a new community-based initiative to help game industry job seekers who have been out of work or underemployed for more than a year. Aiming to draw a spotlight for long-term ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 24

Watch: Training police horses to help deal with public disorder

The BBC has been given an exclusive insight into the training of police horses when it comes to dealing with public order.

Pepijn Lijnders: ‘Klopp will always be there to reach out a helping hand’

The former Liverpool assistant on a tricky start to life at Red Bull Salzburg, his coaching methods and Arne Slot. After four months as Red Bull Salzburg’s head coach Pepijn Lijnders has ...

World - The Guardian - October 16

Would raising employer National Insurance break Labour's pledge?

If the chancellor decides to increase NI for employers in the Budget would that be going back on previous promises?

Would abandoning hope help us to tackle the climate crisis?

Leaders are eager to fill us with positivity, but research shows people in distress are more likely to take collective action. If despair is the most unforgivable sin, then hope is surely the most ...

World - The Guardian - October 24

Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public company

Tech - ABC News - October 30

DeVonta Smith helps Eagles hold off Jaguars with sensational 1-handed TD grab while falling out of bounds

Smith helped bail the Eagles out after they nearly blew a 22-0 second-half lead.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 5 days ago

Jokic's triple-double, 29 from Westbrook, Watson's game-saving block help Nuggets hand Thunder first loss

Denver got the win despite Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon being out.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - 2 days ago

These Parkland Shooting Survivors Were Promised Visas. They’re Still Waiting.

A humanitarian program offers immigrant crime victims who cooperate with the police a chance to stay in the United States. But most spend years in legal limbo.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

No 10 rejects claims PM received Taylor Swift tickets as ‘thank you’ for security measures – as it happened

Downing St says decisions over protection for the singer were up to Scotland Yard and not the government. Keir Starmer has has welcomed private investment of £550m to make it easier for people to ...

World - The Guardian - October 15

Trump and Harris would add trillions to the national debt. Here’s why it could lead to higher costs for households.

The combined cost in new debt of former President Donald Trump’s and Vice President Kamala Harris’s tax and spending proposals would dwarf those put forward in previous election cycles, according ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

Nature: Manta rays in Mexico

We leave you this Sunday morning under the sea in Quintana Roo, Mexico, where the Manta rays are enjoying breakfast. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.

Nature: Howler monkeys in Belize

We leave you this Sunday with howler monkeys in Belize. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

Protecting Nature, With the U.S. on the Sidelines

As the world gathers this week for U.N. biodiversity negotiations, the U.S. hasn’t ratified a decades-old treaty to protect nature.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Nature: Donkeys and elephants

We leave you this Sunday Morning in the company of donkeys, and elephants. Videographers: Carl Mrozek and Cate Poole.

Fungi deserve a natural kingdom of their own

Scientists are pushing for their unique contribution to biodiversity to be recognised

Business - Financial Times - October 23

Whether it's natural or nuclear destruction, America must be prepared

With the damage wrought by these two hurricanes very much in mind, appreciating the power of fission (nuclear) and fusion (thermonuclear weapons) is important given Iran’s activities and China's ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

‘Land politics’ are at the root of our costliest natural disasters

Patterns of home-building in climate frontiers and the resources provided to communities following natural disasters are deeply rooted in the political power of land.

Politics - The Hill - October 15

‘It’s natural, it’s real, it’s raw’: the rise of birth photography

Pictures taken in the delivery room could be triggering for those who go through trauma, but for Chloë Hamilton inviting a photographer into the delivery room was a way to connect with her child. ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

The new corporate green goal: being ‘nature positive’

More companies are committing to protect and improve biodiversity. But some experts fear the potential for greenwashing

Business - Financial Times - October 21

A Major Push to Protect Nature Is Happening Now

Delegates from around the world are meeting in Colombia in what is expected to be the biggest U.N. biodiversity conference in history.

World - The New York Times - October 21

Alcohol consumption abundant in the natural world, study finds

Range of species have ethanol in diet, normally arising through fermented fruits, sap and nectar. Humans may have turned drinking into something of an art form but when it comes to animals putting ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

A Couple Are Captivated by Nature. They Think You Should Be, Too.

They have cataloged natural life online and have developed board games and walking tours to help people deepen their knowledge of the world around them.

Lifestyle - The New York Times - October 30

The Climate Election: Natural disaster recovery, explained

Hurricane Helene is one of the deadliest hurricanes to make landfall in the mainland U.S. For many places across Florida, Tennessee and the Carolinas, recovery could take months or even years — and ...

Politicians not ambitious enough to save nature, say scientists

World - Yahoo News - November 2

Cameroon's president finally seen in public

World - Yahoo News - October 22

Public Investment Fund’s desert mirage

Plus, why Topgolf is parting with its owner and HSBC‘s boss says it isn’t splitting up

World - Financial Times - October 30

Faces, hands and sunshine: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Beshear: ‘It hurts’ to see Trump, Vance lie about election, natural disasters

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said in an interview Sunday that “it hurts” to see former President Trump and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the Republican vice presidential nominee, lie about the results ...

Politics - The Hill - October 13

‘This could wreck the area’: anger at new Guggenheim in Spanish nature reserve

Environmental groups are among those appalled at plans to expand into Guernica and the Urdaibai reserve – but others welcome it. A large and almost comically sinister fish named Guggenheim is on ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Rail to the Reef: an easy train journey to one of the greatest natural wonders

A sleeper train with ‘thoughtful touches’ along the Queensland coast offers diverse and diver-friendly access points to the Great Barrier Reef. Stretching from south-east Queensland to the tip of ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Armed rebels threaten Colombia’s ‘peace’ drive at global nature summit

COP16 conference comes as observers say violent groups have weaponised deforestation

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Humanity is on the verge of ‘shattering Earth’s natural limits’, say experts in biodiversity warning

As the Cop16 conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zone. Humanity is “on the precipice” of shattering Earth’s limits, and will suffer ...

World - The Guardian - October 21

San Diego Natural History Museum Reveals More of Its Vast Collection

Celebrating its 150th anniversary, the San Diego Natural History Museum has opened more of its vast paleontology exhibit to visitors.

Science - The New York Times - October 22

Colombia's Awa people resist violence, maintain 'spiritual bond' with nature

World - Yahoo News - October 25

What the presidential election means for gold, oil, natural gas and other commodities

The U.S. election outcome isn’t likely to have a big impact on commodities such as energy, metals and grains in the short run, but oil and natural gas could be influenced in the years to come by ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

Nature presenter Chris Packham settles case over axing of green policy

The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.

The world needs $700bn a year to restore nature. But where is the money coming from?

Representatives from nearly 200 countries at the UN’s Cop16 summit in Colombia have yet to break the deadlock over who pays and how much. Experts agree that the world needs $700bn (£539bn) a ...