Ben Spencer

A row over Azerbaijan’s plans to ‘rebadge’ Russian gas to keep it flowing is the latest problem to hit the climate conference

Summit saved by climate deal to give developing countries hundreds of millions a year — but some representatives decry ‘political opportunism’

Peter Brown and his son Daniel are the third and fourth generations of their family to work their Suffolk land. They say after Labour’s budget blow, they could be the last

When the gavel finally came down in Baku, shortly before 3am on Sunday morning, the room rose in a standing ovation. Delegates applauded not out of joy for the $300 billion a year of climate finance that wealthy countries had agreed to pay the developing world by 2035, but in relief that a deal had been done at all. Cop29 was supposed to have finished at 6pm on Friday; in the intervening 33 hours a group of climate-vulnerable countries had walked out, many delegates had left to get their flights, and rumours were circulating that the whole thing may fall apart.

As RFK Jr pledges to banish the mineral from American taps, the UK is going the other way to fight tooth decay. This is what the evidence shows

Long kept afloat by public generosity, palliative care facilities say outdated funding rules are forcing them to break families’ hearts

Doctors warned of a ‘tidal wave’ and say it’s already the worst winter they’ve seen outside Covid. People are rushing to protect themselves against both viruses

The number of children admitted to hospital for food reactions tripled in 20 years. Scientists are advocating changes to how we bring up baby

Health secretary visits stretched emergency departments as expert predicts thousands of needless deaths and public satisfaction with health service falls to new low

The hospital in Surrey is overcrowded, outdated and in urgent need of repairs. As flu rates surge, some days 60 or 70 patients are waiting for beds