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Climate change is causing new grasses and shrubs to grow… on Mount Everest
Melting snow and ice has fuelled an abundance of plant life - nearly 20,000 feet up the world's most famous mountain.
Big increase in average household debt, study suggests
Government austerity, more insecure work and years of pay stagnation are to blame, says the TUC.
COP25: the climate protection mirage
With the COP25 dubbed “a climate summit to forget”, the pressure is piling on PM Boris Johnson to deliver tangible results if London wants to be seen as a global climate leader.
Government may stop Daily Mail owner’s takeover of i newspaper amid concerns over press plurality
Jeremy Corbyn attacked the sale of the i newspaper to the publisher of the Daily Mail, saying that “two billionaire press barons” now own half of the UK’s top 10 daily newspapers.
Police investigate homophobic hate crime allegation after peer calls MP ‘queer’
Hannah Bardell alleged Lord Maginnis launched a ‘homophobic attack’ on her after she raised his ‘abusive’ behaviour in Parliament.
Iran downed Ukrainian plane by mistake reveal US officials
US intelligence sources are quoted saying a satellite detected infrared "blips" of two missile launches, followed by another blip of an explosion.
Facebook refuses to ban lies from political ads after ‘disinformation election’
The Conservative Party spent nearly a million pounds on Facebook ads since October.
Uri Geller: My paranormal abilities can help secure post-Brexit trade deals
The spoon-bending psychic said there was ‘no doubt in my mind’ that he would be able to help the Government if he was given a role at Number 10.
Madame Tussauds separates Harry and Meghan from rest of royal family
Wax replicas of the duke and duchess previously stood next to the Queen.