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The earth could get hotter by up to 4.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century - three times the target set by the 2016 Paris agreement on climate change. Experts predict global temperatures to hit 'tipping point' by 2100 as the Earth has a nine in ten chance of getting between 2 and 4.9 degrees C hotter. This extra temperature will herald longer heatwaves, greater droughts and, in the tropics, reduced crop yield and threaten all coral reefs....

Air pollution kill an extra 260,000 by the end of the century if climate change goes untackled, a study warned. Global warming will alter the concentrations of air pollutants causing the premature deaths of 60,000 by 2030 and 260,000 deaths by 2100. The smog will affect all regions except Africa. This is on top of the millions globally who die from the effects of smog from traffic, factories, power stations and dust. Scientists warn higher temperatures will speed up the...

The icy worlds of Europa and Enceladus could never be habitable - because they suffer from either extreme hot or cold. NASA has said the mysterious moons of Jupiter and Saturn respectively could one day be home to humans. But scientist said the moons swing from a "icehouse" to "hothouse" without a "goldilocks" period when conditions are just right for life to thrive. The finding could have implications for the search for extra-terrestrial life as they are believed to be...

A racist thug has been jailed for accusing an Asian taxi driver of being responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing. Terrence Poxon said the victim had "firebombed kids," and racially abused him on May 28 - less than a week after the attack killed 22 people. Poxon, 58, was also armed with a wooden bat and smashed up the victim's cab at 3.30pm. A court heard he had dressed himself in a Union Jack T-shirt to deliberately parade it around...

Mental health jobs will only scratch the surface of the problem, according to union GMB. The Conservatives today announced that 21,000 new jobs in mental health will be created in the NHS. But continued staff shortages, overstretched and stressed out workers and overcrowded hospitals will undoubtedly see people die unnecessarily, the union believes. The Government claims it will recruit enough nurses, therapists and consultants to treat an extra one million patients by 2020-21. Even though the NHS has lost 5,161 specialist...

Britain is experiencing a silent home revolution – with “smart technology” taking control of our households without us even noticing. Smart TV’s, laptops and tablets are already being used to introduce smart technology in the home, but more outlandish gadgets are on the way. According to the AO Smart Living Census Report it won’t be long before smart washing machines, remote controlled heating and robot vacuum cleaners are introduced in to the home. And with clear Humans undertones, personal digital...

An extremely rare bird has been born at a UK zoo for the first ever time -- with a face only its mother could love. The Philippine cockatoo chick, which has not yet been named, hatched last week weighing a tiny 0.207 lbs. But the chick quickly became a contender for the ugliest bird in the world with its saggy, featherless skin and crusting, undeveloped beak. It will, however, find comfort in the fact that one day he will grow...

An inventor has told how a Tory government pulled the plug on his revolutionary electric car - 40 years ago. The government last week announced it wanted Britain to become free of all petrol and diesel-powered cars by 2040. But Noel Hodson, 74, said we would have been a lot further down the road if Margaret Thatcher's officials had accepted his pioneering design back in 1980. Noel and his small team developed a hybrid petrol-electric car on a Mini chassis...

One of Britain's “most exquisite” butterflies which was almost extinct a century ago has seen a 138% rise in population. Experts say the warm weather and increased use of nettles as a food plant have resulted in the surge in numbers of the Comma over the last 40 years. The comeback kid has spread north 250 miles in England, Wales and the Isle of Man into southern and eastern Scotland. The Comma was teetering on the brink of extinction and...