Jackdaw, a major fossil fuel development off the Aberdeen coast, was first approved for a license in June 2022, but the decision was overturned in the courts following a legal challenge from green groups in January 2025. The project’s developer is Adura, a joint venture between Shell and Equinor, who are the majority owners, and […]
Continue ReadingIn the eastern Pacific, where El Niño tends to strengthen hurricane activity, it has been a very active season so far. There have been 22 named storms and 12 hurricanes, including 10 major hurricanes. This is already above the number that would typically develop in the whole of an average season, with two months left […]
Continue ReadingTorrential rain battered eastern Spain on Monday, killing at least four people in recent days as floodwaters swept away cars, submerged roads and stranded residents. Emergency crews carried out more than 400 rescues in Valencia, where rainfall reached 700 litres per square metre in 24 hours in some areas.
Continue ReadingUkrainians have died because Kyiv is still not receiving reliable US warnings of incoming Russian attacks, according to a key adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky. Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov told the BBC that lives had been lost because there had not been time to warn citizens about ballistic missile strikes, saying: “It’s dangerous… I think it’s […]
Continue ReadingWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Pope Leo is set to host a general audience with pilgrims at the Vatican on Wednesday, marking his first such gathering since undergoing surgery for lung cancer, the Vatican said. […]
Continue ReadingWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Six migrants, including an infant, have died after a speedboat carrying people from Turkey overturned following a collision with a Greek coast guard vessel off Lesvos early on Monday, Greek […]
Continue ReadingAfter the serious violence in several major French cities on Saturday 17 October, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron, who refused to accept it. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT In a statement on Monday morning, the Élysée said Macron had asked Nuñez to deploy “new methods of action on the ground as quickly […]
Continue ReadingWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in Twenty-four Romanian men have been removed from Ireland on a charter flight. The men were removed on grounds of criminality, Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said. He added that the removal […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 18/10/2026 – 10:14 GMT+2 NATO fighter jets were scrambled on Sunday after an unidentified flying object, suspected to be a drone, entered Lithuanian airspace, Lithuanian authorities and the Latvian armed forces said. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The Latvian military said it appeared the jets “did not shoot down the suspected unmanned aerial vehicle” and that […]
Continue ReadingA rare pink diamond is going on display in France for the first time since it was stolen almost 100 years ago to the day – the last time it was shown to the public. The nine-carat, pear-shaped gemstone known as the “Grand Condé” was pilfered in an overnight raid on the Château de Chantilly […]
Continue Reading