How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China9 hours agoJonathan JosephsBusiness Reporter, BBC News•jonathanjosephsReporting fromLa Rochelle, western FranceBBCFor almost 80 years rare...
Borrowing costs are set to ease further with the Bank of England poised to cut interest rates for the fifth time in a year on Thursday, experts think. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is...
One dead and thousands evacuated as wildfire spreads in France4 hours agoRachel HaganBBC NewsAn elderly woman has died and another person is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of...
Young motorists could see their insurance premiums slashed thanks to the latest wave of tech-savvy gadgets, according to recent analysis. Defaqto, a financial ratings firm, has observed a shift in...
Travellers heading to southern China have been warned to take urgent precautions including vaccinations amid a severe outbreak of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in Guangdong province. According...
No, let’s rephrase that. They’re causing a jobs bloodbath. All three Labour frontbenchers are pursuing policies that are actively destroying employment. Hundreds of thousands of roles have...
A cybersecurity specialist has issued a stark warning that China poses the most significant technological danger to Western nations , with the capability to even activate a 'killswitch' on America's...
Germany’s ongoing SuedOstLink high-voltage electric powerline project - designed to transport electricity from northern Germany to Bavaria in the southeast - is one of the country's largest ongoing...
A dormant volcano in Russia's Kamchatka region has dramatically erupted after six centuries, hurling a 29,000-ft ash plume into the atmosphere. The Krasheninnikov Volcano began spewing molten lava...
Ed Miliband promised his net zero crusade would deliver on all three. Instead, it’s failed on every front, and we’re all paying the price. Shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho called his...
Spanning the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, Lake Kariba is the world’s largest man-made lake by volume - a colossal body of water that has shaped the region’s environment, economy and energy...
Rats, mould and dangerous overcrowding - inside illegal house-shares hiding in plain sight5 hours agoTarah Welsh and Zack AdesinaBBC NewsIn the middle of the night, says Maria, groups of people can...
Sadiq Khan has been slammed after a new report revealed a new London housing scandal, in which up to 15 people are living inside illegal HMOs. The BBC has exposed a widespread black market in the...
A bag that is approved for free hand luggage by both Ryanair and easyJet has been discounted to just £14 on Amazon for a limited time. The carry-on bag from the brand Hayayu expands from being...
A massive earthquake measuring 8.8 in magnitude off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has prompted Japan to suspend the operation of nuclear plants along the Pacific coasts amid concerns about a repeat of...