Activists are fighting for a renewable future in Sub-Saharan Africa. Chinese coal projects threaten to dirty those plans
When the Ghanaian government agreed to coordinate with Shenzen Energy Group, a Chinese energy company, to build a 7,000-megawatt coal power plant in the country's Ekumfi district, Chibeze Ezekiel was concerned. Read more...
The secret town where Soviets hid their nukes
Surrounded by beautiful forests and lakes, the Polish destination of Borne Sulinowo is a popular spot for outdoor getaways, but it also harbors dark secrets that prompted the Soviets to wipe it from their maps. Read more...
Farewell Butch, the king of the Caribbean The dazzling founder of Sandals resorts has died aged 79
Sarah Hartley pays tribute to Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, a true travel industry legend. He grew an all-inclusive hotel empire after renovating a rundown property in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Read more...
How has the pandemic affected Britain's productivity?
Year-on-year output per hour increased by 4 per cent over the period, marking the biggest annual jump since the final quarter of 2005, the ONS said today. Read more...
Bidens Inauguration Scores Bigger TV Ratings Than Trumps
The opening moments of both presidencies did not attract as large an audience as Barack Obama did in 2009. Read more...
Most of the world's 58,000 biggest dams are crumbling, report warns
In the study, researchers from the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) looked at the age and state of the largest dams around the world. Read more...
Superdry boss upbeat about a post-pandemic recovery despite fears for the fashion firm's future
Despite group revenues falling from 369.1m to 282.7m, Superdry boss Julian Dunkerton (pictured with wife Jade Holland Cooper) said the retailer was in a strong position with 130mto draw on. Read more...
PIERS MORGAN My dad can drink 3 wine and pretend it's a 1961 Latour
My parents are now recovered from their nasty bouts of coronavirus back in November. Well, almost. My dad still hasn't got back his sense of taste or smell, ten weeks later. Read more...
Japan has most powerful passport in 2021 with USA and UK seventh
Citizens of Japan can visit 191 countries around the world visa-free, according to the 2021 Henley Passport Index. The Singaporean passport is in second place on 190 countries. Read more...
Hank Aaron, home-run-hitting baseball great, dead at 86
Aaron wrapped up his 23-year career in the majors in 1976 with a raft of records that still stand. Read more...
Missing One Black Hole With 10 Billion Solar Masses
One of the biggest galaxies in the universe seems to lack its dark centerpiece. Read more...
PIERS MORGAN The Archbishop Of Canterbury prays for me! How bad did I have to get for that?
Comedian and actor John Sessions has died, aged 67, and Stephen Fry led the tributes, calling him as 'warm, vulnerable, lovable and loving as anyone can be'. My experience of him was slightly less euphoric. Read more...
This fire has been burning for 4,000 years
"This fire has burned 4,000 years and never stopped," says Aliyeva Rahila. "Even the rain coming here, snow, wind -- it never stops burning." Read more...
Early Biden Climate Test Groups Demand Tougher Rules on Building
A new push for stricter rules in flood zones could force Bidens team to choose Increase construction costs, or leave people exposed to climate change. Read more...
A Decade On, Silence Fills Egypts Field of Broken Dreams
In 2011, Tahrir Square was at the vanguard of popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring. But hopes for a democratic Egypt were crushed and the historic square given a sterile new look. Read more...
Frontline workers at Covid testing centres are NOT being offered vaccine yet
EXCLUSIVE Workers at drive-through testing centres aren't being offered tests, despite routinely leaning into cars to take swabs from people's throats and noses. Read more...