Chances are, your favorite exercise attire is synthetic, made from petroleum-based fibers like nylon, spandex and polyester. Materials that don’t exactly scream “climate friendly.” Natural fibers have issues, too: Growing cotton can use huge amounts of water and pesticides, the sheep that give us wool emit methane, and processing bamboo can produce a lot of … Read more
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred caused huge swells and flooding as it hit Australia’s east coast over the weekend. Footage shows beach erosion at the Gold Coast’s Surfer’s Paradise, a car windscreen impaled by a tree and damage to property caused by the storm. Residents are being warned that heavy rain is set to continue in the … Read more
Family picture Charles Dooher suffered severe head injuries in the attack The sister of a man left fighting for his life after being beaten by a gang of masked men said it is a “miracle” he has started to speak again. Charles Dooher, a 26-year-old farmer from Lifford in County Donegal in the Republic of … Read more
A caravan found packed with explosives found in outer Sydney earlier this year was part of a “fabricated terrorism plot” concocted by criminals, Australian police have said. The caravan, which was found in northwestern Sydney on 19 January, contained enough explosives to produce a 40m-wide blast, along with a note displaying antisemitic messages and a … Read more
A former Thai police chief who was jailed for life three years ago for torturing a drug suspect to death has been found dead in his Bangkok jail cell, authorities said. Thitisan Utthanaphon, who was nicknamed Joe Ferrari for his many luxury cars, died by suicide, according to a preliminary autopsy. In 2021, a leaked … Read more
US President Donald Trump has refused to say whether the US economy is facing a recession or price rises in the wake of his administration’s flip-flopping on tariff threats against some of its closest trading partners. Asked if he was expecting a recession this year, Trump said there was a “period of transition” taking place. … Read more
John Sudworth Senior North America correspondent Watch: Trump has put unjustified tariffs on Canada, says Mark Carney Mark Carney’s thumping victory in the race to succeed Justin Trudeau makes him not only leader of the Liberal Party but, by default, the next Canadian prime minister. It’s an extraordinary result for a man with very little … Read more
Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent Getty Images Hackers thought to be working for the North Korean regime have successfully cashed out at least $300m (£232m) of their record-breaking $1.5bn crypto heist. The criminals, known as Lazarus Group, swiped the huge haul of digital tokens in a hack on crypto exchange ByBit two weeks ago. Since then, … Read more
Nikhil Inamdar, BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Data from India’s weather agency shows that last month was India’s hottest February in 125 years A shorter winter has literally left Nitin Goel out in the cold. For 50 years, his family’s clothing business in India’s northwestern textile city of Ludhiana has made jackets, sweaters and sweatshirts. … Read more
Jessica Murphy BBC News, Ottawa Trump has put unjustified tariffs on Canada – Mark Carney Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has won the race to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader. Carney, 59, who easily beat three rivals, will lead the Liberals into the next general election, which … Read more