Two new scientific review articles by international teams of researchers paint a bleak picture of the state of the Amazon rainforest: the critical ecosystem is being damaged at an unprecedented pace, they warn, which may usher in “a qualitatively different global climate regime” with grievous effects on biodiversity and human welfare. An area of forest burns, top right, near a […]

Bookmark Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter We have more newsletters Aussies have been getting wet, wild and really rather sunburnt as they celebrate Australia Day. A nation that’s not afraid to party, the good people of Australia have been taking to beaches, pools and even boats to honour the landing First Fleet at Sydney […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton have "a different level of confidence" as they "continue to appear united against Prince Harry" in the wake of revelations from his memoir. William and Kate continued their strong front as they arrived in secret at Windsor Foodshare on Thursday morning (January 26) and lent a hand at the Berkshire facility in Dedworth Green Baptist […]

By PAUL WISEMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.9% annual pace from October through December, ending 2022 with momentum despite the pressure of high interest rates and widespread fears of a looming recession. Thursday’s estimate from the Commerce Department showed that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of economic output — decelerated last […]

Another 10 Wetherspoons pubs are closing for good after being sold off with another 35 boozers still on the market…so is YOUR local on the list? 10 Wetherspoons branches are being sold and will close for good  35 are up for sale – but will continue to operate as Wetherspoons until sold  Wetherspoons has confirmed that 10 of their pubs […]

A WOMAN was left shocked to find she had picked up a stowaway after spotting something moving in her punnet of strawberries. Nikata Moran, 20, "couldn't believe" when she made the discovery in her own fridge. Nikata recalled that she noticed something moving "out of the corner of my eye" when she opened the fridge door. She was even more […]

A BOY aged 13 who could not swim drowned when he jumped from a rope swing over a lake during last summer’s heatwave, an inquest heard. Kyron Hibbert’s friends tried to save him, but the teenager disappeared under the water of Stewartby lake, a former clay pit where swimming is banned. His body was recovered from Stewartby lake in Bedfordshire […]

World Wrestling Entertainment’s road to WrestleMania kicks off in San Antonio, Texas. The WWE’s annual Royal Rumble event takes place at the Alamodome on Saturday, laying the groundwork for the company’s biggest show of the year on April 2: WrestleMania. A fan favorite, the Royal Rumble’s featured match is its namesake: a 30-wrestler battle royale in which participants must eliminate […]