Emissions Carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide (CO2) is one of the biggest contributors to global warming. After the gas is released into the atmosphere it stays there, making it difficult for heat to escape - and warming up the planet in the process. It is primarily released from burning fossil fuels …...Read More

These are especially challenging times for the Postal Service’s work force of more than 630,000 employees. Beyond chronic understaffing and the fear of operating during a pandemic, they are facing broad changes in the works by a new postmaster general who has promised to bring the system’s financial losses under …...Read More

A top communications aide to Donald Trump says the president's photo-op on the Truman balcony Monday night was a show of 'strength' designed in part to send a signal to foreign adversaries. Alyssa Farah, the White House communications director, made the claim in an interview with Fox News Tuesday while …...Read More

A statue depicting London's first black mayor is being planned in the wake of the global Black Lives Matter movement. John Archer was elected mayor of Battersea, south London, in 1913 and has been described as a pioneer for his role in local politics and for helping bring in a …...Read More

When William H. Danforth was 12, his self-made grandfather handed him a pair of scissors and told him to cut out the word “impossible” from his dictionary. He wanted his grandchildren to feel they could change the world, as long as they gave back. Young Bill absorbed the lesson. He …...Read More

Advertisement Keep an eye on your wardrobes ladies - according to Gucci, the latest must-have trend for men is a dress you can style with jeans. Last week the Italian luxury brand unveiled an eye-catching new addition to its menswear collection - a £1,700 orange check frock. The 'Tartan cotton …...Read More

Apple has set the date for its highly-anticipated event that will unveil its new iPhone. The device, which is rumored to include 5G wireless connectivity and squared off edges, will be unwrapped to the world on October 13 at 1pm ET. Apple typically announced its next smartphone in September, but …...Read More

MIAMI — Florida’s voter registration website crashed on Monday before the state’s midnight deadline, raising questions about whether the state was prepared for an enormous last-minute influx of voters. The registration site was experiencing more than a million requests per hour, said state officials, who announced that the deadline for …...Read More

Len Goodman has admitted he fears the introduction same-sex couples could be a mistake as it may put off the programme's loyal over-50s demographic. After years of refusing to budge on its traditional set-up — Strictly Come Dancing producers made a dramatic U-turn and announced that the show would introduce …...Read More

The toppling of Edward Colston's statue was about 'years' of unaffordable housing and gentrification, the Mayor of Bristol has told MPs. Marvin Rees said that Black Lives Matters protests this summer which led to the 17th-century slave trader's bronze effigy being ripped off its pedestal were not 'all about the …...Read More