Month: November 2023

Getty Images By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, Dubai In a surprise that has lit up COP28, delegates have agreed to launch a long-awaited fund to pay for damage from climate-driven storms and drought. Such deals are normally sealed last minute after days of negotiations. COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber shook up the meeting by bringing the
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Getty Images By Steven McIntosh, Helen Bushby and Annabel Rackham Entertainment reporters The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died aged 65, following a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis. The singer-songwriter, whose hits include 1987’s Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes, had been unwell for some time. MacGowan also
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Getty Images By James Clayton BBC North America technology reporter In a profanity-laced outburst, Elon Musk has slammed advertisers that have left X, warning they will kill the social media platform. At an event in New York, he accused companies that have joined an ad boycott of the site formerly known as Twitter of trying
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MOD By Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent The UK is to send a second warship to the Gulf, in response to rising tensions in the Middle East. HMS Diamond – a Type 45 destroyer – is en route to join the frigate HMS Lancaster. Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said it was “critical that the UK bolsters
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