Scotland Yard is braced for the first staff strike in its history as 999 call handlers, PCSOs and child-protection experts plan to walk out over the right to work from home.

The Met Office outlook for 2025 suggests that it is likely to be one of the three warmest years for global average temperature, falling in line just behind 2024 and 2023.

La Niña conditions are expected to lead to a slightly cooler average global surface temperature in 2025, though it does not mean the planet as a whole has stopped warming ...

Climate change is the main driver for the record heat (Owen Humphreys/PA) Next year is set to be among the world’s hottest years, after 2024 breaks the 1.5C warming threshold for the first time, the ...

Civilian staff at the Metropolitan Police have voted for the first time to strike, after being told they may not work from home so often. Union members claim managers have gone back on a deal that ...