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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to urge world leaders at COP27 to move "further and faster" in transitioning to renewable energy. Mr Sunak will travel to Egypt on Sunday for the UN climate summit after U-turning on a decision not to go. In his address on Monday, he will say Russia's invasion of Ukraine "reinforced" the importance of ending dependence on fossil fuels. COP27 follows a year of climate-related disasters and record temperatures. The prime minister will also tell leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh not to "backslide" on commitments made at last year's COP26 summit in Glasgow intended to prevent global temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. But Petteri Taalas, secretary general of the World Meteorologi...

At this year's COP27 UN climate change summit, money will feature high on the agenda and is sure to be a sticking point in negotiations. Over the last 12 months the developing world has faced severe climate-related crises - from flooding in Pakistan to drought in East Africa. They want developed nations like the US, UK and those of the EU to pay for the "loss and damage" they've suffered. They also want help to make the switch to cleaner energy and infrastructure. So, will they get the finance? What do countries want money for? Money for climate action broadly falls into three buckets. The first is for mitigation - this is money to help developing nations move away from fossil fuels and other polluting activitie...

A Tanzanian passenger plane has crashed into Lake Victoria as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba, killing at least 19 people. Of the 43 people on board there were 24 survivors, according to operator Precision Air. The two pilots initially survived and managed to speak to local officials from the cockpit but the prime minister says they may have since died. The plane crashed near the shore at the end of the Bukoba airport runway. Rescuers were able to wade through the water to bring some of those still inside the plane to safety. Abdul Nuri was at the airport waiting for the return flight to Tanzania's biggest city, Dar es Salaam, when he saw the plane plunge into Africa's largest lake. "We were really sh...

Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water as he steps up his hunger strike to coincide with the start of the COP27 summit, his sister has said. Calls for his release escalated after the climate summit opened in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on Sunday. The 40 year old has consumed just 100 calories for more than 200 days to push Egypt to allow him UK consular access. UK PM Rishi Sunak has said he will raise the issue at the COP summit. Abdel Fattah, a key activist in the 2011 Arab Spring, is currently serving a five-year sentence for spreading false news. His sister, Sanaa Seif, has warned that her brother's hunger and water strike may mean he could die before the end of the summit. Speaki...

The boss of Football Association Wales has said speaking out on human rights at the World Cup is not a competition. The FAW is supporting the LGBT+ OneLove initiative during the World Cup in Qatar - where same-sex relationships and their promotion is criminalised. However, with the tournament two weeks away, some have questioned if Wales can do more to match other countries. Noel Mooney said "it's not a beauty pageant" and the FAW had made it clear it had been "proactive". The Chief Executive of the FAW was speaking at the launch of the organisation's first sustainability strategy - Cymru, well-being and the world - where fans are encouraged to plant a tree in memory of a loved one. He said: "I think we've made our statements very ...

The Powerball jackpot just keeps getting bigger. There was no winner that matched all six numbers after Monday's drawing, and now the estimated jackpot for Wednesday is $1.2 billion, with a cash value of $596.7 million, Powerball said. The winning numbers in Monday night's estimated $1 billion jackpot were 19, 13, 39, 59 and 36, and the Powerball was 13. The powerplay number was 3. While there was no jackpot winner -- though more than 5.4 million tickets totaling $59.5 million in cash prizes won on Halloween -- Powerball said in a press release, including 10 tickets that matched all five white balls for a $1 million prize. Wednesday's jackpot marks the third time in the game's 30-year history that the main prize has hit the $1 billion milestone. If there's a winner Wednesday night, th...