Air pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated USD 3.5 trillion a year in premature deaths and ill health and the costs will rise without government action to limit vehicle emissions, a new OECD report says.

Air pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated USD 3.5 trillion a year in premature deaths and ill health and the costs will rise without government action to limit vehicle emissions, a new OECD report says.

A Job for Life? The old notion of a safe job in the civil service is profoundly changing - OECD Insights blog by Bill Below.

Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 14 countries analysed by the FT

A new film portrait of the Italian director reveals a man unafraid to confront difficult questions. It’s a kind of artistic responsibility that now feels old-fashioned, the FT’s arts writer says  

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Continent has limited confirmed virus fatalities but experts warn it is too early to draw conclusions

Data give snapshot of shifting battlegrounds ahead of November’s presidential election

Iron ore giant in second disaster in 3 years after mud and waste surges through valley

Some officials are using Covid-19 to jump on the neoliberal-bashing bandwagon

Housebuilder Barratt furloughs all but 15% of workforce and slashes executive pay

Jean Pierre Mustier’s nascent turnround derailed as bank slips to first-quarter loss

Italy to lay out strategy this week on its plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions. Global stocks under pressure as oil tumbles again. England and Wales record 75 per cent more weekly overall deaths than normal.

Number of global cases of Covid-19 nears 2.5m, international oil prices tumble to lowest levels since the 1990s, Heineken hit as pandemic cuts into beer drinking globally.

British fatalities rise by 813 with almost 150,000 infected; Spain prepares to ease restrictions slightly as daily deaths remain below 400

The worldwide Covid-19 death toll rose by 6,365 on Tuesday, pushing the total through 200,000

Eurozone GDP in historic fall, millions more Americans file for unemployment, Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war and UK's AstraZeneca combines with Oxford on a potential vaccine

Spain allows outside exercise for the first time in weeks while Russia’s daily case count rises by a fifth

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BT halts dividend for first time since dot com bubble two decades ago, BA parent IAG warns of further cuts as recovery set to take three years and shoemaker Puma warns worse to come as profits halve in first quarter

In an often contentious hearing that stretched late into Wednesday night, members of the House Rules Committee fiercely debated the resolution to formalize the impeachment probe.

The 27-year-old singer was sued by Michael May in a $300 million lawsuit in March 2018 over the rights to the song, which he claimed closely resembles the lyrics to a song he released.

MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The veteran American has been chasing Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles for years and knows victory in Saturday's final will see her equal it.

The 23-year-old Australian, who had lost all five previous meetings with Svitolina, won 6-4 6-3 to claim £3.4million ($4.42m) - the biggest prize money in tennis history.

Jadon Sancho should stay at Borussia Dortmund for two more years to continue his development, says team-mate Marco Reus. The English winger is one of the hottest young talents in football today

In just two-and-a-half years, Feezan Choudhary, from Pollokshields, managed to preside over the theft of an astonishing £113million from 750 hapless victims.

It comes after it was revealed today that Prince Charles has the coronavirus and may have been contagious just 24 hours after last seeing the Queen.

It comes after the UK yesterday posted 43 coronavirus deaths, sparking hope that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unprecedented lockdown was working to control the ever-worsening crisis.

A total of 1,408 people in Britain have died from coronavirus. England recorded 159 new deaths in the last 24 hours, while Wales reported 14, Scotland six and Northern Ireland one.

Statistics published by the Department of Health reveal a record high number of victims for the second day in a row and more than 4,000 people have been diagnosed in a single day.

Twenty-eight more patients died overnight in England. Six more patients died in Scotland, five in Wales and four in Northern Ireland.

England recorded 866 new deaths, while the other 87 were confirmed in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The sharp fall adds to growing evidence that the peak of the UK's epidemic has blown over and that efforts now must be concentrated on stopping the spread of the virus surging to a second peak.

Data from the Office for National Statistics, which includes deaths which happen in care homes, shows 13,000 people had died by April 10 but the Government had only announced 9,000 by then.

WILL KELLEHER: Bristol have pulled off another transfer coup by signing young Saracens duo Ben Earl and Max Malins on loan for a year from next season.

England flanker Ben Earl has extended his Saracens stay until 2023 but will spend next season on loan at Bristol.

The 5ft5 entertainer, whose full name is Bleta Rexha, pushed back at the sexism and ageism she experienced with the music exec.

MasterChef star Dani Venn and her husband Chris Burgess sold their home in Smiths Gully, Melbourne on June 15. But they unknowingly transferred the $250,000 proceeds to a hacker.

The 32-year-old and her husband Chris Burgess sold their home in Smiths Gully, Melbourne on June 15. But the proceeds were stolen by a 'sophisticated hacker.'

MasterChef Australia contestant Jess Liemantara broke down in tears after she was eliminated on Sunday night's episode.

MasterChef Australia is a ratings winner for Channel 10, so it comes as no surprise that rival networks want to replicate the show in some way. 

Spain's Health Ministry confirmed 721 new cases and 179 deaths from Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, among the lowest increases since the outbreak of the pandemic in March.

Michael T. Gaffney (pictured), 21, of New Jersey, was charged with reckless manslaughter following an autopsy which determined the death of Garcia, as 'compression injuries to her neck'.

Super League clubs have been warned they must make a seismic U-turn and reunite with the Rugby Football League if they are to survive the coronavirus crisis.

Burglars broke into the home Day, 57, shares with his wife Ruth and stole their Jack Russell Pug crossbreed. The gang ransacked the couple's home, stealing two cars and his wife's handbag.

The Game Of Thrones star, 23, adopted her own pet pooch, Sonny, from the shelter in 2016 and decided to help out after discovering online they were facing difficulties.

Fay Rendoth, 92, has been remembered by her loved ones after she died on Friday, bringing Australia's national death toll to 98.

Abbey Walsh, 25, and Hugh Thomas, also 25, were two months into a two-year world trip wit hthe beloved dog when they were stranded in the Central American country.

Miranda Lambert and her band the Pistol Annies are out celebrating award season. Ashley Monroe Angaleena Presley and Miranda all looked elegant as they arrived at the Grammy Awards party.