Scientists have made an urgent call for research to establish the risks to health and the environment from particles produced by tyres which are the “leading contributor to microplastics”. A new study ...

Long A&E waits in England have soared, new figures show, as NHS leaders warned that the service is heading for winter under “more pressure than ever before”. Performance against key targets fell short ...

Illegal mining remains common in South Africa’s old gold-mining areas, with miners going into closed shafts to dig for any remaining deposits.