Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less
The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area
The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why
The race to succeed Emmanuel Macron is looming, but rarely has the mood been so gloomy or the lure of extremist solutions so alarming, says Paul Taylor, of the European Policy Centre
‘I don’t chase the dollar. I never did’: the astonishing hidden life of Mr T
He grew up in the ghetto, became a global superstar – then gave it all up. Why did he step away from the spotlight?
Proportion of secondary school students in England placed in ‘internal exclusion’ almost triples in three years
Exclusive: new data shows poorer pupils and those with Send are disproportionately affected by the measure
The great Snowdon queue-skipping row – is it really OK to jump the line if you’re not taking a selfie?
The crowds at the top of Yr Wyddfa, the highest mountain in Wales, are now so huge that seasoned hikers and climbers are simply walking past them. Is everyone just making a mountain out of a molehill?
£4,000 for a teddy bear?! How cuddly toys became luxury items
Designs by Louis Vuitton, suits by Savile Row: these are not your run-of-the-mill teddies. But who’s buying them?
I avoided restaurants after a disastrous job as a waitress. Then I watched The Bear …
Working in a high-end restaurant was stressful and scarring. It took an accidental encounter with the TV show to help me heal – and change my attitude towards work
I used to think I was an ambivalent mother, then my child started to stutter
I snapped at my children. Resented daily pickup. But I was there when he needed me, and my perception of myself completely changed
The UK content industry can ride the wave of global change

Google's Matt Brittin on why the UK is well placed to exploit the growing convergence of television and the internet

Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators
British tourists reportedly discovered Luger pistol that is latest in long line of potential leads in mystery of al-Hilli deaths
25. Matt Brittin

Job: vice-president, northern and central European operations, Google
Age: 44
Industry: digital media
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Full-blown adulthood: does it actually start at 50?
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‘Timidity is a virus’: Paul Keating fights the fading of the light as he seeks to enshrine his legacy
As a major new book about the former prime minister goes on sale, he talks about meeting the Queen, Trump’s aims, and why his big vision will never fade
Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups
Queensland open-cut Saraji mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuels