Menindee Lakes water levels drop to lowest in five years as experts warn of mass fish deaths
NSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levelsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s ...
Asthma deaths reach decade-high levels and number of Australians dying of dementia grows
Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, accounted for more than 10% of all deaths for the first time, new data revealsGet our breaking news email, fr...
Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habit
Sewage samples and crime statistics paint a picture of established users taking more cocaine, more oftenCocaine-linked crimes on the rise in Britain a...
Europe's heat claims 50,000 lives. Climate change blamed for two-thirds of deaths
Blistering record heat in Europe this summer helped kill more than 50,000 people, with nearly two-thirds of that death toll blamed on human-caused cli...
Experts alarmed by ‘less transparent’ CDC as US measles deaths rise
Agency declines to reveal in which state latest measles death occurred as it delays reporting other measles deaths The US Centers for Disease Control ...
‘Serious incident’ at Alberta military base causes deaths and injuries, Canada officials say
Incident at CFB Wainwright base in Alberta caused a ‘major fire’ that is spreading to the nearby town because of strong windsPeople have been killed a...
At least 2 deaths attributed to Isaias after hurricane bashes Florida and Alabama
Hurricane Isaias is blamed for at least two deaths, after the storm made landfall on the Florida coast and ran through Alabama. The are numerous repor...
May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future
EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal averageThe scorching heat that persistently baked west...
Ben Affleck is reflecting on a year filled with two difficult deaths.
After the Oscar winner’s dad Timothy Affleck died in April and his mom Chris Aff...
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds
Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry workedInformation is missing on over h...
CDC reports second measles death in US while excluding Pennsylvania deaths
Discrepancy in data comes amid row between Pennsylvania governor and health secretary RFK Jr over measles deathsA second measles death in the US has b...
New powerful synthetic opioid behind sharp rise in Scottish drugs deaths
Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit drug marketA new type of powerful syntheti...
Why the CDC is excluding measles deaths in Pennsylvania even as outbreak appears to be ‘accelerating’
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refuses to count four measles deaths in the state though doctors are ‘seeing new forms’ of diseaseThe US Ce...
Cut NHS red tape and boost productivity to prevent 20,000 early deaths a year in England, report urges
Changes could save £33bn and result in average of four extra years of good health for people, report saysThe NHS in England could prevent 20,000 death...
Poison suspected in deaths of ten lions in game reserve in Tanzania
The lions were found dead inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a popular wildlife reserve in Tanzania. Deaths raise concerns over wildlife poisoni...
Deaths of three women in sea at Brighton had no criminal involvement, police say
Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters from Uxbridge were found on 13 MayThe deaths of three sisters found in the sea off Brighton beach ...
