Glasgow

Glasgow bin workers to strike during Cop26 climate summit

GMB union calls week-long strike from 1 November with rail staff also planning industrial action

Libby Brooks

19, Oct, 2021 @1:45 PM

I was astronomically unlucky to get a rare cancer. Good job I was in a band

Writing and recording an album with my group, the Sweetheart Revue, has been therapeutic and provided precious solace in the aftermath of my diagnosis

Gerard Sampaio

15, Oct, 2021 @2:09 PM

Cop26: Ed Miliband urges UK PM to ‘get off the sun lounger and start being a statesman’

Shadow business secretary hits out at Boris Johnson and says Britain is stalling on climate pledges

Rowena Mason Deputy political editor

12, Oct, 2021 @9:30 PM

China’s plan to build more coal-fired plants deals blow to UK’s Cop26 ambitions

Renewed commitment to coal could scupper Britain’s aim to secure global phase-out pact at climate summit

Rob Davies

12, Oct, 2021 @6:32 PM

Cop26: world poised for big leap forward on climate crisis, says John Kerry

Exclusive: upbeat US climate envoy anticipates big announcements from key players at Glasgow talks

Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent

11, Oct, 2021 @11:03 PM

Capsule of 1765 air reveals ancient histories hidden under Antarctic ice

Polar Zero exhibition in Glasgow features sculpture encasing air extracted from start of Industrial Revolution

Libby Brooks Scotland corrrespondent

10, Oct, 2021 @1:24 PM

Cop26 activists fear influx of English officers endangers ‘friendly’ policing

Climate groups concerned about presence in Glasgow of officers from forces known for heavy-handed tactics

Libby Brooks

07, Oct, 2021 @9:57 AM

Lyrical tearaways: removable verses adorn streets for National Poetry Day

From Bristol to Glasgow, five poems will be displayed in public on the theme of choice. The writers introduce their works

Lucy Knight and Alison Flood

07, Oct, 2021 @9:41 AM

Cop26: fears smaller nations will be priced out of hosting pavilions

Organisers of Glasgow climate talks said to blame Brexit and the pandemic for fees up to 30% higher than Cop25

Miranda Bryant

05, Oct, 2021 @6:15 PM

ScotRail engineers plan strikes during Glasgow climate summit

Union lines up strikes during Cop26 over pay and says rail firm risks national embarrassment

Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

05, Oct, 2021 @10:50 AM

How German coalition wrangling could affect Cop26 mood

Analysis: after Germany’s climate election, UN summit delegates will be watching to see what is agreed on coal phase-out

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

28, Sep, 2021 @7:45 AM

Cop26 climate talks will not fulfil aims of Paris agreement, key players say

Major figures privately admit summit will fail to result in pledges that could limit global heating to 1.5C