Independent

World leaders have been accused of failing to live up to the scale of the threat from climate change following an agreement at COP26, reports The Independent. 

Boris Johnson is under pressure to do more to secure a credible deal at COP26, reports The Independent.

Analysis has found countries’ climate plans are still far off what is needed to meet the Paris Agreement’s target, reports The Independent. 

The Independent reports senior police officers have warned Priti Patel’s immigration bill could hamper the prosecution of human traffickers in the UK.

The Independent writes that a number of senior Conservatives have disowned Boris Johnson’s attempt to neuter parliament’s sleaze watchdog, in a move that has been branded a “shocking blow to democracy in the UK”. 

The Independent reports on a Met Office analysis which has found that Europe could reach temperatures of 50C (122F) if urgent action isn’t taken to slash greenhouse emissions.