Dry and sunny Friday forecast gives residents and SES volunteers chance to assess damage after vigorous coastal low wreaks havoc on east coast Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast After days of torrential rain and damaging winds, a break in the wild
Wildfires have been reported in Greece, Turkey, Spain and Germany as Europe’s heatwave continues Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro reacted to the news of Jota’s death, expressing his condolences to his family. The news of the death of Diogo Jota, an athlete who greatly
Last year, a single female was recorded returning to one tributary of a river usually celebrated for its fish. Now a plan is in place to change things – but it’s proving controversial On an unusually hot May day in Aberdeenshire, Edwin Third stands on the bank of the River
Amendments to children’s wellbeing and schools bill call for ban on Pfas and synthetic fibres over health concerns The volume of microplastics and potentially harmful “forever chemicals” in school uniforms should be restricted, experts have said, as they urge peers to back two
FoI requests also reveal that since 2019 less than 3% of those held under law in London were prosecuted Police in London have been accused of abusing their powers to curb protest after research found that less than 3% of arrests for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance in the
The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.
Research finds that the higher the levels of air pollution in a region, the more cancer-promoting mutations are present Air pollution has been linked to a swathe of lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, in a study of people diagnosed with the disease despite never having smoked
The event of the oligarchical season showcased the carelessness of a couple who claim to care about the climate If last week was the best of times for Zohran Mamdani and the working people of New York City, it was the worst of times for the billionaires who spent a small
French far-right leader’s ‘grand plan’ to expand AC comes under attack, while Germany braces for possible record heat The European heatwave has moved east, threatening record temperatures in Germany, as a political row broke out in France over air conditioning. The French
Special soil spray is used to increase amount of water grass can absorb to prevent courts from drying out A special chemical is being used at Wimbledon to make “water wetter” to try to reduce water bills and tackle rising temperatures. As the championship welcomed rain on
Water shortages hitting crops, energy and health as crisis gathers pace amid climate breakdown Drought is pushing tens of millions of people to the edge of starvation around the world, in a foretaste of a global crisis that is rapidly deepening with climate breakdown. More than
Adult raptor was found with one of its legs ripped open from knee to ankle and appearing severely underweight A veterinarian saved the life of a badly injured American bald eagle using a pioneering fish skin graft procedure more commonly used for human wound, releasing the bird
Many of the democratic socialist’s policies aim to slash carbon emissions and boost environmental justice As she canvassed for Zohran Mamdani in New York City on Tuesday last week, Batul Hassan should have been elated. The mayoral candidate – a 33-year-old state assemblymember
Research says Google’s carbon emissions went up by 65% between 2019-2024, not 51% as the tech giant had claimed In 2021, Google set a lofty goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. Yet in the years since then, the company has moved in the opposite direction as it
This blog has now closed, you can read more on this story here In other high stake talks, EU trade chief Maroš Šefčovič will be in Washington today in another attempt to strike a tariff deal with the US before the 9 July deadline next week. Our Brussels correspondent Jennifer
