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Country Diary 100 years on: sheep and dogs dominate over rabbits and house martins

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:37:55 +0000

Domesticated creatures feature heavily in contemporary contributions to Guardian column compared to diaries of 1920s

In the early 1920s, the British countryside was a place where blackbirds sang, rabbits scurried and the summer skies were animated by swallows and house martins. A century on, blackbirds still sing and ancient oaks stand proud but the landscape is dominated by sheep, cows and dogs – according to Guardian country diarists.

Hurricane Helene causes at least five deaths as deadly storm hits multiple US states

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:57:38 +0000

One person was reported dead in Florida, two in Georgia and one in North Carolina, with daybreak expected to reveal a higher death toll

Hurricane Helene – live updates

Helene was a deadly monster storm swiftly on the move on Friday morning, after making landfall hours earlier as a nightmare category four hurricane in north-east Florida.

Hurricane Helene blows climate deniers Trump and Vance off course again

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:11 +0000

JD Vance had to cancel two events in Georgia on Thursday after the category 4 storm surged across the region

JD Vance has been forced to cancel two campaign events in Georgia due to the threat posed by Hurricane Helene, in the latest instance of Donald Trump’s presidential bid being affected by extreme weather worsened by a climate crisis that both Trump and Vance have routinely mocked.

‘Fear and intimidation’: how peaceful anti-pipeline protesters were hit with criminal and civil charges

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:10 +0000

Climate activists opposed to the Mountain Valley pipeline were accused of breaking West Virginia’s new critical infrastructure law

UK supermarkets not doing enough to tackle antibiotic misuse, report says

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:09 +0000

Findings come amid growing concerns about overuse of medicines in farm animals and rise of superbugs

None of the UK’s large supermarket chains are ensuring their suppliers use antibiotics in the most responsible way, an assessment by campaigners has found, despite heightened concerns about their overuse in farm animals.

North Sea oil and gas firms in UK ‘failing to invest in renewable energy’

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:06 +0000

Three-quarters plan to invest solely in continued fossil fuel production between now and 2030, research shows

North Sea oil and gas companies are failing to switch their investments to renewable energy, research has shown.

Three-quarters of the offshore oil and gas companies operating in the UK plan to invest solely in continued fossil fuel production between now and the end of the decade, according to data compiled by the analyst company Rystad.

‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at risk

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:00:06 +0000

High levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistance

Week in wildlife in pictures: a penguin ballerina, the spooky spookfish and a sociable octopus

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:00:05 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

A wondrous fish has made a miraculous return to UK seas. Why are ministers so keen to see them killed? | George Monbiot

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:00:04 +0000

We should be celebrating the revival of the bluefin tuna – but a ravenous fishing industry, backed by government and ‘science’, is already licking its lips

Once thought to be extinct, the night parrot is back in the news! Is it saved? | First Dog on the Moon

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 06:53:01 +0000

Why are so many settler Australians haunted by this almost mythical bird? Why?