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Back by unpopular demand, the great Heathrow expansion show. If only planes ran on hot air | Marina Hyde

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:56:15 +0000

Rachel Reeves flies back from Davos to lead a revival of the aviation perennial. Labour hated the idea before, but growth won’t grow itself, will it?

Activist hits back at Starmer for ‘demonising’ him as green ‘zealot’

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:11:59 +0000

Former councillor Andrew Boswell accuses PM of wanting to lock people out of planning process

An activist singled out by Keir Starmer as an environmental “zealot” who must be stopped from making “vexatious” legal claims that thwart growth, has accused the prime minister of trying to lock people out of the planning process.

Andrew Boswell, a 68-year-old former Green councillor, insisted his two-year legal fight over the expansion of the A47 in Norfolk was worth it, despite it ending in defeat in the supreme court last year.

Storm Éowyn lashes Galway aquarium in Ireland – video

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:01:19 +0000

An aquarium in Galway has been hit by strong winds and flooding as Storm Éowyn sweeps Ireland and the UK. Footage shows water rising to the top of a staircase and streaming past the building as gusts blow flood water across the car park

Storm Éowyn live – latest updates

Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 11:28:30 +0000

International research team based findings on 300m records from MOT data to estimate failure rates of all cars

Battery cars on Britain’s roads are lasting as long as petrol and diesel cars, according to a study that has found a rapid improvement in electric vehicle reliability.

America's dirty divide: about this series

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:51:45 +0000

A series investigating the country’s vast environmental inequalities – and how climate change will make things worse

Week in wildlife in pictures: a drowsy seal, wild kittens and the reddest bird

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:00:05 +0000

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

Everyone loves the horrible smelly plant Putricia! Is it the only good thing left in this world? | First Dog on the Moon

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:39:29 +0000

Corpse flower mania is sweeping the nation (inner-city Sydney)

Extreme weather failing to encourage political climate action, says activist Luisa Neubauer

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:03 +0000

Fridays for Future organiser warns conspiracy theories are increasingly taking hold despite effects of global heating

The rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action, Germany’s best-known climate activist has warned, as conspiracy theories increasingly circle after disasters made worse by global heating.

Nature lovers urged to take part in UK bird count amid fears over climate and disease

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +0000

Birdwatch survey comes as concerns grow over infection risks posed by garden bird feeders

People are being urged to spend an hour this weekend counting the birds in their garden, park or local green space for the world’s largest survey of garden wildlife.

More than 9m birds were counted last year by 600,000 participants in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, providing a vital snapshot of how wild birds are faring.

Swarm of jellyfish swimming in bioluminescence looks ‘magical’ – but it’s a warning sign

admin — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:43:44 +0000

Biologist says the massive numbers of jellyfish and algae in Tasmania’s Storm Bay are ‘drivers of harm in the ocean’