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• Dieselgate leaves UK’s car industry in crisis

  21-04-2018 17:00 via theguardian.com
  Sales have slumped in the scandal’s wake and left manufacturers gasping for a breath of fresh airPlummeting sales of diesel cars have driven Britain’s auto industry to the brink of a crisis, with the axe falling on thousands of manufacturing jobs, and dealerships threatened with savage restructuring.Vauxhall, which was bought by Peugeot’s parent company PSA last year, last week revealed plans to slash UK dealerships from 326 to about 200 as part of the French owner’s driv
  
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• Rare brown bear dies in Italy capture operation

  21-04-2018 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The endangered animal died in Italy during an attempt to fit him with a collar to track movements.
  
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• The best and worst space films, according to Nasa

  21-04-2018 10:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The best and worst space films, according to Nasa
  
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• What happened to winter? Vanishing ice convulses Alaskans' way of life

  21-04-2018 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Arctic Dispatches, part 1: The past winter was the warmest on record in the Arctic, putting a lifestyle that has endured for millennia at risk: ‘The magnitude of change is utterly unprecedented’A few days before Christmas last year, Harry Brower, mayor of Alaska’s North Slope Borough, was at home when he heard a stunning noise – the sound of waves lapping at the shore.The sound was as wrenching and misplaced as hearing hailstones thud into the Sahara. Until fairly recentl
  
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• Country diary: a dead newt marks the end of the line

  21-04-2018 06:30 via theguardian.com
  Marshwood Vale, Dorset: ‘Askers’, great crested newts, used to be common here but the number of suitable breeding pools has more than halved It’s the yellow that catches my eye. Bright egg-yolk splotched with black warts, glistening against wet asphalt. Long, striped toes. A forearm flung out, fingers drooping, thumb hanging down, elegant as a lady offering her hand for a kiss. A great crested newt, Triturus cristatus, squashed. The pattern of pulping suggests a big, ridged tyr
  
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• Frydenberg's Neg challenge is like climbing Everest with no oxygen | Katharine Murphy

  21-04-2018 02:12 via theguardian.com
  Party colleagues, the states and Labor are the big obstacles in energy minister’s push for the national energy guarantee•Sign up to receive the latest news in Australian politics every weekdayFor folks who aren’t hardcore climate and energy policy tragics, it might be hard to stay on top of the various twists and turns in the debate about the national energy guarantee. This is a good weekend to take stock.
  If you were watching events on Friday, you’ll know the federal ener
  
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• People using fly-tipping firms face crackdown

  21-04-2018 00:55 via theguardian.com
  Measures would demand ‘all reasonable measures’ are taken to ensure handlers are licensedPeople who have their rubbish dumped illegally could face fines of up to £400, even if they do not personally engage in fly-tipping, under proposals being considered by ministers.The measures are aimed at tackling people who charge householders to take away their rubbish and then dump it illegally. They build on existing powers to issue on-the-spot fines to save the hefty court costs often
  
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