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• Climate targets are only as good as the action behind them. We need to aim higher | Amanda McKenzie

  19-05-2025 17:00
  
  How fast we cut climate pollution will define how safe or scary the world becomes as our children grow upAt its core, the most fundamental duty of any government is to safeguard the security and wellbeing of its people. The climate crisis is hitting Australians hard.Right now, farmers in South Australia and Victoria are battling drought, while Queensland farmers pick up the pieces after heart-breaking floods. Globally, 2024 was the hottest year on record and the first time average temperatures s
  
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• Car-free streets, geothermal heating and solar panels: Paris’s new eco-district – in pictures

  19-05-2025 16:00
  
  Clichy-Batignolles, in the city’s north-west, is emblematic of the ‘15-minute’ city approach to urban planning Continue reading...
  
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• There’s no excuse for chopping down a thing of beauty. And I don’t just mean the Sycamore Gap tree

  19-05-2025 12:00
  Talking therapies save lives, keep people out of hospital, help them back into work. So why is NHS England cutting them in its ‘financial reset’?I was moved to read of the grief expressed by so many at the brutal felling of the Sycamore Gap tree. I found it surprising. Not the crime itself: I know well the unconscious drive we all have within us to destroy good things – the most valuable, the most beautiful, the most life-affirming things. What took me by surprise was the capac
  
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• Dry spring weather to make way for rain in parts of Europe

  19-05-2025 11:44
  Polar jet stream to break down areas of high pressure, while cold winds could bring snow to South AfricaThe extremely dry spring weather in north-western Europe has continued this month, with swathes of the UK, northern France, the Low Countries and Germany receiving just 10% of their normal May rainfall.The summery conditions, caused by semi-permanent high pressure across the region, are expected to change significantly this week, ending the dry spell for many and delivering much-needed rainfal
  
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• ‘I was watching osprey for five hours a day’: how the world fell in love with nature live streams

  19-05-2025 11:00
  More and more people are hooked on watching animals in real time. Now researchers say it could even improve your mood, help you relax and give you better sleepIn 2012 Dianne Hoffman, a retired consultant, became a peeping Tom. For five hours a day she watched the antics of a couple, Harriet and Ozzie, who lived on Dunrovin ranch in Montana.The pair were nesting ospreys, being streamed live as they incubated their clutch of eggs. The eggs never hatched, but the ospreys sat on them for months befo
  
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• Citizen testing reveals phosphate ‘crisis’ in English and Welsh rivers

  19-05-2025 10:40
  Anglers say more than a third of freshwater sites breach phosphate levels for good ecological statusUK politics live – latest updatesCitizen testing of rivers in England and Wales by anglers reveals that more than a third of freshwater sites breach phosphate levels for good ecological status.Volunteers from angling groups are using the data to try to drive change in the way rivers are treated – but the task ahead is huge, according to the Angling Trust and Fish Legal. Continue readin
  
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• Expert tips on saving money on meat, from alternative cuts to the best butchers

  19-05-2025 08:00
  From planning ahead to knowing what looks (and smells) good, a carnivore’s guideIt is estimated that UK households throw away 10 % of beef, pork and poultry they buy each year. That’s about 250,000 tonnes in total, so it is important to plan what you are going to buy to avoid waste and save money. Continue reading...
  
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