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• UK going ‘all out’ to to be a clean energy superpower, says Keir Starmer – video

  24-04-2025 23:56
  UK prime minister tells energy summit his government is determined to transition energy system from fossil fuels to renewablesBritain will accelerate push to net zero, Starmer tells energy summit Continue reading...
  
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• Trump claims he is in talks with Beijing over tariffs despite denial from China – video

  24-04-2025 20:30
  Donald Trump has claimed that US officials were in talks with Chinese counterparts to resolve their tariff dispute, despite earlier denials from China. Beijing said on Thursday that any claims of trade talks with Washington were ‘baseless’Nissan warns of £4bn loss as costs rise and Trump tariffs loomIMF chief urges US to strike trade deals swiftly to limit damage to global economy Continue reading...
  
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• Starmer and Reeves try to ride three horses with US, EU and China trade ties

  24-04-2025 19:56
  The UK is being dragged in opposing directions by international forces in its quest for growthRiding two horses is hard enough, but diplomats are joking in private that Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are trying to ride three.At the International Monetary Fund summit in Washington this week, Reeves sought to position the UK as a beacon of free trade that is open to business with the EU, US and China. Continue reading...
  
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• Unequal pain of Birmingham’s bin strike | Letters

  24-04-2025 18:22 via theguardian.com
  Penny Smith has experienced very few missed collections, while Sam Baker suggests reasons why posher areas of the city may be cleanerIt’s understandable that people living in poorer areas of Birmingham feel frustrated as their rubbish piles up high, while wealthier households can pay to have rubbish removed privately (‘The posh areas get cleared’: bin strikes illustrate Birmingham’s wealth gap, 18 April). What is less understandable is that, as a householder in one of the
  
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• I saved $36,000 by not buying anything new – here are seven reasons you should do the same

  24-04-2025 17:25 via theguardian.com
  Life was genuinely better once I got off the consumerist hamster wheel, and it could be for you tooIn 2013, I thought: “Hey, wouldn’t it be FUN to see if I could buy nothing new for an entire month?” (which, I recognize, is not most people’s idea of fun). And, thus, my no new things challenge was born.At first, the premise scared the crap out of me. I thought I would be champing at the bit for the one-month mark to arrive. But the challenge welcomed so many incredible ben
  
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• Inside Labour’s top-secret plan for new towns, I see signs of hope | Polly Toynbee

  24-04-2025 17:13
  Vision and patience are vital if past mistakes are to be avoided, but the rewards for the country could be immeasurableThere is magic in the invention of new towns. Who wouldn’t want to plan out their ideal urban community, like Sim City and its many video game imitators, or Babar the elephant building Celesteville with its palace of work, palace of pleasure, perfect jobs for each citizen and a lake for swimming and sailing? Our king had great fun devising his Poundbury model town. The luc
  
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• ‘They repaired the zip for free’: 12 companies that went the extra mile, according to Guardian readers

  24-04-2025 16:00 via theguardian.com
  You told us who went above and beyond to help fix (and even replace) your favourite things, from broken teapot lids to well-worn shoesSometimes, things fall apart: a zip jams, a lid breaks, a seam ruptures. Unless you’re a whiz with a needle or a tube of glue – or have a brilliant repair shop nearby – it can consign the broken item to the back of the cupboard, or worse, to landfill.But many companies offer repair services, and it may be easier (and cheaper) than you expect. In
  
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• How ultra-processed foods are making us sick – video

  24-04-2025 14:34
  They are everywhere – and they may be messing with your body more than you realise. They’re linked to obesity, gut issues, even chronic disease. But how exactly are UPFs making us sick?Neelam Tailor speaks to the food philosopher and former industry insider Prof Barry Smith, who breaks down what UPFs do inside your body, how food companies keep us hooked, and how you can reduce how much UPF you eat Continue reading...
  
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• Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns

  24-04-2025 13:11 via theguardian.com
  Campaigners condemn decision amid growing evidence of harm to health and climate from heating appliancesWood-burning stoves will be allowed to heat new-build homes in England despite growing evidence showing their significant contribution to air pollution and carbon emissions.The government is writing its future homes standard, a set of rules for developers, aimed at decarbonising England’s housing stock. Heating the UK’s 28m homes accounts for about 18% of greenhouse gas emissions.
  
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• Labour’s great nature sellout is the worst attack on England’s ecosystems I’ve seen in my lifetime | George Monbiot

  24-04-2025 08:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The horrifying planning bill, which rips up environmental protections, was drafted with CEOs in mind. We know because Keir Starmer told usThose of us who try to defend wildlife are horribly familiar with bad laws. But we’ve never seen anything like this. The government’s planning and infrastructure bill is the worst assault on England’s ecosystems in living memory. It erases decades of environmental protections, including legislation we inherited from the EU, which even the Tor
  
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• Oasis reunion tour ticket scams cost fans more than £2m, Lloyds bank estimates

  24-04-2025 07:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Victims include fans rushing to buy tickets at well over face value, data collected by Lloyds Banking Group suggestsOasis fans have collectively lost more than £2m to scams since tickets for its reunion tour went on sale last year, a major bank has estimated.Lloyds Banking Group based the calculation on the volume of fraud reports made by its own customers. Oasis fans make up more than half (56%) of all reported concert ticket scams so far this year, according to Lloyds’ data, losing
  
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