EU agrees to watered-down Russia sanctions amid Greek resistance | Rapporteur

France, Italy, Germany, Portugal all chipped away at the measures, designed to pile pressure on Russia

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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error

Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data

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Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman took up metal detecting after workers found a medieval jug at his Suffolk home; his searches later uncovered more than 200 Roman coins and a previously unknown farmst...

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The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later

From blood pressure to ageing, research suggests the first 1,000 days of sugar exposure could leave a decades-long mark on health

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Boycott krill pills. Tell Norway to do the same.

Antarctic krill is trawled for omega-3 pills, pet food and salmon feed. Drop krill products and email Norway's ministers to oppose higher catch limits before it's too late.

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What is Zionism and why do some critics describe it as racist?

Green party debate over the motion ‘Zionism is racism’ comes amid renewed arguments over the meaning and history of a contested term

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Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms

Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire

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UK banks are Europe’s biggest coal financiers, report finds

Study says UK-based banks provided $8.3bn in coal financing in four years, with Barclays and HSBC leading rise

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Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government

Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather

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Wildlife arrives on time at rewilded chalk grasslands built along HS2 route

The trains may be running late, but the Western Slopes project is already attracting birds and insects on lands around the high-speed railway

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UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests

Food and Agriculture Organization urges governments to make forest restoration a national priority

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61m tonnes of rubble: Gaza aid workers face delicate task of clearing ruins concealing up to 10,000 bodies

Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history

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‘People are standing up and fighting back’: the north Devon revolt against a vast AI datacentre

Plans for one of Europe’s largest AI campuses in a Unesco-designated reserve have sparked a fierce local backlash

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Alarm at UN over sanctions threatened by US on international criminal court

Group calls for proper enforcement of ICC rulings as Trump administration widens attacks on court

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New GEF initiative will support UNCCD to strengthen drylands and drought resilience

The Global Environment Facility announced today the development of a new Drylands and Drought Management Integrated Program to help countries proactively manage drought, strengthen resilience in dryla...

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Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action

Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis

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‘The physical toll is visceral’: How Indonesia’s fire haze affects millions - visual guide

Intensified by this year’s super El Niño, fires in Borneo and Sumatra are emitting toxic air for swathes of the population in Indonesia and its neighbours

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Banished to alien lands: Trump’s secret deportation deals

After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea...

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What is stopping more freight moving from road to rail?

The government wants a 40% increase by 2040 but businesses are calling for more investment.

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Trump declares victory in Greenland – but the damage is already done

A panic-induced move before the US midterms or a significant transatlantic development?

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Govia Thameslink Railway nationalisation: What does it mean?

Thameslink, Southern, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services will be nationalised on Sunday.

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Why peatlands are unsuited to windfarm developments

Douglas Lloyd’s explanation of why peatlands need to be protected in his objection to the proposed Lluest y Gwynt wind farm and grid connection. I have a BSc (Hons) in Environmental Earth Science and ...

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Oklahoma reintroduced 300 bison to tallgrass prairie in 1993: Decades later, the herd has restored the native grassland ecosystem

A third of the United States was once covered with prairies, today just a fraction remains but with the help of bison the vibrant ecosystem is returning.

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Michael Sheen partners with National Library of Wales for new video

Amelia Jones Michael Sheen has teamed up with the National Library of Wales to tell the story of Wales in a new video. The Welsh actor features in the film shared by the National Library on social med...

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Putin’s submarines have the UK surrounded. This is what could stop them

Russia operates one of the largest submarine fleets in the world – and it has grown steadily more active in the seas around us

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Conservation ‘gateway drug’: farmers embrace ancient craft of hedge laying

Grant applications in England surge as interest grows in habitat that captures carbon and helps reduce flood risk

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I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.

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Trump administration attacks UK plans to boost traditional media on social platforms

US embassy says Downing Street’s plan to give BBC, ITV and other established media more online visibility carries risk of ‘censorship’

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Scientists question impact of badger vaccination on bovine TB in Wales

Mark Mansfield Scientists have called for an overhaul of the way badgers are vaccinated against bovine tuberculosis in Wales, warning that major gaps in evidence make it difficult to establish whether...

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