Prashant Rao

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Semafor Senior Editor, responsible for international and climate coverage. Sign up: http://semafor.com/newsletters Ex-The Atlantic and The New York Times in London, AFP in Baghdad

Nitrous oxide driving, with drivers using balloons behind the wheel, feels like it’s on the rise in London - backed up by what medical experts told us about referrals. But the scale of the issue is obscured because of how crashes are recorded in police stats. www.londoncentric.media/p/nitrous-ox...

Nitrous oxide drivers are causing chaos on London's roads

Plus: Did Reform nominate a dead woman for mayor, which big TV series is pretending to be called "Dark Train", and will the Central Line ever get the upgrades it deserves?

londoncentric.media

New: In an email to staff, Washington Post editor Matt Murray said the paper would be offering buyouts to any employee who has been at the Post for over ten years, as well as all members of the video department, copy desk, and sports copy desk.

We've just advertised this year's Carbon Brief summer journalism internship, a fantastic 3-week opportunity to gain experience from some of the world's best climate journalists Paid London Living Wage + travel bursary Details on how to apply here: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Vacancy: Three-week summer journalism internship at Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief is offering an exciting opportunity for students, or recent graduates, to work with the team for three weeks this summer.

carbonbrief.org