Call for Evidence on Gamebird Release, Shooting and Welfare during Rearing in England

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking evidence on the environmental and animal health and welfare impacts of gamebird rea...

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BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence

Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific Ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months

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A Surge of Marine Heat Waves Threatens to Scramble Ocean Life

Fueled by climate change and a strengthening El Niño, record-setting marine heat waves are gripping oceans worldwide and playing havoc with sea life. Mounting evidence from recent events suggests the ...

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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges people to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as she tells UK citizens to plan for national emergencies British people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days without power or water, as the UN said the El Niño climate phenomenon was “supersizing before our eyes”, exacerbating extreme weather events worldwide. Forecasters say they are braced for the biggest El Niño in 1,000 years, bringing wildfires and floods to parts of the world, and the threat of a wet, stormy winter for the UK. As the British government plans a campaign urging citizens to prepare for national emergencies, Angela Eagle told the Guardian the likelihood of a wild winter showed the importance of having supplies at home. Continue reading...

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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

Exclusive: UK government plans campaign urging citizens to prepare for national emergencies

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‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching

Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis

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Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

Exclusive: UK government plans campaign urging citizens to prepare for national emergencies

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‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching

Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis

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France's summer 2026 wildfires caused unprecedented carbon emissions

The EU's Copernicus Earth observation service has reported more than 1.5 million metric tons of carbon were released in the fires, a figure not seen since measurements began in 2003. The findings come...

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Summer of 2026 was UK’s hottest on record, Met Office says

Meteorologists say average mean temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisis

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High winds during El Niño could be deadly for England’s stressed trees, say experts

Head of tree collections at Kew ‘very worried about this autumn’ as hot, dry summer has caused brittleness High winds associated with El Niño could cause widespread mortality among tree species already weakened by a prolonged period of extreme heat and drought, experts have warned. This summer much of Europe has been scorched by a series of record-breaking climate crisis-induced heatwaves. The impact is notable across much of England’s countryside, where once green land has turned brown, and many trees are undergoing “early autumn” – wilting and losing their leaves early – to cope with extreme heat. Continue reading...

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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

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Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

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Disasters to cost world $450bn a year from climate change and development

More than half of losses not covered by insurance as carriers carve out risk and cut exposure

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'Foul smell' and 'grey substance' flowing in River Eden

A dog walker says suspected spills in the River Eden "seem to be happening too frequently".

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Wildfires and extreme heat show climate change is now Europe’s biggest security threat

The continent is increasingly vulnerable to arson attacks, while climate disasters are diverting militaries from other threats. Policymakers must respond with a security-based approach to climate chan...

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Photos: A Deadly Flood Tears Through Nepal and Tibet (Gift Article)

An ice avalanche that started high in the Himalayas tumbled thousands of feet, releasing vast amounts of energy that pulverized the ice into a significant volume of flood water.

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Nepal floods: Climate change 'bursting' Himalayan glaciers

The Nepalese journalist Surendra Phuyal tells Sky News about the climate change link to 'one of the worst disasters in Nepal.'

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‘Forever chemicals’ surge during pilot of Thames Water plan to combat drought

Exclusive: utility company wants to draw off tens of millions of litres of water a day from Thames and replace it with treated effluent Levels of a toxic “forever chemical” rose to 13 times the legal limit during Thames Water pilots for a controversial multimillion pound water recycling scheme that will pump millions of litres of treated sewage into the River Thames during drought. The data from the pilots is in stark contrast to public comments from Thames Water that their water recycling project in south-west London will not harm the riverine environment. Continue reading...

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Off-roaders damage protected Denbighshire site in TikTok videos

Three men were convicted for their part in driving in a convoy from Liverpool to Berwyn SSSI.

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