China has reported more than 7,000 cases of chikungunya virus across Guangdong province since July, prompting authorities to implement emergency measures including the release of giant predatory mosquitoes and revival …
Climate Change
News and analysis on climate change — including UK environmental policy, global warming, extreme weather events, net zero goals, and climate activism.
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Science
NASA Fast-Tracks Nuclear Reactor for Moon by 2030 Amid US-China Space Race and Steep Budget Cuts
by Tara WhitmanNASA will accelerate plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, five years ahead of a joint Chinese-Russian timeline, according to internal documents obtained by US media …
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Lifestyle
UK Health Experts Urge Summer Tick Awareness as Lyme Disease Cases Peak in Grassy and Wooded Areas
by Darren SmithHealth authorities across Britain are reminding the public to remain vigilant against tick bites this summer as Lyme disease cases typically peak during warmer months. The UK Health Security Agency …
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The Federal Reserve has rebuffed President Donald Trump’s increasingly vocal demands for interest rate cuts, voting unanimously on Wednesday to maintain the benchmark rate at its current range of 4.25% …
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News
Three Dead, Dozens Injured as Regional Train Derails in Baden-Württemberg Following Heavy Storms
by Darren SmithA regional passenger train carrying approximately 100 people derailed in south-west Germany on Sunday evening, killing three people including the train driver and injuring at least 50 others, with authorities …
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News
Turkey Declares Two Provinces ‘Disaster Zones’ as Mediterranean Wildfires Kill 13 Amid Record-Breaking 46C Heatwave
by Tara WhitmanTurkey faces its worst wildfire crisis of the summer as devastating blazes sweep across the Mediterranean coast, prompting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to warn of a “truly great disaster” that …
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Politics
Farage Accuses Ministers of ‘Defrauding’ Taxpayers Over Green Energy Whilst Proposing Water Nationalisation
by Darren SmithNigel Farage has launched a fierce attack on government green energy policies, accusing ministers of “defrauding” British taxpayers through billions in renewable subsidies whilst simultaneously proposing partial nationalisation of water …
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News
Met Office Issues Three-Day Thunderstorm Warnings as Drought-Hit UK Faces ‘Danger to Life’
by Tara WhitmanYellow weather warnings for thunderstorms have been issued across vast swathes of the UK for the next three days, with the Met Office warning of a “danger to life” from …
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have signed the first bilateral treaty between Britain and Germany since the Second World War, marking a dramatic reset in relations …
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Drought has been declared in the West and East Midlands as dry weather continues to “impact water resources across England”, with the Environment Agency warning the situation could worsen without …