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Ben Jennings on Britain’s heatwave – cartoon

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 16:56:33 +0000

UK records highest ever May temperature for second day in a row

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 14:17:41 +0000

Temperature reaches 35.1C at Heathrow on Tuesday after 34.8C high at Kew Gardens in London on Monday

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The UK has recorded its highest ever May temperature for the second consecutive day, as thermometers hit 35.1C at Heathrow and Kew Gardens in London, the Met Office has said.

Renters could save $20bn on bills in a decade from rooftop solar and appliance upgrades – if landlords act

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 14:01:52 +0000

Owners’ lack of motivation due to ‘split incentive’ is main reason rental properties are missing out on energy upgrades, research finds

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Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy Pfas is ‘nonsensical’

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:50 +0000

The EPA said it was cutting Biden-era regulations on Pfas in drinking water, but advocates say the move will harm public health and benefit industry

A new Trump administration plan to ditch Pfas drinking water regulations and instead attempt to destroy “forever chemicals” on a wide scale tears a page from the fossil fuel industry’s carbon capture playbook, and will benefit the industry while harming public health.

Huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of ‘battery cows’ in UK as costs rise

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:56:35 +0000

Investigation finds number of dairy farms where cows cannot go outside has more than doubled since 2015

There has been a huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of “battery cows” in the UK as farmers struggle with increasing costs and face selling milk at a loss.

Deadly fungus and lung parasites are hammering wild rattlesnakes

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:29:57 +0000

A sweeping new study of wild snakes in the southeastern US has revealed a hidden health crisis slithering beneath the surface. Researchers found that many snakes are carrying multiple infections at once, with a dangerous fungal disease called ophidiomycosis — or snake fungal disease — emerging as one of the biggest threats. Pygmy rattlesnakes appeared especially vulnerable, frequently infected with both the fungus and a parasitic “snake lungworm.”

Seven heat-related deaths in France as May records set in several countries

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 09:19:33 +0000

Extreme early summer event across western Europe also brings highest temperatures for month in UK and Ireland

Seven people have died in France in an extreme early summer heat event that is affecting a swathe of western Europe, with record high temperatures for May recorded in several countries.

In France, which logged its hottest ever May day on Monday and again on Tuesday, the weather agency Météo France said the heatwave could last through the week and predicted temperatures could reach 39C in some areas.

Revealed: huge climate cost of harmful emissions from US immigration flights

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 09:00:51 +0000

Trump campaign accelerating climate crisis as officials move migrants to detention jails and deport them from US

US immigration enforcement flights are producing hundreds of thousands of metric tonnes of climate-damaging carbon emissions as officials shuttle unprecedented numbers of people to detention centers far from home and deport them to countries across the world.

Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:46:47 +0000

The Lincolnshire seaside town is often written off by YouTubers as a place defined by deprivation and decline. But for many young people it's a place they love and are proud to call home, even though high unemployment limits their opportunities. The Guardian follows 19-year old Cohen, who is desperate to find a permanent job while running a mascot hire company and chasing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler

Millions of salmon deaths at Scottish farms disclosed after watchdog’s ruling

admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:48 +0000

Animal and Plant Health Agency forced to release reports showing scale and cause of deaths on some fish farms

Millions of fish deaths caused by accidental poisoning and suffocation on Scottish salmon farms have been revealed after the inspection agency was forced to share its reports.

The UK government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) had refused to release inspection reports, claiming it would cause “significant detriment” to companies, including to their reputations.