62 minutes ago Storm Bert latest updates: Five dead as ‘absolutely devastating’ floods leave trail of destruction

More than 200 flood alerts remain in place for England and Wales and travel issues are set to continue

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2 hours ago A mystery in Finnish Lapland, and what it means for the climate crisis – podcast

Biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield travels to Finnish Lapland to investigate the disappearance of its carbon sink, and its implications for the fight against global heatingFinland has one of the most ambitious carbon-neutral goals in the world: to reach net zero by 2035. If this feels like a bold pledge, there’s good reason for it: two-thirds of the country is covered in forests, that have for decades absorbed more carbon dioxide than they have put out.But recently, something has changed: Finland’s carbon sink is no longer working. In fact, in barely over a decade, its forests and peatlands have become a net emitter of carbon dioxide with devastating consequences for the country’s climate goals. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Horror triple murder sees man, 42, arrested, while mum, dad, and son, 14, are dead

The Chatham County Police Department said the shooting occurred Friday morning at a residence in the 200 block of Quacco Trail. They later arrested Junior Thomas Babcock

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3 hours ago Child, two, and five teenagers among 17 dead after school bus crash in Peru: Students had been on trip at time of tragic crash

The students had been on a school trip before the vehicle - which carried 57 people - collided head on with a van and veered off the road in Peru.

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4 hours ago Terrifying moment families with young children flee down emergency slides as holiday jet bursts into flames after landing at Turkey's Antalya airport

Dramatic footage shows dozens of passengers - including children - fleeing from the burning jetliner as sirens blared in the background.

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4 hours ago He's packed his sootcase! Barron Trump returns to Florida for Thanksgiving break and dines with dad and mom

Barron Trump, the youngest son of Donald and Melania Trump, returned to Mar-a-Lago for Thanksgiving, dining alongside his parents at the bustling private members club.

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4 hours ago Dad of Brit POW captured by Russia says 'he was in love with Ukrainian girl'

James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, was captured by Russian forces after crossing the border into the occupied Kursk region. His father said the family 'tried to persuade him not to go'

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4 hours ago Three arrested over 'murder' of Israeli Rabbi Zvi Kogan who was found dead days after vanishing in what's been labelled an 'abhorrent anti

Zvi Kogan, a 28-year-old Israeli-Moldovan who ran a Kosher shop in the Middle Eastern city, went missing on Thursday and there were suspicions he had been kidnapped.

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5 hours ago Privacy crusade peer Tom Watson lands job at US 'spy tech' firm which is at the centre of an NHS row over patients' data

The Labour peer has become a paid adviser at Palantir, which has a £330million contract with the NHS to create a data system, which sparked a row over patient privacy last year.

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