1 hour ago Rightwing preppers should be the biggest boosters of this climate solution

We’re beyond Mel Gibson’s Mad Max era. We no longer need oil to make it through the apocalypseAs I write these words, the No 1 trending story on the Guardian is titled: “The history and future of societal collapse”. It is an account of a study by a Cambridge expert who works at something ominously called the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk; he concludes that “we can’t put a date on Doomsday, but by looking at the 5,000 years of [civilisation], we can understand the trajectories we face today – and self-termination is most likely”.I can’t claim to have done a study, though I have been at work on climate change for almost 40 years and I gotta say: seems about right. So it’s maybe not the worst moment for a bit of worry about how you would fare in the case of a temporary breakdown of our civilization. Perhaps you have noticed that extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and violent. Or you read the stories that Donald Trump was shutting down the Federal Emergency Man...

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38 h. ago The real reason Meghan was so jealous of Kate... and the late Queen's ominous warning over 'dark forces': Just two of the lightning bolt revelations from butler PAUL BURRELL's book

My trial at the Old Bailey was set for Monday 14 October 2002. I was a nervous wreck as I heard the charges read out. To each count I replied: 'Not guilty.'

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38 h. ago Italian Grand Prix start time, how to watch and weather forecast for Monza race

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47 h. ago First trailer for new series of Strictly Come Dancing is revealed

The trailer shows the stars of the show enjoying a pool party.

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It's the annual sign that fans must kiss goodbye to summer as they get ready to cosy up to weekly episodes of the hit reality dance competition.

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