6 h. ago US judge rejects lawsuit challenge to SpaceX launch site over risks to wildlife

FAA ruled to have satisfied obligations in granting approval for expanded SpaceX operations next to wildlife refugeA US district court judge on Monday rejected a suit by conservation groups challenging the Federal Aviation Administration approval in 2022 of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national wildlife refuge in south Texas.The groups said noise, light pollution, construction and road traffic also degrade the area, home to endangered ocelots and jaguarundis, as well as nesting sites for endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles and for threatened shorebirds. US district judge Carl Nichols in Washington said FAA had satisfied its obligation “to take a hard look at the effects of light on nearby wildlife”. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago South Korea to review possible human rights violations in US raid on workers

Lee Jae Myung says ‘bewildering’ incident may scare off future investment after Ice detained about 475 peopleUS politics live – latest updatesSouth Korea’s government has said it will launch an investigation into whether human rights violations were committed when hundreds of its citizens were detained in a US immigration raid.About 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, were arrested at the construction site of an electric vehicle battery factory in the US state of Georgia on 4 September. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago ‘All of Sussex is laid out before us’: walking a new trail in the South Downs national park

Perfect for a weekend getaway, the Petworth Way takes in historic estates, welcoming inns and spectacular viewsThere are many ways to make an entrance, but lurching into a pub full of smartly dressed diners while windswept, muddy and more than a little frayed wouldn’t be my first choice. At 7.30pm on a sunny Sunday evening, the Welldiggers Arms – a country pub just outside Petworth in West Sussex – is full of people tucking into hearty roasts, the glass-walled restaurant overlooking glorious downland scenery, the sun all but disappeared behind the hills. For my husband, Mark, and I, it’s more than a stop for supper; the pub marks the halfway point on our two-day walking adventure along a brand new trail, the 25-mile Petworth Way.Twenty-five miles may not sound like much (I have keen walker friends who would do it in a day) but, for us, it’s the perfect length, with plenty of pubs along the way. The first leg, from Haslemere to Petworth, covers countryside we’re both entirely unfamil...

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3 d. ago Europe’s ‘best walking destination’ is also one of the cheapest for holidays

Dubbed the ‘Camino of the East’, the 1,400 km long-distance walking trail, Via Transilvanica, is helping position Romania as Europe’s next great walking destination

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4 d. ago Venezuela says none of 11 killed in US boat strike were Tren de Aragua members

Interior minister says ‘murder has been committed’ amid rising tensions over US military strike on boat in CaribbeanNone of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean last week were members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, Venezuela’s interior minister has said, as the South American nation deployed troops amid heightened tensions with the US.The administration of Donald Trump has said the boat was transporting illegal narcotics, but has provided scant further information about the incident, even amid demands from members of the US Congress for a justification for the action. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Call for action after 90% of national park’s rivers fail to reach ‘good’ status

Report shows decline in ecological standard of waterways in South Downs National Park.

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6 d. ago These are the overlooked travel spots to escape the crowds in 2026

A Croatian island, Romanian walking trail and US national park made Intrepid Travel’s list of destinations to visit next year

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6 d. ago This new walking trail is the best way to see the Lake District without a car

Rebecca Jackson follows a 21-mile hiking trail in search of William Wordsworth’s Romantic legacy

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7 d. ago Royal family live: Prince Harry speaks about ‘challenging’ sibling relationships amid Charles reunion rumours

Duke of Sussex laid a wreath and flowers and privately paid his respects at the late Queen’s tomb

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8 d. ago Minns’s $140m great koala national park will ‘obliterate’ regional towns, Coalition claims

Labor’s koala strategy doesn’t go far enough, Coalition says, but environmentalists hail park a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ decisionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe long-awaited great koala national park in the north of New South Wales, celebrated by wildlife groups, has drawn a mixed reaction from the state’s Coalition.The opposition leader, Mark Speakman has hedged his party’s support, saying while he “supports the ambition of protecting koalas”, he was concerned about job losses and the cost of the park. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Seoul promises to help hundreds of Korean workers arrested in US in Ice raid

Total of 475 detained in Georgia at construction site of factory to make batteries for Hyundai and Kia carsSouth Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, has ordered “all-out efforts” to respond to the arrest of hundreds of its citizens by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) during a raid at a factory being built in Georgia to manufacture car batteries.Cho Hyun, foreign minister, said the government had set up a taskforce following the arrest of 300 South Korean nationals. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago 'I went hunting for Brixton's infamous crack squirrels – and it turned sinister'

EXCLUSIVE: Squirrels stashing crack in South London were reported back in 2005, making national headlines with their drug-fuelled antics - but how are they doing 18 years later? Harry Thompson investigates

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1 week ago Woman gobsmacked after spotting 'rare' creatures on walk she'll 'never forget'

The woman had ventured out for a walk near a popular cycle trail when she spotted the creature wandering nearby - but it wasn't alone as four others were also seen lurking

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1 week ago The ‘top rated’ walking trail near Greater Manchester with ‘sweeping views’ perfect for autumn

It's less than an hour from Greater Manchester but feels a world away from the city

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1 week ago South Ayrshire Young Leader plays with National Guiding and Scouting Orchestra

Evelyn Butler represented Ayrshire South County at this year's event

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2 w. ago Australian state bans plastic fish soy sauce bottles favored by sushi eaters

A ban on fish-shaped soy sauce containers has come into force in the state of South Australia

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3 w. ago The best walking trail in Britain is just two hours by train from London

The best walking trail in Britain is just two hours by train from London  Time Out Worldwide

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3 w. ago Top officials of Amazon nations meet in Colombia to push joint rainforest protection plan

Leaders from South America's Amazon nations have gathered in Colombia to agree on a joint plan to protect the rainforest

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3 w. ago White House says more than 450 people arrested since start of federal crackdown on crime in DC – US politics live

Official says 52 people arrested on Monday alone; 68 firearms have been seized and three known gang members arrested since 7 AugustThe Republican governors of Louisiana and Tennessee will send hundreds of their national guard troops to assist federal law enforcement in DC – to help assist the president’s “crime crackdown”.They join Mississippi, Ohio, West Virginia and South Carolina – who have all sent national guard troops to DC. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago West Highland Way in Milngavie crowned Scotland’s most ‘scenic’ walking trail

West Highland Way in Milngavie crowned Scotland’s most ‘scenic’ walking trail.

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