52 m. ago ‘An enormous scar’: the battle over solar farms and pylons as Reform UK takes aim at net zero

In the fourth part of a series, we look at how climate orthodoxy is coming under fire in LincolnshireAn unjust transition?: Teeside divided over net zeroIt breaks my heart’: how a refinery closure is hitting jobs and politics‘They feel betrayed’: how Reform is targeting manufacturing heartlandsIn early summer the wide open fields of Lincolnshire seem to expand beneath even larger clear blue skies. Travel north through the breadbasket of Britain towards the North Sea, from Grantham to Grimsby, and farming gives way to factories, refineries and the Humber docks. Each sector tells a story of Britain’s industrial decline: the demise of heavy industry on the banks of the Humber, the closure of coal power plants, fishing fleets decimated by the cod wars of the 1970s and 80s.Lincolnshire is at the heart of the government’s plan for the greatest economic step-change since the Industrial Revolution: a green re-industrialisation to help galvanise the country’s net zero agenda, create jobs and...

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52 m. ago Review: ESR MagSafe Charger stand MagSlim Kickstand Power Bank

Keep your Apple devices charged at home and on the move

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52 m. ago Review: Dangbei MP1 Max projector ups image size, brightness and colour to a new level

New flagship model offers a hybrid Triple Laser/LED lens, while pumping out great-sounding audio as well

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1 hour ago What if Ukraine falls? This is no longer a hypothetical question – and it must be answered urgently | Simon Tisdall

Europe offers platitudes, Trump dithers, and Ukraine and its extraordinary people stand on the brink. Nato must step upFor 40 cruel and bloody months, Ukraine has fought the Russian invader. Since February 2022, when Moscow’s full-scale, countrywide onslaught began, its people have faced relentless, devastating attacks. Tens of thousands have been killed or wounded, millions have lost their homes. Ukraine’s industries, shops, schools, hospitals and power stations burn, its fertile farmlands are laid waste. Its children are orphaned, traumatised or abducted. Despite repeated appeals, the world has failed to stop the carnage. And yet Ukraine, outnumbered and outgunned, has continued to fight back.Ukrainian heroism amid horror has become so familiar, it’s almost taken for granted. But as Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, escalates the war, raining nightly terror on Kyiv and other cities using record waves of armed drones, as US support and peace efforts falter, and as Ukraine’s overs...

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3 h. ago Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US

Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, has said, amid reports Washington is seeking such promises in discussions over the Aukus submarines.Conroy called on China to be more transparent about its military buildup, but said any commitment to war would be the sole power of the Australian government of the day. It came after multiple reports this week that the Pentagon was seeking guarantees from Australia and other allies about how they would respond in the event of a conflict in the Indo-Pacific.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Puppy left blind by brutal attack in Romania finds his forever home in Scotland

Otto’s eyeballs were gouged from their sockets by thugs because he was barking in a garden but he is now settling into his new life in Scotland.

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3 h. ago Scotland's airports cashing in this summer with 'outrageous' drop

Experts said pick-up and drop-off fees at terminals, branded the 'kiss and fly tax', are a 'cash grab' and a relatively recent phenomenon.

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6 h. ago Met police drops probe into man accused of wearing 'Hamas' parachute at pro

Furious campaigners have branded Scotland Yard's decision not to charge the suspect in line with terror laws as 'remarkable'.

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6 h. ago UK weather: Experts share when cooler weather is due as we pass peak of third heatwave

Temperatures soared on Saturday, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales all recording their warmest day of the year so far - but with many Brits struggling in the heat the question is when will it cool down?

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7 h. ago Temperatures to dip slightly as UK passes peak of third heatwave this summer

It comes after Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales each recorded their hottest day of the year.

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7 h. ago ‘Stop the excuses’ and recognise state of Palestine, SNP tells UK government

The party called on the UK Government to ‘use the power it has’ to help end the conflict in Gaza.

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7 h. ago Gracie Abrams and Snow Patrol to play TRNSMT’s last day as hot weather continues

The final day of Scotland’s biggest music festival will take place at Glasgow Green as gig-goers are set to see temperatures of around 26C.

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8 h. ago The ultimate Blair Rich Project: Former PM and his wife install £500,000 James Bond

The former Prime Minister, who declared himself a socialist during his political career, is splashing out on a floor that drops and rises at the touch of a button.

Economics

10 h. ago Former student in civil claim for damages from Welsh university over Palestine protest

Aishah AlBader has taken the first step in civil proceedings against Bangor University for what she claims was assault/battery, false imprisonment, and for violating her right to freedom of expression

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10 h. ago Student who made genocide claim in pillowcase protest at graduation launches legal battle

Aishah AlBader has taken the first step in civil proceedings against Bangor University for what she claims was assault/battery, false imprisonment, and for violating her right to freedom of expression

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10 h. ago Rory McIlroy's magical Masters mood could be back as he storms to Scottish Open summit in preparation for Portrush

Grand Slam superstar is flying again as he leads in Scotland to hit form just in time for open assault on home soil

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10 h. ago ‘The whole back of my HiLux was covered in rats’: what to do about Sydney’s growing vermin problem?

Urban rat populations are booming across the world and the Australian city is no exception. Is the solution pesticide, conceding defeat – or more rats?Nathaly Haeren has seen patios in Sydney collapse because brown rats have tunnelled under and created sinkholes. She’s been electrocuted in the roof of a house after they chewed through air conditioning wiring. She’s even visited a hairdresser where they’d gnawed a circle through double brick.More recently, Haeren has started seeing rats standing in the street in the middle of the day, “oblivious” and unbothered – like they just don’t care. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Police arrest dozens of protesters for supporting banned Palestine Action including vicar after activists' vows to go 'floppy'

A vicar was among the 42 people arrested by Scotland Yard officers as activists gathered for a second week in a row next to a statue of Gandhi in Parliament Square.

Events

12 h. ago Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales record warmest day of the year in heatwave

It was hot in England as well, with highs of 33.1C, but no records were broken.

Events

14 h. ago World must be more wary than ever of China’s growing economic power | Phillip Inman

Autocratic regime is malign actor on world stage and its efforts to undermine others’ economic resources must be limitedChina is pulling every lever at its disposal to counter Donald Trump’s economic blockade, and it’s working.Trade is recovering after the massive hit from Washington’s wide-ranging tariffs on Beijing’s exports. Continue reading...

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