69 m. ago ‘The worst is when the rubbish explodes’: the children living in Patagonia’s vast dumps

In sprawling landfills, thousands of Argentinian families scavenge for survival amid toxic waste and government neglect, dreaming of steady jobs and escape The sun rises over the plateau of Neuquén’s open-air rubbish tip. Maia, nine, and her brothers, aged 11 and seven, huddle by a campfire. Their mother, Gisel, rummages through bags that smell of rotten fruit and meat.Situated at the northern end of Argentinian Patagonia, 100km (60 miles) from Vaca Muerta – one of the world’s largest fossil gas reserves – children here roam amid twisted metal, glass and rubbish spread over five hectares (12 acres). The horizon is waste. Continue reading...

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86 m. ago EastEnders star lands new gig after being brutally axed from soap

The EastEnders star was axed from the BBC soap earlier this year alongside co-star Matthew James Morrison as new boss Ben Wadey got rid of the remaining Taylor family

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1 hour ago 120 children fly from Manchester Airport to 'North Pole' to find Father Christmas

The TUI plane set off from Manchester Airport and took 120 children on a journey to find Santa Claus

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2 h. ago Nobel winner Machado snuck through 10 checkpoints in Venezuela in a wig to reach Norway in daring three

The exiled Venezuelan opposition leader crossed the Caribbean Sea in a fishing boat before being escorted to Norway in a US plane

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2 h. ago Strictly's George Clarke speaks out as he lands new role after major show change

The YouTuber and TikTok star landed a major new role away from the BBC One dance contest

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2 h. ago Leigh Halfpenny makes Cardiff return as trio of Wales stars reach landmark

The Wales full-back will make his first appearance for the club in over a decade

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2 h. ago 'I want to whack a CEO': Why a backpack could decide Luigi Mangione's fate

Police seized a backpack from Mangione when they arrested him, and it has become the centrepiece of pre-trial hearings that began in early December.

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2 h. ago AP photographers capture destruction, heartache and resilience as climate change advanced in 2025

Tropical storms pummeled the land and ravaged ecosystems

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2 h. ago Wasteland with old car park to be transformed despite traffic fears

The vacant land, close to Swansea University's Bay Campus, will be turned into a new housing estate

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3 h. ago ‘Soil is more important than oil’: inside the perennial grain revolution

Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils and reshape the future of agricultureOn the concrete floor of a greenhouse in rural Kansas stands a neat grid of 100 plastic plant pots, each holding a straggly crown of strappy, grass-like leaves. These plants are perennials – they keep growing, year after year. That single characteristic separates them from soya beans, wheat, maize, rice and every other major grain crop, all of which are annuals: plants that live and die within a single growing season.“These plants are the winners, the ones that get to pass their genes on [to future generations],” says Lee DeHaan of the Land Institute, an agricultural non-profit based in Salina, Kansas. If DeHaan’s breeding programme maintains its current progress, the descendant of these young perennial crop plants could one day usher in a wholesale revolution in agriculture. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Bid to transform Greater Manchester's 'forgotten island' into waterfront neighbourhood with 2,600 homes

The strip of land between the Bridgewater Canal and Manchester Ship Canal has a fascinating history

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3 h. ago Max Verstappen misses FIA prize gala and skips Lando Norris trophy presentation

Lando Norris will obtain the Drivers' Championship trophy tonight in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at the annual FIA prize-giving gala, but the former world champion, Max Verstappen, will not be there.

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4 h. ago Nobel winner Machado snuck through ten checkpoints in Venezuela in a wig to reach Norway in daring three

The exiled Venezuelan opposition leader crossed the Caribbean Sea in a fishing boat before being escorted to Norway in a US plane

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4 h. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing star lands Christmas Day hosting role

Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke has landed a new BBC role days before the final

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4 h. ago The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how | Rebecca Solnit

There’s much more to do, but we should be encouraged by the progress we have madeToday marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris climate treaty, one of the landmark days in climate-action history. Attending the conference as a journalist, I watched and listened and wondered whether 194 countries could ever agree on anything at all, and the night before they did, people who I thought were more sophisticated than me assured me they couldn’t. Then they did. There are a lot of ways to tell the story of what it means and where we are now, but any version of it needs respect for the complexities, because there are a lot of latitudes between the poles of total victory and total defeat.I had been dreading the treaty anniversary as an occasion to note that we have not done nearly enough, but in July I thought we might be able celebrate it. Because, on 23 July, the international court of justice handed down an epochal ruling that gives that treaty enforceable consequences it never had before. I...

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4 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star lands new BBC role after declaring 'that's a wrap'

Strictly Come Dancing star Nick Knowles made his debut as a main host of Morning Live on Friday, stepping in alongside Janette Manrara

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4 h. ago Iconic rock star lands new role as 'magnetic' James Bond villain

007: First Light is a blockbuster new video game on the Xbox and PS5 and it's all-star cast just landed an iconic new pirate king villain in music hitmaker Lenny Kravitz

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4 h. ago I'm A Celeb star lands This Morning job after jungle and it's not Angry Ginge

I'm A Celebrity star Tom Read Wilson, who is best known as the receptionist on Celebs Go Dating, has landed a job as an Agony Uncle on This Morning after his jungle stint

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4 h. ago Arne Slot to decide Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool fate after crunch talks

Salah was omitted from the Liverpool squad that travelled to Inter Milan on Tuesday and Slot will decide whether to recall him

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4 h. ago Arne Slot to decide if Mohamed Salah’s Liverpool fate after crunch talks

Salah was omitted from the Liverpool squad that travelled to Inter Milan on Tuesday and Slot will decide whether to recall him

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