69 h. ago Urgent warning over cocaine brain damage: Bombshell as record levels of snorting among middle

Are we facing a dementia time-bomb, thanks to record numbers of Britons taking cocaine as a recreational drug?

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4 d. ago Political cowardice hindering Europe’s climate efforts, says EU’s green chief

Teresa Ribera says effects of crisis are becoming increasingly obvious but not translating into proper actionPolitical cowardice is hindering European efforts to face up to the effects of the climate crisis, even as the continent is pummelled by a record-breaking heatwave, the EU’s green transition chief has warned.In an interview with the Guardian, Teresa Ribera said that although the effects of the climate emergency were becoming increasingly obvious, they were still not translating into proper action. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Met Office reveals that England had warmest June on record and warns of 'more hot spells'

Sunshine levels were also slightly above average for June

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5 d. ago UK will be even hotter today: Temperatures could hit 35C as amber health alert is extended across England after sunseekers flocked to the coast as 'killer' heatwave gripped Britain

Forecasters issued an amber health alert which will cover London, the East Midlands, the South East, the South West and the East of England, and is set to remain in place until 6pm today.

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5 d. ago UK will be even hotter tomorrow: Temperatures could hit 35C as amber health alert is extended across England after sunseekers flocked to the coast as 'killer' heatwave gripped Britain

Forecasters issued the alert which will cover London, the East Midlands, the South East, the South West and the East of England, and is set to remain in place until 6pm tomorrow.

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6 d. ago Glastonbury send out warning ahead of record temperatures tomorrow

Festivalgoers have been issued a warning from Glastonbury bosses as they prepare to leave the festival following days of music as temperatures are set to soar

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9 d. ago ‘Send them to Mars’: Glastonbury installation takes aim at Elon Musk

An anti-Brexit protest group has set up a billboard at Glastonbury Festival, taking aim at Elon Musk.

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9 d. ago ‘Send them to Mars’: Led By Donkeys Glastonbury exhibit takes aim at Musk

Campaign group say piece responds to tech billionaires’ ‘dangerous’ mission to make humans interplanetaryIn the psychedelic south-east corner of the Glastonbury festival site a rocket has been built to carry Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos on a one-way journey to Mars.The construction is not a hallucinatory vision but a installation designed by the political campaign group Led By Donkeys in collaboration with Block9, an area of Worthy Farm known for its immersive stage designs and diverse music genres. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Urgent warning over record highs of deadly infection spread by dodgy cheese

In response to the surge in cases, the UK Health Security Agency has issued key safety measures for businesses and households.

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1 week ago Millions of Americans remain under heat warnings after days of record breaking temps. When will it end?

The heat dome that has caused temperatures to spike across the East Coast is expected to become less intense by Thursday

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1 week ago Scientists sound the alarm for Nullarbor’s fragile limestone caves and unique underground creatures

A massive renewable energy project threatens the treasures that lie beneath, including rare cave animals and a record of ancient life forms, experts warnAustralia news live: latest politics updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereOn the Nullarbor plain, the world’s largest hydrogen export hub is being developed, a colossal renewable energy and industrial project comprising up to 3,000 wind turbines and 60m solar modules – which, at 70GW capacity, is larger than the national grid.Beneath it lies an internationally significant limestone cave system, a fragile home to globally unique creatures, and a time capsule of life since the Pliocene. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Record number of Ministry of Defence passes lost amid warnings it's a 'terrorist risk'

More than 15,000 Ministry of Defence (MoD) passes have been lost over the past five years, with another 1,000 stolen, as experts issued a warning over a 'terrorism risk'

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2 w. ago Heatwave hell as passengers are 'slow cooked' on stuck trains for hours amid 34C heat

Met Office forecasters have warned  that while record-breaking temperatures look set to be reached today, Britons should prepare for a substantial downpour in the aftermath.

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2 w. ago EuroMillions winner of record £208m prize comes forward as lottery chiefs issue warning

The winning Euromillions ticket was sold in Co Cork and the winning numbers were 13, 22, 23, 44, 49, with lucky stars 3 and 5. The National Lottery confirmed the winner has come forward

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3 w. ago Celtic mega millions crescendo teed up as 30 year transfer record to fall and Rangers warned over risky business

The stakes are high and it's Game On for our top team as they race through the burning issues

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3 w. ago Reeves unveils record spending plans but experts warn of tax rises ahead

Chancellor announces £39bn boost for social housing, £29bn for NHS and £11bn for defence – and promises to close all asylum hotels as she takes a swipe at Farage and dismisses Tory warnings of a ‘cruel summer’ of tax rise

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3 w. ago Cases of Victorian ‘bleeding disease’ reach record UK high as urgent warning issued

Typhoid cases in the UK have reached an all time high, with health officials warning of an antibiotic-resistant strain that puts infected people at risk of having severe complications

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3 w. ago Urgent warning to UK travellers amid 'record high levels' of deadly Victorian disease

Cases of the "serious preventable illnesses" have reached record highs in Britain

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3 w. ago Major warning as UK cases of Victorian 'bleeding disease' reach record high

Health officials warned the number of people in the UK with the highly contagious-and potentially deadly infection-is now at an all-time high.

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4 w. ago White House urges Keir Starmer to block Chinese 'super embassy' in London amid national security fears

‘The Chinese Communist Party has a clear track record of targeting critical infrastructure’, Trump administration warns

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