4 h. ago 'Power hungry' data centres making London housing crisis worse by delaying new homes

Electrical grid capacity in west London stretched to limit as AI ‘factories’ compete with housing developments for energy

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41 h. ago Archaeologist in race against time to save Sudan’s heritage amid ongoing war

There are concerns about Sudan losing its cultural past amid the ongoing war in the country

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44 h. ago An archaeologist is racing to preserve Sudan's heritage as war threatens to erase its cultural past

Archaeologist Shadia Abdrabo is working to create an online database of Sudan's archaeological sites and museum collections

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56 h. ago Service station owner to slash fuel prices to 'lowest in the UK' to help ease cost

Hassan Mohammed expects long queues at his service stations in Walkden and Horwich

Economics

64 h. ago After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it wellPaul Brown was the Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005 and has written many columns since. He submitted his last column last week after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. From his hospital bed in Luton, Paul offers his reflections on 45 years writing for the Guardian.We, in the climate business, all owe a great deal to Mrs Margaret Thatcher. Her politics were anathema to me and to many Guardian readers. But she prided herself on being a scientist before she was a politician. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago ‘I have watched politicians failing yet and yet again’: lessons from a life as an environment writer

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it wellPaul Brown was the Guardian’s environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005 and has written many columns since. He submitted his last column last week after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. From his hospital bed in Luton, Paul offers his reflections on 45 years writing for the Guardian.We, in the climate business, all owe a great deal to Mrs Margaret Thatcher. Her politics were anathema to me and to many Guardian readers. But she prided herself on being a scientist before she was a politician. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago When being rich feels wrong: Inside the world of millionaires battling ‘Wealth Shame’

As the gulf grows between the haves and the have-nots, feelings of discomfort around being rich can be a natural response. Helen Coffey reports on how ‘guilt’ about being wealthy can be a powerful motivator to take accountability and try to make amends

Economics

1 week ago An existential battle of interests: what the Sudanese war is actually about

A bitter race to claim economic and political power has divided the country and the human cost can no longer be ignored• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAlmost everywhere I go, I am asked about Sudan. The questions are partly from concern for family and my birth country, and partly from a genuine desire to understand how the conflict there has turned into something so intense and seemingly unstoppable. This week, I break down what is happening in the country, and why it has escalated to catastrophic proportions.*** Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sudan massacres 'so appalling they can be seen from space', warns Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper described how satellite images show bodies piled high and sand stained by pools of blood after Sudanese city of el-Fasher fell to paramilitaries

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1 week ago Reeves could allow holiday tax on English hotel and Airbnb stays

Move to give mayors powers to raise funds through levies, but industry says it will ramp up prices and inflationBusiness live – latest updatesBritish holidaymakers could have to pay a nightly tax on hotel stays and Airbnb-style visits in plans expected to be announced by Rachel Reeves in the budget next week.The chancellor is reportedly preparing to give mayors powers to raise taxes by charging tourists on the cost of an overnight stay in their cities. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago DWP confirms five groups of people 'not eligible' for 2025 £300 winter fuel payment

The winter fuel payment is a one-off payment made to help people pay for heating during the winter months

Economics

2 w. ago The 'hidden' car feature that could save you thousands on fuel

A little known car feature could help drivers save thousands of pounds on fuel - if drivers know how to use it right

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2 w. ago UN human rights body holds special session on Sudan after hundreds killed in Darfur's el

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding a one-day special session to highlight hundreds of killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region and other atrocities committed last month by paramilitary forces fighting the army

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2 w. ago ‘We’re proud to be pioneers’: inside Spain’s community energy revolution

From Taradell to Galicia, cooperatives are supplying cheap, clean electricity to homes and helping tackle fuel povertyIt began in the small Catalan town of Taradell as a plan to provide local people with allotments where they could grow their own food.Four activists came together with the aim of promoting good environmental practices in local agriculture and business, as well as supplying renewable energy. The project, however, was about much more than growing vegetables. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UN warns aid ‘on the brink of collapse’ in Sudan after paramilitary forces seize major city

Relief groups say hunger and disease are worsening, while survivors describe horrific violence at the hands of the Rapid Support Forces

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2 w. ago Dire warnings over aid and hunger following RSF’s capture of Sudanese city

Fears rise for displaced civilians as UN reports deteriorating situation and MSF warns of ‘staggering’ malnutritionThere are grave fears for civilians who survived the capture of El Fasher by a Sudanese paramilitary group last month, as the UN warned relief operations were on the brink of collapse and an aid group said malnutrition in displacement camps had reached “staggering” levels.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured El Fasher – the capital of North Darfur state and the last urban centre outside of its grasp in the wider Darfur region – on 26 October. Survivor accounts and video and satellite evidence suggest more than 1,500 people were killed in ethnically targeted massacres in the immediate aftermath. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Warning issued as Sudan humanitarian operations ‘on the brink of collapse’

The International Organization for Migration said more funding is needed to prevent aid from halting completely

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2 w. ago Sudan relief operations are 'on the brink of collapse,' UN migration agency warns

The U.N.'s migration agency has warned that humanitarian efforts in Sudan’s war-torn North Darfur region might come to a complete halt unless immediate funding and safe delivery of relief supplies are ensured

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2 w. ago Why the election in Iraq is so important and what is at stake

Iraqis are at the polls for a crucial, historical parliamentary election

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2 w. ago Sudan war displaces 2,000 in three days as North Kordofan becomes new flashpoint

More and more people are seeking refuge in overcrowded camps

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