1 hour ago SSPCA in cash crisis as nation's animal rescue workers face losing jobs

SSPCA says the redundancies are essential to keep its animal care and investigations running. Staff have complained of "chronic low pay"

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45 h. ago Bird flu 'beginning of the end' warning as experts prepare for UK 'carnage'

An animal rescuer said the toll inflicted on British swans will likely only grow in the days to come, with 'carnage' on the horizon as they travel for the winter months

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5 d. ago Anyone earning under £35,000 given new £200 warning by experts

Workers earning under £35,000 could lose take-home pay due to frozen income tax thresholds extended for three more years, Resolution Foundation analysis warns

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5 d. ago These home workers to lose up to £124 tax break as 300,000 brace for Budget raid

The move will hand the Treasury tens of millions of pounds a year, with higher-rate taxpayers facing a tax increase of up to £124

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6 d. ago Art installation spotlights 'heartbreaking' fuel poverty crisis affecting millions

A new sculpture, displayed in central London, is part of a campaign by Skipton Building Society, Age UK and National Energy Action to highlight the growing crisis facing households

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6 d. ago Truth behind dog rescuing cat pics in Thai floods that made people go 'animals are humans'

Southern Thailand is currently experiencing severe rain storms and flooding with at least 19 people reported to have died and 1.9million affected by the extreme weather

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7 d. ago Perth and Kinross councillor claims occupational therapist shortage is delaying Blue Badge assessments

A council chief said the recruitment crisis within occupational therapy was a national issue

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7 d. ago Rescue centre shares heartbreaking story of puppies and older dog found dumped in field

After several puppies were found alongside a one-year old dog seemingly abandoned in a field, an animal rescue centre has shared the sweet footage of the canines as they seek their forever homes

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7 d. ago Puppies dumped in field with older dog as rescuers make heartbreaking realisation

After several puppies and an older dog were found abandoned in a field, an animal rescue centre has shared heart-rendering footage of how the older canine's 'motherly instincts' kicked in

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1 week ago Cruel woman hid starving dog inside cupboard while SSPCA inspectors tried to rescue animals

Chloe MacKenzie, 26, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs in Tain.

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1 week ago Brits told to take weaker showers and to stop rinsing dishes in bid to save water

Officials are ordering Brits to stop rinsing dishes and take weak showers to help plug up the nation’s water crisis. The Environment Agency blamed drought conditions for the alarm

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2 w. ago Whale stranded at Cornish beach as rescuers in battle against time to save animal

Teams from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue arrived at the popular beach in St Austell Bay after a young fin whale was found to be stranded in the fresh water river feeding into Pentewan Sands

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2 w. ago Poorer nations call on rich countries to open their wallets at Cop30: ‘Clean up the mess you are making’

After a year of aid cuts from the US, UK and around Europe, Nick Ferris speaks to African nations about the help they desperately need to fight the climate crisis. But there are few signs that richer countries are willing to step up

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2 w. ago Despite America’s absence, Trump’s influence looms large over Cop30

In this week’s newsletter: Fear of retribution from the unpredictable president has left climate summit negotiators feeling nervous and vulnerable• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereUnder Donald Trump, America has not only jettisoned any effort to deal with the climate crisis, but has also attempted to stymie moves by other nations to shift to cleaner forms of energy, such as solar and wind.The climate crisis is “the greatest con job perpetrated by the world”, Trump told the UN in September, urging other governments to stick to oil and gas (preferably drilled in the US, of course) and ditch the “scam” of renewable energy.World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report findsFossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn peopleChina’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis findsCalifornia governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talksTussles break out between protesters an...

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3 w. ago Warped ex smiled at sentence for burning girlfriend and burying her in field

Karabo Mokoena’s 2017 murder by ex-boyfriend Sandile Mantsoe shocked South Africa, sparking the #JusticeForKarabo movement and exposing the nation’s femicide crisis

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3 w. ago Offshore oil workers must lose weight or face losing their jobs under new safety measures

The OEUK industry body will offer support to those who stand to be affected by the safety measure and says job losses would be the “absolute worst-case scenario”

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3 w. ago TfL staff take fight to Downing Street over visa rule changes that could force them to leave UK

Union leaders warn dozens of TfL workers could lose their jobs and right to remain in the UK after changes to skilled worker visa rules

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3 w. ago Offshore worker told to lose weight or they could lose their jobs

New guidelines from trade body Offshore Energies UK could see overweight workers lose their jobs if the fail to lose weight

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3 w. ago Thousands of offshore workers could lose jobs if they fail to lose weight

Offshore Energies UK will from November 2026 require offshore staff to weigh a maximum of 124kg.

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3 w. ago Experts call for new taxes on worst polluters to help poorer nations with climate crisis

Report to be discussed at Cop30 says global agreements should target carbon intensive activities and ‘ultra high net worth individuals’New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting and carbon-intensive activities should be explored as key ways of raising the finance needed to help poor countries, governments have been told in an influential report.The proposal is one of the top recommendations of a new blueprint for global climate finance, the Baku to Belém roadmap, drawn up by the governments of Brazil and Azerbaijan, the current and the previous president of the UN climate Cop process. Continue reading...

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