32 h. ago The charming 'abandoned' village with car ban one hour from Manchester

The picturesque village of Wycoller in Lancashire has been around for more than 1,000 years, but it was only in the 18th century that it was put on the map and found its riches

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33 h. ago The charming 'abandoned' village with car ban that's been brought back to life

The pretty hamlet of Wycoller, which lies four miles east of Colne in Lancashire, is unlike any other in the UK. It was slowly abandoned by its residents, but has since been restored

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1 week ago Hollyoaks James Nightingale star breaks silence after epic return from the dead twist

Hollyoaks fans were left stunned as James Nightingale appeared in the village a year after his death in a car explosion

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2 w. ago Man dies as car flips onto its roof in crash in Welsh village

Emergency services attended the scene in Llanddona, but the man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene

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3 w. ago Make green great again: Can appeals to the wallet make climate policy an election

In this week’s newsletter: At a major gathering in New York, climate advocates say that language has to change• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereAt stuffy United Nations press conferences, in swanky auditoriums and at sticky socialist dance parties, one word was on everyone’s lips at this year’s Climate Week NYC: affordability.The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, said under that under President Trump the United States is “returning to commonsense energy policies that focus on affordability”. The former energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, said Democrats must focus on renewable power’s ability to shrink power bills to win elections. And supporters of the almost certainly soon-to-be New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, trumpeted their efforts to link green policies with efforts to lower city residents’ rent and make transit affordable.Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a dayUK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour ...

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3 w. ago UK fracking ban to be brought forward as Labour counters Reform promise

Ed Miliband announces government will speed up plans to ban controversial practice supported by Nigel FarageEd Miliband has announced that the government is to speed up its plans to permanently ban fracking in the UK, in order to counter the Reform party’s promises to bring back the controversial practice.The energy secretary said he would put forward legislation as part of the North Sea transition plan which is to be published this autumn. This means that in order to allow fracking, a future government would have to repeal the legislation with a parliamentary vote. Continue reading...

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