2 h. ago Streams of medicines: what’s hiding in the UK’s waterways? – podcast

The UK is known for its national parks: areas of outstanding natural beauty with rolling hills and crystal-clear streams and lakes. But research has shown that England’s most protected rivers are full of pharmaceuticals.In episode one of a two-part series, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about the problem of chemical pollution in our waterways, and how it could be contributing to what the World Health Organization has described as ‘the silent pandemic’ – antimicrobial resistance.‘Rivers you think are pristine are not’: how drug pollution flooded the UK’s waterways – and put human health at riskSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Is legal action our best hope for holding back the climate crisis?

Monica Feria-Tinta is one of a growing number of lawyers using the courts to make governments around the world take actionIn November 2024, Monica Feria-Tinta, a veteran of UN tribunals and the international criminal court, strode through a heavy black door into a Georgian building in London’s august legal district for a meeting about a tree in Southend. Affectionately known as Chester, the 150-year-old plane tree towers over a bus shelter in the centre of the Essex seaside town. The council wanted to cut it down and residents were fighting back – but they were running out of options. Katy Treverton, a local campaigner, had travelled from Southend to ask Feria-Tinta’s legal advice. “Chester is one of the last trees left in this part of Southend,” said Treverton, sitting at a large table in an airy meeting room. “Losing him would be losing part of the city’s identity.”Feria-Tinta nodded, deep-red fingernails clattering on her laptop as she typed. She paused and looked up. “Are we ent...

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2 h. ago Beautiful city that's 21C in May and is the 'happiest place to live in Spain'

Almeria, in Andalusia, has been named the happiest city in Spain in a new report thanks to its warm climate and lack of rainfall - and it's easy to see why it's so happy

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3 h. ago Liam Delap offers Manchester United £40m transfer solution to Ruben Amorim's biggest problem

Manchester United have a big problem when it comes to scoring, and the squad's expected goals (xG) explain why Ipswich Town star Liam Delap is a £40m transfer target

Economics

4 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy speaks of military presence in Russia’s Belgorod region for first time

Ukraine president makes first explicit mention of ‘active operations’ on ground in Russian border region close to Kursk. What we know on day 1,140See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageVolodymyr Zelenskyy said for the first time Monday that Ukrainian forces were operating in Russia’s Belgorod region, where Moscow reported attacks in March. Belgorod is regularly the target of Ukrainian air attacks and is close to Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian forces have been desperately trying to hang on to territory since launching a surprise incursion last year. Zelenskyy said in his daily address that General Oleksandr Syrsky had reported on “our presence in Kursk region and our presence in Belgorod region”. He added: “We continue to conduct active operations in the border areas on the enemy’s territory, and this is absolutely right – the war must return to where it came from.” It is the first time since the full-scale invasion began that Zelenskyy has explicitly mentioned a Ukrainian pr...

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5 h. ago Scandal of NHS prostate cancer postcode lottery: Thousands of men at greater risk of death as 96 trusts fail to meet target to start treatment, forcing hundreds to wait months for care

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease and start patients' treatment within 62 days of them being referred by a doctor.

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5 h. ago THOUSANDS of men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of early death due to scandalous postcode lottery

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease (pictured, file photo) and start treatment within 62 days of a patient being referred by a doctor.

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8 h. ago What They Found review – Sam Mendes’s debut documentary has the power to change viewers for ever

This tale of two British army sergeants who filmed the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp uses their profoundly disturbing footage. It’s TV that could alter your whole world viewWhat They Found, the first documentary by the film and theatre director Sam Mendes, is a short, stark shock. The film straightforwardly combines two precious artefacts held at the Imperial War Museum in London: 35mm film, shot by Sgt Mike Lewis and Sgt Bill Lawrie of the British Army Film and Photographic Unit, before and during the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near the town of Celle in northern Germany in April 1945; and audio interviews given by the cameramen in the 1980s. Lewis and Lawrie did not record sound when they visited Belsen; the words they spoke years later are the only sounds we hear.Lewis and Lawrie do not arrive at Belsen until almost halfway through the film’s 36-minute running time. First, laid over generic archive footage, we hear how they came to be a...

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9 h. ago Trump boasted that ‘oil prices are down.’ But his former economic adviser says that could spell doom

President’s former economic adviser Stephen Moore said that he’s ‘worried’ that the declining energy prices could mean investors think demand will drop due to the tariffs

Economics

9 h. ago Virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife kills three in small town in 'alarming' update

The rare virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa in February has killed three more people in a small town in California, leaving health experts concerned

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10 h. ago Major US retailers are participating in spring ‘retail blackout’

Target, Costco, Aldi and Lowe’s are all expected to close for the Easter holiday later this month

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10 h. ago Severance star Adam Scott regularly gets lost on set because it’s so confusing

The Severance set is made up of lots of office corridors which often get moved around, so getting lost while filming scenes is apparently quite easy to do

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12 h. ago Robbie Williams calls Oasis reunion 'nostalgia on steroids' as he sets out to become the 'greatest entertainer on the planet'

"I think that for British people - and Manchester - it will be a very important moment"

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12 h. ago Chryston High School pupils befriend German youths as part of international project

The Chryston-Schweinfurt Digital Exchange Project, which started in November, links Chryston with Schweinfurt, a town in Bavaria.

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13 h. ago The Greater Manchester town being 'flooded' where locals 'have had enough'

Locals have taken a stand

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14 h. ago Government will meet target of 1.5m homes, says Rayner after watchdog forecast

A Conservative former minister asked Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner to ‘confirm’ the 1.5 million new homes target ‘has gone’.

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14 h. ago 'Best seaside town in Britain' is actually a few miles from the sea

Dartmouth in Devon, England, has been named one of the UK's best seaside towns despite not being on the coast and is perfect for a summer holiday with picturesque views

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14 h. ago ‘Indie brand’ bakery and coffee shop to open at new town centre neighbourhood

As well as a cafe, Cotton will also use the premises as a bakery to supply their Manchester outlets

Economics

14 h. ago Dover port EU entry checks will only add ‘minutes to journey’ after fears of hours

Exclusive: AI will monitor drivers on ‘continental corridor’ through town after fingerprint and face checks

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14 h. ago Why legendary SAS commander Paddy Mayne MUST get the Victoria Cross: Historian DAMIEN LEWIS urges MPs to correct 'clerical error' that denied WWII hero top award

Blair 'Paddy' Mayne's wartime journey was defined by relentless courage, calculated defiance, maverick thinking and military genius, writes DAMIEN LEWIS.

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