3 d. ago UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequateBritain must prepare for global heating far in excess of the level scientists have pegged as the limit of safety, the government’s climate advisers have warned, as current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate.Heatwaves will occur in at least four of every five years in England by 2050, and time spent in drought will double. The number of days of peak wildfire conditions in July will nearly treble for the UK, while floods will increase in frequency throughout the year, with some peak river flows increasing by 40%. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Tartan Trailblazers' raise £44k for Childline after trekking Great Wall of China

The group, who dub themselves the 'Tartan Trailblazers' walked 10km a day for five consecutive days across steep terrain, uneven steps, and exposed conditions.

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1 week ago Freed Israeli hostage recalls Hamas captivity torment: 'We were treated like animals'

Ex-hostage Tal Shoham was held for 505 days in Gaza under brutal conditions

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2 w. ago Storm Amy and 60mph winds wreak havoc as Alfred Dunhill Links Championship day 3 cancelled

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was suspended on day two but has now been cancelled due to brutal weather conditions caused by Storm Amy

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2 w. ago UK weather maps turn purple as snow to fall '5cm per hour' this month

Northern England and Scotland will see rain moving east over the course of the day as conditions are expected to become “widely unsettled” towards the end of the month

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2 w. ago Hamas likely to accept Trump Gaza plan with key revisions, experts say

Turkey and Qatar putting pressure on group to make concessions – but condition it disarm a sticking pointMiddle East crisis – live updatesHamas is likely to provisionally accept Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire proposal in the coming days – but only on condition there are significant revisions of some of its key elements, analysts and sources close to the group say.Trump imposed a deadline of “three or four days” from Tuesday for Hamas to give its response to his 20-point plan, which aims to bring the two-year war in Gaza to a close and allow an apparently indefinite international administration of the devastated territory, or “pay in hell”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago I woke up one day with tinnitus. It ruined my life... but this is how I got rid of the agony for good

March 16, 2020. That day is in my diary as the day I started to hear buzzing in my ears. And that buzzing has never gone away.

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3 w. ago ‘A broken system full of criminality and death’: the podcast lifting the lid on what happens to the UK’s rubbish

Turkey’s recycling centres treat vast amounts of the UK’s waste – and rely on refugees who work in conditions so unsafe that hundreds have died. A new podcast uncovers the sinister side of what happens when Brits throw things awayOn his way to a remote industrial zone at the edge of Istanbul, Adnan Khan compares it to something out of Mad Max. Packs of wild dogs roam around desolate wastelands; toxic chemicals spill out into the street, with corrugated metal sheets and “slapdash factories” scattered around. “It’s like a shantytown,” he says.However, once he sets foot inside some of these factories, he reaches for a different cinematic comparison. This time he’s thinking of the torture-horror film Saw, as he witnesses Afghan refugees working and living in conditions that he says fit the UN definition of modern-day slavery. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK to face cold plunge as Met Office rules on frost conditions in days

Despite enjoying a long spell of humidity and heat, Brits are expected to see a sharp change in temperatures with cooler weather making its way through – with snow expected in some areas

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