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Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:27:48 +0000

Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarily

The government’s plan to protect and restore nature in England by 2030 has been condemned as “pathetic” and “completely insufficient” in the face of the spiralling environmental crisis.

The long-awaited plan published on Monday calls for landowners to voluntarily opt to protect and enhance nature, rather than creating legal protections for nature across more of the country’s land, critics say.

Zaghari-Ratcliffe condemns Iran’s ‘cruel’ rearrest of wildlife activist couple

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:59:13 +0000

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in prison with Sepideh Kashani, who worked with husband Houman Jokar to save Asiatic cheetah

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has described the rearrest of two Iranian environmentalists, one of whom she met at Evin prison, as “unimaginably cruel and alarming”.

Husband and wife Houman Jokar and Sepideh Kashani were arrested by the ministry of intelligence at their home on 1 July. No reason has been given and their whereabouts are unknown.

Firefighting planes scrambled from south of France to tackle huge wildfire near Paris

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:57:39 +0000

Officials say blaze in Fontainebleau forest is of ‘exceptional scale’, with 900 homes evacuated and road and rail links hit

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Firefighters are tackling a blaze of unprecedented scale sweeping through Fontainebleau forest south-east of Paris.

Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:30:12 +0000

Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage

We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on the roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles in car parks and endangering pedestrians.

UK couple found burned and semi-conscious in Almería amid Spanish wildfires

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:26:34 +0000

Pair airlifted to hospital in two-hour rescue operation after Guardia Civil searched area for survivors

A British couple have been found badly burned and semi-conscious in a Spanish ravine amid deadly wildfires that have swept through the country’s Almería province, according to local media reports.

Flash flooding in Missouri leaves one person dead as 200 campers are rescued

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:01:35 +0000

Woman dies after her home is swept away as heavy rainfall batters parts of state, forcing rescues and evacuations

A woman was found dead in Missouri on Saturday after heavy rainfall battered parts of the state the previous day, forcing numerous emergency rescues and evacuations, including at a summer camp with more than 200 children.

Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:00:20 +0000

Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue

Britain’s biggest community solar project has been forced to shut for the duration of its first summer by the government’s energy system operator to avoid overloading the local grid with renewable energy.

‘Huge wave’ of carbon storage projects causes alarm in small-town USA as oil firms eye billions in subsidies

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:00:18 +0000

Dozens of projects are in development across US despite concerns over environmental and health risks

The plan to bury carbon under remote Indiana farmland is supposed to be a slam dunk for the climate, according to its supporters – all generously funded by US tax dollars.

Experts warn of ways screwworm could spread in the US and new difficulties in keeping it at bay

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:00:17 +0000

Scientists worry that current eradication efforts won’t be able to contain parasitic infestation pushing into US

When conservationists set up cameras in remote regions of Central American forests, they wanted to monitor illegal cattle movement, which can lead to deforestation. But in recent months, they discovered another alarming development: wildlife rapidly infected with the new world screwworm.

‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say

admin — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:00:11 +0000

Weather cycle threatens harvests worldwide, adding to inflation already fuelled by the Iran war

Economists are warning that a “super” El Niño weather cycle this year could cause a severe shock to global food prices lasting into 2028.

As the Iran war pushes up world food prices to the highest level in three years, economists said supply chains faced “two shocks at once” stoked by extreme weather linked to global heating.