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COP26: PM 'doesn't get' climate change, says sacked president

Tue, 2020-02-04 19:58
Boris Johnson has failed to lead over the UK's hosting of a key climate summit, its former boss says.
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O'Neill: PM 'doesn't really get' climate change

Tue, 2020-02-04 19:42
Former minister Claire O'Neill has said the prime minister "doesn't really get" climate change.
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Climate change: Australian TV audience boos sceptical senator

Tue, 2020-02-04 18:15
Jim Molan was laughed at while on a live TV show, in an incident that has got Australia talking.
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Coronavirus: China wildlife trade ban 'should be permanent'

Tue, 2020-02-04 11:33
China should apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
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New petrol and diesel vehicles sales ban in UK from 2035

Tue, 2020-02-04 11:29
Government plans to bring changes forward by five years to help the UK reach climate targets.
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The Chinese doctor who tried to warn others about coronavirus

Tue, 2020-02-04 10:03
When Li Wenliang warned about a Sars-like virus at his hospital in Wuhan, authorities tried to silence him.
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Climate change: Sacked climate chief 'may sue government'

Mon, 2020-02-03 23:13
Claire O’Neill, an ex-minister, had been due to preside over the UN climate meeting in Glasgow.
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Coronavirus: How worried should we be?

Mon, 2020-02-03 21:11
Hundreds of people people have been infected with a newly-discovered virus.
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The medieval knight who went into space

Mon, 2020-02-03 10:07
Multimillionaire computer games veteran Richard Garriott is also a pioneer of space tourism.
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Cycling through Europe's deadliest air

Mon, 2020-02-03 10:04
Serbia has been named as the country with the highest rate of pollution-related deaths in Europe.
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Newcastle University films grey seals clapping underwater

Mon, 2020-02-03 10:01
Dr Ben Burville spent 17 years trying to become the first person to record them making the noise.
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Somalia declares emergency over locust swarms

Sun, 2020-02-02 23:12
Parts of east Africa see the largest invasion of the insects in 25 years, threatening food supplies.
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Koalas found dead on Australia logging plantation

Sun, 2020-02-02 19:13
Australian animal protection groups are attempting to rescue about 120 animals from the site.
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Inside the hidden 'power tunnels' of London

Sun, 2020-02-02 10:09
Deep underneath the streets of the capital is a hidden network, powering the network.
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Solar Orbiter completes preparation for launch

Sat, 2020-02-01 23:36
With all testing complete, Europe's audacious mission to our star is placed atop its launch rocket.
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Amazon rainforest: The 90-year-old trying to stop destruction

Sat, 2020-02-01 10:29
Newsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon.
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Could you handle the most remote campsite on earth?

Sat, 2020-02-01 10:17
Take a look inside an Antarctic campsite and find out how they survive.
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Mega-constellation firms meet European astronomers

Sat, 2020-02-01 05:42
Scientists put their concerns about giant satellite networks directly to the companies involved.
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Climate change: UK sacks its UN conference president

Sat, 2020-02-01 04:57
The UK government sacks the woman it appointed to run the crucial UN climate summit in November.
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Plastic pollution: 'Hidden' chemicals build up in seabirds

Fri, 2020-01-31 11:10
Chemicals in plastics can build up in seabirds at levels thousands of times higher than normal.
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