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COP27: King Charles hosts meeting ahead of climate summit

Sat, 2022-11-05 00:37
The King will not be attending the UN climate summit COP27 which starts on Sunday.
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Spain briefly closes airspace over risks from Chinese rocket debris

Fri, 2022-11-04 21:59
Debris from the Chinese rocket is expected to pass over Catalonia and land in the Atlantic.
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Prince William announces £1m Earthshot Prize finalists

Fri, 2022-11-04 15:03
Fifteen finalists are up for the £1m award given to innovators tackling the planet's problems.
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COP27: Why the latest UN climate conference matters

Fri, 2022-11-04 10:10
The summit in Egypt could be the world's best hope of progress on the climate issue, says Justin Rowlatt.
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Paintballs to be shot at Dutch wolves in bid to make them less tame

Fri, 2022-11-04 02:04
The decision comes after a video showed a wolf strolling past a family in a park.
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Climate change: No glaciers on Kilimanjaro by 2050

Thu, 2022-11-03 14:13
Many iconic glaciers will melt regardless of the world's actions to combat climate change, the UN says.
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Climate change: Hidden emissions in liquid gas imports threaten targets

Thu, 2022-11-03 13:51
Europe's growing reliance on imported liquefied natural gas is coming at a significant climate cost.
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COP27: What have global leaders done on climate change in 2022?

Thu, 2022-11-03 10:03
With COP27 about to get under way, which nations have taken a lead and which have fallen behind since the last UN climate summit?
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Rishi Sunak is now going to COP27 climate summit

Thu, 2022-11-03 00:38
Downing Street had argued the prime minister was too busy preparing for the budget.
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Boris Johnson confirms he is attending COP27 in Egypt

Wed, 2022-11-02 04:23
Rishi Sunak is coming under growing pressure to do a U-turn on attending the UN climate summit.
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Bird flu: Tighter rules amid Christmas turkey fears

Tue, 2022-11-01 00:33
The government new rules to contain the country's largest ever bird flu outbreak.
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The Nigerian woman cleaning up a land soaked in oil

Sun, 2022-10-30 11:19
Eucharia Nwaichi takes on saboteurs and companies to detoxify one of the most polluted areas on Earth.
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James Webb telescope's ghostly 'Pillars of Creation'

Sat, 2022-10-29 00:34
The new super space observatory captures another stunning view of star birth far from Earth.
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Ministers admit missing legally binding water and nature targets

Fri, 2022-10-28 23:22
Critics say delaying the deadline is an embarrassment for the UK ahead of the COP27 climate summit.
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Rishi Sunak will not go to COP27 climate summit next month

Fri, 2022-10-28 03:30
The new PM will not attend the COP27 conference in Egypt due to pressing commitments, No 10 says.
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Climate change: UN warns key warming threshold slipping from sight

Thu, 2022-10-27 21:09
The past 12 months have been a "wasted year" on climate change says the UN Environment Programme.
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Nose-picking primates spark scientific quest

Thu, 2022-10-27 10:45
At least a dozen species display this 'bad habit' and now scientists want to know why.
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'Dark matter' find could change cancer treatment

Thu, 2022-10-27 10:33
Scientists say they now understand more about the mysterious role of epigenetics in cancer growth.
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COP27: Prioritise climate or face catastrophe - UN chief

Thu, 2022-10-27 01:14
The UN Secretary General speaks to BBC ahead of nations meeting for major climate conference COP27.
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COP27: Climate change threatening global health - report

Wed, 2022-10-26 10:35
Leading medical experts call for action ahead of a major climate conference next month.
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