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Stella McCartney urges governments ‘to step up’ to tackle the environmental impact of fashion industry
Major players in the fashion industry have today published a new, updated charter, pledging to reduce harmful emissions in line with global targets.
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Labour accuses PM of ‘trashing’ democracy over lobbying row
The Environment Secretary has rejected suggestions that former minister Owen Paterson could be recommended for a peerage.
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Tory MP Owen Paterson resigns amid backlash over lobbying row
The MP at the heart of the debate over parliamentary ethics rules has resigned.
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Is carbon offsetting any more than ‘greenwashing’?
There is a furious debate around the merits of carbon offsetting, which allows businesses to ostensibly cancel out their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits elsewhere.
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COP26: Countries pledge to slash methane emissions
Scores of countries have joined a pledge to slash methane emissions by 30% by the end of the decade, with President Biden welcoming what he called a “game-changing commitment”.
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Train driver suffers ‘life-changing’ injuries in Salisbury crash
A train driver has been left with “life-changing” injuries and 13 others were taken to hospital after two trains collided in Salisbury yesterday evening.
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Menopause: UK government slashes prescription charges for women in England on HRT
For too long the menopause has been treated as a “dirty little secret” surrounded by taboo. Now, thanks to a campaign led by the Labour MP Carolyn Harris, the government has agreed to set up a menopause task force and cut prescription charges in England for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). As she welcomed the move,…
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Budget 2021: Sunak unleashes spending spree partly funded by higher taxes
The chancellor hailed what he called the “age of optimism”, seizing his chance to raid a public purse less battered by the pandemic than expected
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Kerala floods: Clear up continues after flash floods and landslides in southern India
In the southern India state of Kerala, a clear up is underway after flash floods and landslides led to the deaths of more than 20 people and devastated homes and farming land.
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Saudi Newcastle takeover: shake-up or sportswashing?
Newcastle United’s Saudi Arabian backed takeover is being hailed by many fans in the city as a great moment the chance for the sleeping giant to finally reach the summit of the Premier League.
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Beirut: At least six killed in clashes over port explosion investigation
At least six people have been killed after armed clashes broke out in the Lebanese capital Beirut, amid growing tension over the investigation into last year’s port explosion.
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Police commissioner resigns after Sarah Everard comments backlash
The North Yorkshire police and crime commissioner has resigned after suggesting that the murdered woman Sarah Everard should have been more “streetwise” about police powers.
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North Korea: Soldiers entertain Kim Jong-un by seemingly smashing bricks and lying on glass
When it comes to shows of force, North Korea is notorious, but this week they have been showing force of a very different kind.
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Brexit: EU proposes to slash most checks on goods from GB to NI
They’ve been dubbed the “sausage wars”, the tension between the UK and EU over trade rules in Northern Ireland.
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G7 Speakers’ summit in Lancashire as Hoyle invites them to Chorley
‘We always go to London. Can we do it in your district?’ That suggestion from the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meant that tonight she’ll be eating Lancashire hotpot along with her fellow speakers from the G7.