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Mass corporate tree planting ‘damaging’ nature, scientist warns
Investment firms buying up farms for mass tree planting are serving only to "offset their guilt", an Earthshot Prize finalist said.
Top general: ‘Army needs lad culture so soldiers go and fight the enemy’
General Sir Nick Carter told MPs that military bosses encourage a "laddish culture" in the army.
Leave-voting Cornwall sees funding slashed post-Brexit
Despite promises from chancellor Rishi Sunak to match the money it received from the European Union, Cornwall will receive just £1 million compared to the £100 million it used to get.
MoD backtracks after inviting Extinction Rebellion to address Army
Chris Taylor - part of XR's "vision sensing group" - had been invited to address an Army leadership conference.
Boris has travelled further than the Earth’s circumference to dodge scrutiny
Johnson has gone to quite literally extreme lengths to avoid accountability during his time in office.
Cop26 puts world on track for catastrophic 2.4C heating, key report finds
Goals announced at the conference will see temperatures rise to disastrous levels by the end of the century.
Rashford dedicates MBE to mother and vows to keep campaigning
The Manchester United star said he would keep "trying to give children the things I didn't have when I was a kid".
WATCH: Tory trade secretary insists UK wants ‘rich mix’ in House of Lords
It backfired immediately.
Women ‘assaulted’ and ‘abused’ by men while marching for their rights and safety
One intoxicated man tried to touch a clearly uncomfortable young woman "while she was literally on a march about women’s safety and consent”.