Environment
Extreme weather conditions “to become the norm”, Brits say
The cost of weather-related damage on homes is set to soar as conditions become more extreme.
Homeless shelter to shut after guest and staff member test positive for Coronavirus
Glasgow City Mission’s winter night shelter is usually open between December and March and can accommodate up to 40 people.
More than 70,000 households homeless or at risk last summer
Some 34,940 households were judged to not have a permanent home between July and September 2019.
Greta Thunberg takes weekly climate strike action online
The 17-year-old activist encouraged youngsters to take their protests to Twitter rather than the streets amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Proposals a ‘step back to the 1980s’ for crime victims, campaigners warn
Proposals arising from a report into the Met’s handling of Operation Midland may change the way police approach victims in investigations.
Photos show tons of rubbish piled up in dock turning water into sea of litter
Driftwood, plastic, rubbish and even car tyres filled the Bull Nose off the River Ribble in Preston, blown in overnight
Call to cancel new coal plants worldwide as renewables ‘out-compete’ on cost
A study has found installing wind or solar farms now costs less than new coal-fired power stations in all major markets.
Forests and coral reefs ‘collapsing quicker than ever before’
Scientists say the world’s biggest ecosystems, including the Amazon rainforest and coral reefs, could disappear much faster than was previously believed
Sea turtles eat rotting plastic in ocean ‘because it smells like food’
Floating plastics quickly build a coating of algae and microorganisms that smells edible to the marine reptiles, reveals new research