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In pics – Temperature maps show the ‘fireball’ globe breaking weather records in 2018
Above average heat being felt in many areas of the world
Deadliest year on record for land and environmental defenders
Global Witness today reveals that at least 207 land and environmental defenders were killed last year – indigenous leaders, community activists and environmentalists murdered trying to protect their homes and communities from mining, agribusiness and other destructive industries. Severe limits on the data available mean the global total is probably much higher. Murder is the most egregious example of a range of tactics used to silence defenders, including death threats, arrests, intimidation, cyber-attacks, sexual assault and lawsuits. The report “At What...
Life may have flourished for millions of years – on the moon
The barren surface was once covered by lakes where primitive organisms could have emerged, according to a study
Alien life could lurk just a centimetre beneath the surface of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa
The frozen world is the likeliest place in the solar system to harbour extra-terrestrial organisms.
Police release pics of people wanted after violence at Free Tommy Robinson London protest
Police have released images of nine people wanted in connection with violence at a protest in support of far-right figure Tommy Robinson on June 9 in Central London. Detective Constable Jonny Wise, from the Metropolitan Police’s public order investigations team, said: “During this demonstration violent disorder broke out on the streets of central London. Scaffolding, glass bottles and items of street furniture were thrown at police officers and 21 officers sustained injuries. “Serious disruption was caused to members of the public, local...
Portugal shows that too much austerity deepens a recession – which is why they devised an alternative
"A lot of people said that what we wanted to achieve was impossible,” the Prime Minister said. “We showed that there is an alternative.”
Jeremy Hunt tells EU that UK public will blame them if no-deal Brexit happens
When you start a new job it is not always the best idea to wind up your stakeholders with threats. However after his predecessor, Boris Johnson, thought that was a good idea, Jeremy Hunt has threatened the EU. On a trip to Berlin, his first trip abroad as Foreign Secretary, he said that citizens on the UK will blame EU for a no-deal Brexit. Hunt said: “Without a real change in approach from the EU negotiators we do now face...
New stats reveal NHS hospital superbugs have fallen over past decade but up on last year
But the new figures from Public Health England show a rise in e.coli.
Hackers’ blackmail scam claims to film you watching porn
Cybercriminals claim they have video footage of their would-be victims watching pornography taken from their targets' webcams.