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The National, 23^rd December:

‘Greta Thunberg arrested at London hunger strikers protest’

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in central London in support of the Palestine Action protesters.

BBC News, 23^rd December:

‘This is our future, climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records’

Rising temperatures in the UK will become "the new normal".

Independent On-line, 16^th December:

‘Magic mushroom compound found to break depression spiral’

A compound found in magic mushrooms can treat depression.

BBC News, 9^th December:

‘UN environment report 'hijacked' by US and others over fossil fuels, top scientist says’

A key UN report on the state of the global environment has been ‘hijacked’ by the United States and other countries.

BBC News, 5^th December:

‘Deep-sea mining tests impact over a third of seabed animals – scientists’

Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean causes significant damage.

BBC News, 5^th December:

‘Inquiry chair 'alarmed' waste mountain not disclosed’

The Environment Agency did not notify a number of illegal waste sites.

Guardian On-line, 4^th December:

‘Global race to secure critical minerals for weapons threatens climate, warns report’

The accelerating global arms race is hindering climate action as critical minerals are diverted to make military hardware.

The Metro, 4th^th December:

‘Facial recognition tech could be expanded for police across the UK’

Police could see a boost in powers under facial recognition technology plans.

Guardian On-line, 3^rd December:

‘More than 520 chemicals found in English soil, including long-banned medical substances’

More than 520 chemicals have been found in English soils, including some banned decades ago.

BBC News, 26^th November:

‘Meeting told some coastal homes are 'unsustainable'’

A village is facing "unstoppable" coastal erosion.

Novara Media, 24^th November:

‘Rich People Are Becoming Less Willing to Help With the World’s Problems’

High-income households in the UK recorded a massive drop in willingness to contribute to solving global problems.

BBC News, 11^th November:

‘Protesters break into COP30 venue in Brazil’

Protesters carrying signs reading ‘our forests are not for sale’ broke through security lines.

Guardian On-line, 7^th november:

‘How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling’

More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years.

Guardian On-line, 5^th November:

‘Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst air pollution, analysis finds’

Air pollution in England and Wales has fallen, but the poorest neighbourhoods are still exposed to the most extreme levels of toxins.

Guardian On-line, 29^th October:

‘All operational US liquefied natural gas terminals have violated pollution limits, says report’

Every fully operational LNG terminal in the US has violated federal pollution limits in recent years.

Guardian On-line, 28^th October:

‘Offshore windfarm projects may be exempted from new UK nature rules’

Offshore windfarm companies may be exempted from new UK nature rules.

West England Bylines, 28^th October:

‘Wye pollution legal claim filed at High Court’

The court action is against industrial chicken production firms who are blamed for extensive and widespread pollution in the rivers Wye and Lugg.

Guardian On-line, 15^th October:

‘Watchdog rules Red Tractor exaggerated its environmental standards’

The UK’s advertising watchdog has upheld a complaint that Britain’s biggest farm assurance scheme misled public.

BBC News, 14^th October:

‘European rights body urges UK ministers to review protest laws’

Europe's human rights watchdog has raised concerns about the policing of protests in the UK.

Left Foot Forward, 13^th October:

‘What is the future of our protest rights?’

Has change ever been achieved through a single day of marching with placards?

Guardian On-line, 12^th October:

‘The plastic inside us – how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds’

Microplastics have been found almost everywhere: our brain alone may contain 5g of the stuff.

West England Bylines, 12^th October:

‘Making a mockery of the law – judicial treatment of non-violent direct action’

As human societies became more complex, from the very beginning, law has tended to be oppressive.

The Conversation, 7^th October:

‘Labour wants to restrict repeat protests’

The UK government has announced plans for police to get new powers to restrict “repeat protests”.