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Climate Play with Livermore Roots Is Headed to New York
The Independent - California
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The Royal Shakespeare Company is moving a play with Livermore roots from the United Kingdom to New York City. The play, titled “Kyoto,” is scheduled to run from Oct. 8 through Nov. 30 in the Lincoln Center’s Newhouse Theater in New York. It played...
Britons are drinking sub-par tea - and they don't even know it: Meet the family firm that wants us to pay more for our morning brew
This Is Money
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July 3, 2025
Tea might be the nation's favourite drink, but do you know what's really in your daily brew? One family-run tea company say that Britons are unknowingly drinking tea that isn't as good as they think. In fact, many teabags are full of tea dust and...
Environmental education group scoops regional gong
Bridport and Lyme Regis News
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Little Green Change picked up the prestigious gong due to their environmental education work across primary, secondary schools and communities since their launch in September 2023. This has included a hedgerow project aiming to restore wildlife...
UK Front Pages 03/07: Reeves’ Emotional Breakdown Shakes Politics, Markets
London Daily Digital
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July 3, 2025
The UK political and financial landscape was thrown into turmoil as Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ emotional breakdown in Parliament sparked widespread speculation about her future and the government’s economic strategy. The Times, The Guardian, The...
Wales and Ireland commit to new agreement
Nation.Cymru
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July 3, 2025
Eluned Morgan Wales and Ireland will commit to a new agreement today in a bid to deepen co-operation between the two nations over the next five years. Tánaiste Simon Harris TD and First Minister of Wales Eluned Morgan will meet in Swansea on...
UK weather maps show when 30C heatwave will return to parts of Britain
SomersetLive
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July 3, 2025
This week sees a dip in temperatures following Tuesday's record-breaking heat, the hottest day of the year so far. While the coming days will be cooler with some areas experiencing rainfall, warmer weather is forecasted to return from the latter...
UK weather maps show when 30C temperatures will return - see full list of dates
The Mirror
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July 3, 2025
Weather maps show that after a spell of colder conditions, the weather will become warmer again starting from July 11, with the mercury reaching 30C or higher on several days Temperatures are cooling down this week after we experienced the hottest...
Northern Ireland illegal dumping fines a "fraction" of cost of cleaning up mess, report finds
Belfast Live
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July 2, 2025
Potential profits from illegal dumping in Northern Ireland far outweigh any sanctions, an Audit Office report has found. Comptroller and Auditor General Dorinnia Carville said financial penalties through fines and confiscation orders are a...
UK weather maps show deep red heat bomb and exact date of next 34C heatwave
Daily Star
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July 3, 2025
A new heatwave is forecast to sweep the nation later this month, with weather maps indicating a fresh surge of hot weather stretching across the country. Following a record-breaking warm June in England and the UK's second warmest since records...
Full list of 230 UK companies adopting four-day work week with full pay
Manchester Evening News
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July 3, 2025
More than 230 UK companies have now adopted a four-day working week without making any changes to pay. It comes as the latest national four-day working week pilot has ended with a 100 per cent success rate, according to the campaign group 4 Day...
British Orchard Nursery Celebrates Long-Term Government Partnerships
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) British Orchard Nursery (BON), the UAE's largest early childhood education provider, recently celebrated long-standing partnerships with several government entities across the UAE, including Dubai Municipality, RTA, DEWA,...
Four-day work week trial has '100% success rate' as UK campaign group says businesses are 'thriving'
Manchester Evening News
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July 3, 2025
The latest national four-day working week pilot has ended with a 100 per cent success rate, a campaign group has revealed. The trial involved 17 companies and nearly 1,000 workers, with all companies opting to continue working a shorter working...
Recruitment begins for £8 million Dumfries and Galloway environmental project
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 3, 2025
Recruitment is under way for the first jobs for a £8 million environmental project Four posts have been created for the Solway Coast and Marine Projects (SCAMP) – Landscape Connections initiative, which aims to boost environmental restoration...
Outlander's Sam Heughan says 'undiscovered' part of Scotland 'should be talked about'
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 3, 2025
Outlander star Sam Heughan has spoken passionately about a "undiscovered" part of Scotland which he feels deserves more recognition. Originally hailing from Balmaclellan, a quaint hillside village located in the stunning Dumfries and Galloway...
UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights
EcoWatch
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July 3, 2025
Extinction Rebellion environmentalists hold a "greenwash" protest in Westminster, London, calling on the UK government to act meaningfully on the climate and ecological crisis, on Sept. 1, 2021. Vuk Valcic / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty...
Inquiry calls for compensation after finding British committed genocide of Indigenous Australians
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
$457 million gone? BC farmers sound alarm after seven years of losses amid exploding land prices and climate disaster
The Economic Times
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July 3, 2025
Farmers in British Columbia recorded a net loss of $456.9 million in 2024, the highest agricultural loss among all Canadian provinces, according to new data from Statistics Canada. It marks the seventh consecutive year that BC's farming sector has...
How the UK-based newsletter ‘Shakti Khabar’ created ideas and communities among queer South Asians
Scroll.in
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Shakti [the first queer South Asian organisation in Britain] launched their newsletter Shakti Khabar (Shakti News) in 1989. We draw on the 17 issues of the newsletter published between 1989 and 1992, at the height of Shakti’s activity and...
On top of Mount Washington: Where interns battle some of the wildest weather in New England
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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July 3, 2025
On top of Mount Washington: Where interns battle some of the wildest weather in New England Meet the interns chasing weather extremes at Mount Washington Observatory CHANNEL 5. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE THE EARTH DARES TO TOUCH THE SKY. A BATTLEGROUND...
Why do we seem to care so little about our natural environment? - The Irish News view
The Irish News
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It does not take a genius to work out that if the potential profits from illegal dumping far exceed the likely sanctions if you are caught, the practice is likely to flourish. That is one of the alarming conclusions to emerge from an Audit Office...