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UK and EU tree planting pledges face reality check as scientists warn the climate window is closing
Planting new trees now could be the key to offsetting heat-trapping gases from the atmosphere – and reducing flood risks from climate-fuelled extreme weather.
It’s made the creation of woodland a key focus for many governments around the world, including the UK. Ahead of the COP30 summit…
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Spectacular stage show is a stomping success and it's heading to Belgium
You would not, at first, think that making a lot of noise by banging rubbish bins could be a form of entertainment.
But it is rather amazing how much energy and sheer enjoyment can be gleaned from everyday items such as match boxes, brooms and, yes, garbage cans.
A particularly brilliant…
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Who has dethroned Scarlett Johansson as highest grossing actress of all time?
Zoe Saldaña has surpassed Scarlett Johansson at the box office, with the latest instalment of the Avatar franchise, ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’, hitting $1.23bn at the global box office this week.
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Why is the UK so bad at getting stuff done?
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MISSOC releases new update of its database on national social protection systems
MISSOC has released its latest update (as of July 2025) of the information on social protection systems in all EU countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
MISSOC, the Mutual Information System on Social Protection, is an indispensable online information…
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Kyiv seeks relief from Russian strikes and cold
Inside Kyiv’s ‘invincibility train’ keeping people warm amid power outages At a suburban Kyiv railway station, two carriages painted in the blue and white livery of Ukrainian Railways sit on the main platform, their diesel engines running as snow steadily falls. The train is not going anywhere…
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Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst announces withdrawl from all things Eurovision
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Conchita Wurst, the Austrian singer who won the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, has announced that she is withdrawing from all things Eurovision.
Conchita…
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Newsletter: Metsola predicts Iranian regime collapse; US to host Danish, Greenlandic officials
Good morning from Brussels. I’m Mared Gwyn.
As you were sleeping, US President Donald Trump warned of “very strong action” if Iran carries through on its threat to execute protesters. The President earlier dismissed Tehran’s offer of talks and told Iranian citizens that “help is on…
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EU launches new platform to collect harmonised data on recreational fishing
The European Union has launched RecFishing, an innovative digital solution to simplify and streamline the collection of data on recreational fishing catches across all EU marine areas. This initiative will help increasing our collective understanding of fishing activities and contribute to…
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