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Council holds referendum on whether to hike tax to tackle climate change

Warwick District Council wants to become carbon-neutral itself by 2025, and make the entire district carbon-neutral by 2030.




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ALEX BRUMMER: The Heathrow decision is an act of self-harm to make us all poorer 

ALEX BRUMMER: The fact is that, as Britain looks to become more global in the post-Brexit era, it desperately needs more runway capacity in the prosperous south-east if we are not to lose out.




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Bushfire emergency heroes to take centre stage at this year's Mardi Gras parade

The emergency service heroes of Australia's devastating bushfire crisis will have a moment in the spotlight during this year's Sydney Mardi Gras.




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UK's only working sled-dog centre to close 'due to climate change'

The Cairngorms Sleddog Centre, in Scotland, has decided to close its doors after 20 years in business as rising temperatures turn the once snow-covered mountains to a barren muddy landscape.




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Ivanka Trump reveals she is officially registered Republican after years of voting Democrat

Ivanka Trump publicly confirmed that she'd switched her voter registration from Democrat to Republican so she can vote for her father Donald Trump in the New York state primary next month.




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Tropical forests are losing the ability to suck up carbon dioxide decades earlier than expected

Experts led from the University of Leeds found that drought and higher temperatures are reducing the amount of carbon dioxide being stored in trees.




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Viking's 1,500-year-old arrowhead discovered after climate change melts Norwegian glacier

Climate change has revealed a Viking's missed shot that laid hidden in Norway's the Jotunheimen glacier, a glacier for 1,500 years. Made of iron, it is seven inches long and weighs just over an ounce.




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Orange Is The New Black star Yael Stone cries at Sydney Opera House All About Women festival

Orange Is The New Black star Yael Stone recently returned to Australia over concerns about the carbon footprint she was creating by travelling to the US to work. 




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Britons think Heathrow SHOULD have a third runway, despite court ruling £14bn expansion was illegal

The Court of Appeal ruled that the £14billion Heathrow expansion project was illegal because the Government did not take its duty to curb climate change into account.




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UK must cut meat consumption by 50 per cent to meet 2050 carbon emissions target

Climate neutrality by 2050 is unlikely for the UK without drastic technological and societal changes including limiting aviation and halving meat production, a report has found.




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The world is 'way off track' for meeting climate targets

The world is 'way off track' for meeting targets to curb rising temperatures as the impacts of climate change increase, warned United Nations experts.




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Greta Thunberg wants to marry Prince George, Russian pranksters tell Prince Harry

The Duke of Sussex was duped into believing he was speaking to 17-year-old environmentalist Greta, who told him she wanted to one day marry Prince George (pictured).




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World 'way off track' in meeting climate change targets warns UN report

A damning report compiled by the UN's World Meteorological Organisation highlights 2019's increasing heat, accelerating sea level rises, and extreme weather.




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Snakes are facing extinction as temperatures rise due to climate change

Global warming makes it harder for snakes to maintain their optimum body temperature, changes their habitats and can reduce food availability.




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Alan Jones hits back at critics over coronavirus comments

The 78-year-old radio host, who believes climate change is exaggerated, said on Monday that people are over-reacting to the threat of the virus.




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An ice day to go sailing! Sail boat looks tiny as it is dwarfed by giant iceberg

The lonely vessel was captured as it passed the broken off remains of a glacier in Disko Bay, Greenland, as it headed towards Canada.




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Extinction Rebellion splinter group faces backlash over 'humans are the disease' stickers

The group, which claims to represent Extinction Rebellion in the East Midlands, tweeted pictures of a poster reading: 'Corona is the cure'. XR UK said it does not 'manage' the account.




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Donald Trump will roll back Barack Obama's vehicle emissions rules on Tuesday

The Trump administration is expected to release a final rule on mileage standards, watering down an Obama standard that would have encouraged automakers to ramp up electric vehicle production.




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Wings of the nightingale famed for its beautiful birdsong are SHRINKING due to climate change 

This change will make the nightingale's long migrations to Africa more arduous and threaten its very survival, scientists have warned.




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Major UN climate change summit set to take place in Glasgow postponed

The Cop26 meeting was set to take place at Glasgow's Scottish Events Campus - which is being turned into a temporary coronavirus field hospital - from November 9 to 20.




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Trump voters are less likely to practice social distancing in pandemic, sociologist claims

The location analysis, by Princeton sociologist Patrick Sharkey for Vox , also found that attitudes toward climate change are 'one of the strongest and most robust predictors of social distancing behavior.'




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A 'MEGADROUGHT' is likely to emerge in the southwest of North America driven by climate change

Parts of the US and Mexico have been plagued by a severe drought since 2000, making it the worse one in the past 1,200 years and experts warn it could progress as a megadrought.




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Greta Thunberg launches video of family walking around burning house

The shocking clip shows a family walking around a burning house at an undisclosed location. It ends with: 'Our house is on fire. React.'




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Butterfly charity urges British public to report garden sightings during the coronavirus lockdown

Butterfly Conservation has been taking comprehensive surveys of Britain's butterfly and moth populations for the last 50 years.




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Greta Thunberg says coronavirus and climate change must be tackled together

The 17-year-old marked Earth Day with a live-streamed appeal from Sweden to 'tackle two crises at once', saying the pandemic showed the importance of listening to scientists.




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Jane Fonda treats herself to a martini and fights climate change for the 9 To 5 TikTok trend

The 82-year-old movie star embraced the viral moment by walking people through her daily quarantine routine and encouraging viewers to join in her Fire Drill Friday protests.




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Greenhouse gas emissions drop due to coronavirus lockdowns is NOT enough to stop climate change

The coronavirus has forced the world in a lockdown, resulting in a 6% drop in carbon dioxide levels, but experts warn it return to normal once the global economy recovers from the pandemic.




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Number of days considered to hot to safely work outdoors expected to grow to 39 by 2050

Climate change will make life even harder for agriculture workers in the coming decades, with nearly double the number of days when it will be too hot to safely work outdoors.




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Climate change is slowly killing off the main source of food for crabeater seals

Life for crabeater seals in the Antarctic could get even more difficult in the coming years, as climate change and commercial fishing make krill, their main food source, more scarce.




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Global warming could trigger ancient Indian Ocean El Niño-like climate pattern by 2100 

Computer simulations reveal climate change could awaken an ancient Indian Ocean El Niño by 2100, but the phenomenon could occur as early as 2050 if the current warming trends continue.




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Mom arrested for using children to sell marijuana after Snapchat video appeared to show them smoking

Elaina Kabler, 39, was arrested last week after police in Desert Hot Springs, California, received multiple tips about the alarming video posted on Snapchat on July 10.




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Red herring photo of lookalike of one of the Canadian murder suspects spreads online

The image first appeared on Snapchat but was screen-shotted and shared on Facebook and Twitter on Thursday night. Police have confirmed it is not Kam McLeod, despite the uncanny resemblance.




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Not child's play! Firefighters rescue a teenager who is a little bit too big for park swing 

Footage of the rescue emerged yesterday, and shows two firefighters working hard to remove the youngster from a swing in Bradford.




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Cops searched sugar daddy dating websites for Utah student Mackenzie Lueck's 'murderer' after death 

Authorities searched the Seeking Arrangement dating site for University of Utah student Mackenzie Lueck and murder suspect Ayoola Ajayi after her death, court documents filed on Friday show.




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Snapchat sex scandal involving underage girls rocks one of Australia's biggest Olympic sports

An alleged Snapchat sex scandal is set to rock one of Australia's most successful Olympic sports with claims underage athletes were also targeted.




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Nursing home workers post video of themselves taunting a 91-year-old great grandmother with dementia

Brayan Cortez and Jamie Montesa were fired from the Abington of Glenview following the cruel video post, shot four days before Christmas.




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Reese Witherspoon jokes about having to use Snapchat to communicate with her kids

Reese Witherspoon, 43, gave some renowned parenting advice on how to communicate with kids. The actress took to her Instagram to share she has resorted to chatting with her kids on Snapchat.




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Paedophile who called himself 'Kirsty' while befriending two girls aged 15 on social media is jailed

Nicholas McEntee (pictured), 26, from Wetherby, appeared at Leeds Crown Court where he was jailed for eight years followed by an extended licence period of six years.




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Reese Witherspoon flaunts her toned figure in a black swimsuit as she enjoys a day

She recently admitted she uses Snapchat to communicate with her kids. But on Sunday, Reese Witherspoon got some quality off-screen time with her six-year-old son Tennessee as they




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Miranda Kerr reveals she's a huge fan of ex Orlando Bloom's fiancée Katy Perry

During an interview on Fifi, Fev & Byron, the model, 36, admitted she's obsessed with the musician's, 34, singles and detailed how she and Orlando, 42, raise their son Flynn, eight.




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South African steelworker racial abuse at UK firm Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd

Wayne Hoch, 35, was driven to mental collapse after being taunted over his South African nationality by colleagues at UK firm Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd.




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Youth pulls a lock knife and slashes taxi's tyres after driver throws him out

This is the unbelievable moment a London youth slashes the tires of a taxi he was riding in after the driver refused to take him any further. The pair argue before the youth slashes his car's tyres.




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Young mother helps snare paedophile who hacked her social media account to groom young girls

Kirk Gibson, 31, took Alice Rutherford-Hyde's name and pictures and created a fake profile on social media. Ms Rutherford-Hyde, of Newcastle, was contacted by the victim and alerted her family.




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Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel at exhibition

She's currently pregnant with her third child - and model Miranda Kerr looked incredible when she showed off her bump on Wednesday night. 




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Kate Hudson flashes her toned abs in a silk two-piece dress, while at Christian Marclay exhibit

Kate Hudson looked like a work of art herself, at the event for artist Christian Marclay's partnership with Snapchat, Wednesday night. The 40-year-old stunned in a silk blue two-piece ensemble.




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Oklahoma mom is filmed giving her toddler two bottle caps full of what appears to be alcohol

An Oklahoma mother lost her toddler to state child welfare officials after she appears in a video serving the boy two cap-fulls from a liquor bottle. She remains under a criminal investigation.




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Derby striker Mason Bennett filmed downing a pint of lager and throwing up in a urinal

Mason Bennett was filmed being sick in a pub toilet by his new Derby captain Tom Huddlestone just hours before crashing his car and being arrested for drink-driving.




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Boris Johnson's new Snapchat account sees the PM ridiculed for trying to look 'down with the kids'

The news that the PM now has his own Snapchat account has seen Twitter users poking fun at the PM, warning him to 'not be caught being silly' with the most intimate of the social media platforms.




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Private school pupil who broke into girl's house and sexually assaulted her jailed for eight years 

Aaron Irvine, 19, a former pupil at fee paying Bedford Modern School dressed all in black and wore a balaclava and latex gloves during the assault at the girl's secluded home in Bedfordshire countryside.




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Jesse Lingard's model ex cosies up to football rival Jack Grealish

The model ex of Manchester United star Jesse Lingard was snapped cosying up to his football rival Jack Grealish this week.