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‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says
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The Guardian · World

‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says

Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on recordThe UK’s climatic extremes are becoming increasingly normal, a report has found, with last year the hottest on record and further “unprecedented changes” likely to break the record again soon.Data st...

Ajit Niranjan Europe environment correspondent
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MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity
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The Guardian · World

MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity

Commons health committee also recommends end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transportFast food chains such as KFC should be stopped from opening near schools, and advertising for junk food on billboards and public transport should be banned to help curb obesity, MPs will say today...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor
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Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires
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The Guardian · World

Seven Britons among 12 foreign nationals killed in Spain’s deadly wildfires

Fire broke out last Thursday in the southeastern province of Almería, which is home to many foreign residentsSeven Britons are among 12 foreign nationals killed in wildfires in southern Spain, authorities said.Officials said 12 of the 13 victims were foreign nationals after completing postmortem exa...

Nadeem Badshah
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US marshal shot dead serving arrest warrant in Louisiana
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The Guardian · World

US marshal shot dead serving arrest warrant in Louisiana

Clarence Frazier Jr charged with murder over killing of Drew Hanson and could face death penalty if convictedA federal agent was fatally shot while trying to help authorities capture a man who failed to show up to his sexual battery trial in Louisiana, according to the US justice department.Clarence...

Guardian staff
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California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom
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California: thousands flock to see pair of pungent corpse flowers bloom

Two of largest – and smelliest – plants flower at Huntington library and gardens, as ‘enchanted’ visitors queue for hoursTwo corpse flowers have bloomed at a southern California research institution, where thousands of visitors had the rare chance to watch two of the world’s largest – and most odoro...

Coral Murphy Marcos
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UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew
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The Guardian · World

UK 16- and 17-year-olds to be encouraged to follow midnight social media curfew

Midnight to 6am block on some apps is latest stage of Labour’s bid to protect young people from online harmsSixteen and 17-year-olds are to be encouraged to observe a midnight social media curfew, in the latest stage of Labour’s bid “to protect the next generation” from online harms, including poor...

Robert Booth UK technology editor
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