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Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’
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Plan to restore nature in England by 2030 criticised as ‘completely insufficient’

Critics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarilyThe government’s plan to protect and restore nature in England by 2030 has been condemned as “pathetic” and “completely insufficient” in the face of the spiralling environmenta...

Pippa Neill and Sandra Laville
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Chatsworth House pilots ‘community membership’ free entry scheme
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Chatsworth House pilots ‘community membership’ free entry scheme

Initiative with Derbyshire Libraries aims to boost access to cultural experiences and ‘champion reading for pleasure’When Kate, a 47-year-old contract worker came face to face with Charlotte Brontë’s handwriting while visiting Chatsworth House, the avid reader, who counts Jane Eyre as her favourite...

Aamna Mohdin
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Weather tracker: Unusually warm rivers affect French nuclear power plants
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Weather tracker: Unusually warm rivers affect French nuclear power plants

High temperatures and below average rainfall puts pressure on waterways used to cool reactorsAbove average temperatures combined with below average rainfall across much of western and central Europe during June and the first half of July have placed increasing pressure on rivers, ecosystems and ener...

Theo Gkousarov for MetDesk
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Conwy villagers flee homes as wildfires burn in Wales and England
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Conwy villagers flee homes as wildfires burn in Wales and England

Major incidents declared in north Wales and Derbyshire as Natural England warns of ‘exceptional fire risk’Villagers were evacuated from their homes as a wildfire swept across a mountainside in north Wales, prompting firefighters to declare a major incident.People described hearing the crackling fire...

Steven Morris
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Beloved or not, Lindsey Graham was a critical dealmaker in Congress
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Beloved or not, Lindsey Graham was a critical dealmaker in Congress

Senator played major role in critical negotiations with Democrats and members of his own party on key issuesWhen Democrats and Republicans were earlier this year locked in a standoff that had plunged the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) into the longest partial government shutdown in US history...

Chris Stein
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Republicans return to Capitol Hill with agenda complicated by Graham death
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Republicans return to Capitol Hill with agenda complicated by Graham death

Lawmakers face obstacles, including demands from Trump, Mitch McConnell’s absence and Graham’s sudden deathRepublican lawmakers return to the Capitol this week facing a lengthy to-do list and Donald Trump’s demands for new voting restrictions, as Democrats jockey for an advantage ahead of the Novemb...

Chris Stein in Washington
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Zaghari-Ratcliffe condemns Iran’s ‘cruel’ rearrest of wildlife activist couple
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Zaghari-Ratcliffe condemns Iran’s ‘cruel’ rearrest of wildlife activist couple

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was in prison with Sepideh Kashani, who worked with husband Houman Jokar to save Asiatic cheetahNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has described the rearrest of two Iranian environmentalists, one of whom she met at Evin prison, as “unimaginably cruel and alarming”.Husband and wife H...

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall
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North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall

Joan Rivet drank water she managed to splash up to her face by turning faucet on with her footAn 82-year-old North Carolina woman says she survived falling in her bathtub and being trapped there for nine days by turning the faucet on with her foot and drinking water that she managed to splash up to...

Ramon Antonio Vargas
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Macron hosts Zelenskyy, Starmer and Merz for Ukraine talks – Europe live
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Macron hosts Zelenskyy, Starmer and Merz for Ukraine talks – Europe live

French president hosts ‘coalition of the willing’ in Paris amid hopes that Ukraine’s recent advances could force Putin towards negotiationsThe UK has also updated its sanctions, listing 24 individuals and entities behind “the destructive and hybrid operations” in Europe, including an attempt to disr...

Jakub Krupa
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‘We should be dead’: Perth’s Indigenous community felt ignored after alleged Invasion Day bombing attempt, inquiry told
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‘We should be dead’: Perth’s Indigenous community felt ignored after alleged Invasion Day bombing attempt, inquiry told

Police were told of unspecified threats before the 26 January rally but did not meet with organisers until after, parliamentary inquiry into racism toldFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndigenous community members who wi...

Sarah Collard Indigenous affairs correspondent
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Monday briefing: You ask the questions – is Britain ungovernable?
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Monday briefing: You ask the questions – is Britain ungovernable?

In today’s newsletter: Andy Beckett takes your questions – and mine – about where UK politics is at and where it’s headed, from leadership churn and policy choices to electoral reform and moreGood morning. This week, we anticipate the arrival of Britain’s seventh prime minister in the space of a dec...

Libby Brooks
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Struggling pub landlords given a lifeline by England’s World Cup heroes
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Struggling pub landlords given a lifeline by England’s World Cup heroes

One manager expects takings to treble during England’s semi-final with Argentina on Wednesday; while national sales are up 10%The beleaguered pub sector is getting a boost from England’s World Cup run, with some landlords reporting roaring sales as anticipation builds for a bumper night on Wednesday...

Matthew Weaver
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UNSW academic subjected to Nazi salutes in class, antisemitism commission hears
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UNSW academic subjected to Nazi salutes in class, antisemitism commission hears

Royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion hears lived experiences of Jewish students and academicsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn academic at UNSW was subjected to Nazi salutes by students in his business...

Caitlin Cassidy
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