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Demonstration comes hours after court order preventing campaigners from taking ‘unlawful direct action’ came into force
Campaigners have demonstrated against a “politically controversial” tree-felling programme in Sheffield, hours after the start of a high court injunction against protesters.
About 50 campaigners, some wearing wigs and dressing gowns and one in a Michael Gove mask, blockaded a Sheffield city council depot to try to prevent tree-felling contractors from leaving on Wednesday morning.
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London’s historic food market also aims to achieve zero landfill with biodegradable packaging and compostable leftovers
London’s Borough Market is to introduce free drinking water fountains as part of a new pledge to phase out sales of all single-use plastic bottles over the next six months.
The renowned foodie haven – the only fully independent market in the capital – is aiming to become the UK’s biggest food shopping destination that is entirely plastic-free.
Two other people missing in Chinese gambling enclave, and flights cancelled and schools closed in Hong Kong
A powerful typhoon has killed at least three people in the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau and forced offices and schools to close in Hong Kong, where hundreds of flights have been cancelled.
Related:Asian typhoons becoming more intense, study finds
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Millions affected by severe flooding in south Asia, as aid agencies struggling to cope with disaster warn of food shortages and risk of disease
More than 800 people have been killed and 24 million affected following widespread floods across south Asia.
Severe flooding has devastated communities and destroyed crops in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with NGOs warning of food shortages and the risk of disease.
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The group of strangely coloured canines was first spotted on 11 August prompting locals to complain to the local pollution control board
Authorities in Mumbai have shut down a manufacturing company after it was accused of dumping untreated industrial waste and dyes into a local river that resulted in 11 dogs turning blue.
Related:Murder most foul: polluted Indian river reported dead despite 'living entity' status
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Company joins other manufacturers, including Vauxhall and BMW, in seeking to get dirtier vehicles off UK roads
Ford has announced a car and van scrappage scheme in a bid to get dirtier vehicles off the roads and boost its sales in the UK’s flagging car market.
While other manufacturers, including Vauxhall and BMW, have launched scrappage schemes this year, Ford’s is unusual in allowing customers to trade in and scrap any brand of older vehicle for at least £2,000.
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Environment Agency figures show severe incidents are weekly occurrence as farms struggle with cost of pollution prevention despite subsidies
Serious pollution incidents in the UK from livestock farms are now a weekly occurrence, leading to damage to wildlife, fish, farm livestock and air and water pollution.
The Environment Agency in England and its devolved counterparts in Wales and Scotland recorded 536 of the most severe incidents between 2010 and 2016, the worst instances among more than 5,300 cases of agricultural pollution in the period across Britain. In England and Wales the figures relate to pig, poultry and dairy farms whereas in Scotland they refer to all livestock farms.
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Report reveals improvement but also details danger posed by tourist-generated pollution, oil extraction and climate change
Just below the surface of the turquoise sea, coral flutters majestically amid schools of puffed up porcupinefish and fluorescent blue and yellow angelfish.
The gangly staghorn and fanning elkhorn corals are thriving in swimming distance of Laughing Bird Caye, a tiny Caribbean sandy islet in southern Belize, thanks to a restoration project that is yielding striking results.
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Two baby apes were discovered in tiny cages in Ketapang, Borneo. A man has been arrested for trafficking wildlife via social media
A UK charity has helped rescue two baby orangutans who were found by police in West Borneo caged and ready to be sold through social media to illegal buyers.
The two apes, a one-year-old male and an eight-month-old female, who were discovered in tiny cages are now in the care of International Animal Rescue (IAR) at its centre in Ketapang, Borneo.
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Common moss changes shape in areas of high nitrogen pollution and drought and has potential to be big bioindicator, say scientists
Delicate mosses found on rocks and trees in cities around the world can be used to measure the impact of atmospheric change and could prove a low-cost way to monitor urban pollution, according to Japanese scientists.
Moss, a “bioindicator”, responds to pollution or drought-stress by changing shape, density or by disappearing, allowing scientists to calculate atmospheric alterations, said Yoshitaka Oishi, associate professor at Fukui Prefectural University.
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Guidance calls for councils in England to make it easier for elderly and disabled people to cross the road.
The payout - to a woman who developed ovarian cancer - is the largest award so far against the firm.
The medicines regulator seizes 114 potentially unreliable home-testing kits.
A bacterial infection spread through the former England rugby player's body after he was bitten.
The new test - which has a reduced risk of miscarriage - will be offered from next year.
Cambridge professor criticises health secretary and warns about role of private sector in the NHS.
Health officials target pizzas, burgers and ready meals to help tackle child obesity in government drive.
Ashbrooke Care Home is closed after an urgent inspection found failings that posed "serious risk to life".
Health officials did not follow procedures over sex assault complaints against a worker who later killed his neighbour.
Lots of animals can experience 'tonic immobility' — a state of paralysis usually caused by fear.
Eclipse glasses distributed to the homeless, plus where to donate your old eclipse glasses if you don't plan on reusing them.
Crown shyness, or tree canopy shyness, is when tree canopies don't touch, creating stark outlines between the treetops.
The outer planets might contain some serious bling.
The Great American Eclipse of 2017 made for some great photo moments.
Mark your calendars now for the Great North American Eclipse of April 8, 2024.
There are a lot of streaming and TV options for seeing the eclipse if you missed out on glasses or if clouds are in your way.
With clouds and thunderstorms predicted for parts of the U.S., some eclipse-viewers may have an obstructed view.
From welding helmets to colanders, here are 6 DIY ways to cope with a nationwide shortage of eclipse glasses.
Researchers find 100-million-year-old flowers preserved in amber that were likely dislodged from trees by dinosaurs.
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