Extension to ban of burning on deep peat proposed by Government, so that an extra 146,000 hectares are protected

From RFK Jr. to Hollywood A-listers and Democratic senators, people across the political spectrum are jumping onto the slippery slope of nature-based solutionism.

The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death

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A fossil fuel project in Teesside has landed a £10bn subsidy for a fairytale technology. But the government’s carbon sums don’t add up.

It seems to me that whatever the charges facing the activists at the Quaker meeting house raid, their fundamental crime is dissent, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Inside Track x Food claims the UK food industry has 'reached a moment of threat to food security like none other we have seen'

In November, Allison Riggs (D) won election to the North Carolina Supreme Court.

It is not yet known what caused the incident at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo during the early hours of Tuesday.

The AP's case served as a litmus test for how far the Trump administration could push the bounds of the First Amendment in its efforts to control its press coverage.

“The Constitution requires no less,” the judge said.

The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

Two dozen Democratic senators demanded the Trump administration return to the U.S. a Maryland man who was deported to El Salvador by mistake.

Judge will make decision on Khalil, a permanent resident targeted for deportation by the Trump administration, at another hearing later this week.

🔊 Listen to the article - Beijing responds harshly to JD Vance’s statements on ‘Chinese peasants’ and economic relations The words of US Vice-President JD Vance have aroused the ire of Beijing, which ...

(The Conversation) — Churchgoers who think their religious leaders don’t believe humans are driving climate change are less likely to discuss it with fellow congregants or take action to mitigate the…

William Mannion Jr., known as “Father Bill,” now faces 15 felony counts.

🔊 Listen to the article - According to Nbcnews, the US may halve the contingent it has sent after the Russian invasion. The move would be linked to Trump’s attempts to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine Th...

A baby who had recently traveled to Mexico with family is Colorado's second reported measles case in eight days

Discover the explosive growth of BlueSky, the innovative decentralized social media platform changing the way we connect online.

More in Common UK, a campaign group working for community cohesion, has published some detailed polling on attitudes to the economy

Kremlin stipulates maritime ceasefire will start only if it gets sanctions relief on agricultural exports * Russia-Ukraine war: latest news updates Russia and Ukraine have agreed to “eliminate the use of force” in the Black Sea after parallel talks with US negotiators in Saudi Arabia, though the Kremlin said a maritime ceasefire would start only if it received sanctions relief on agricultural exports. The two sides also agreed to implement a previously announced 30-day halt on attacks against energy networks and expand its scope to more locations, but resolving fundamental issues, including any division of territory, remains far off. Continue reading...

Studies show those who engage emotionally with bot rely on it more and have fewer real-life relationships Heavy users of ChatGPT tend to be lonelier, more emotionally dependent on the AI tool and have fewer offline social relationships, new research suggests. Only a small number of users engage emotionally with ChatGPT, but those who do are among the heaviest users, according to a pair of studies from OpenAI and the MIT Media Lab. Continue reading...

Denial of compensation for Raymond Lee, denied re-entry to UK in after 2019 trip to Jamaica, deemed ‘legal error’ by judge Windrush scandal victims who have been denied compensation could see their cases reconsidered after a landmark ruling against the Home Office. Raymond Lee, 67, was returning from a trip to Jamaica in 1999 when he was denied re-entry to the UK, detained and removed, separating him from his family and putting him out of work. Continue reading...

The most sinister instances of censorship and repression are happening in America right here, right now

Strikes said to target Hamas killed hundreds within hours including women and children, undermining ceasefire * Middle East crisis – live updates World governments and UN officials have expressed horror and dismay at Israel’s resumption of strikes…

SpaceX, Musk’s private rockets and satellites business, is now largest asset for the first time in five years * US politics live – latest updates Elon Musk’s vast stake in Tesla is no longer his most valuable asset as the electric car company…

He’ll be radical, the PM’s allies claimed. Well, look now, as the poor are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change

People under climate vulnerability are often thought to be women and children in the Global South - a damaging stereotype.

After Moscow and Kyiv agree to stop hitting each other's power plants and electric grids, negotiators will try to halt fighting on the Black Sea.