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Heathrow Airport reveals record year for passenger numbers – prompting climate warning from ‘speechless’ campaigners | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A record number of people travelled through Heathrow last year – a trend the airport is celebrating but which others say is a cause for alarm. A record 83.9 million flyers made their way through the west London airport last year, its management said. The figure is 4.7 million higher than 2023, and 3 million…
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‘The future is in our hands’ scientists say, as 2024 becomes first year to pass 1.5C global warming threshold | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Last year was the warmest on record, the first to breach a symbolic threshold, and brought with it deadly impacts like flooding and drought, scientists have said. Two new datasets found 2024 was the first calendar year when average global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – before humans started burning fossil fuels at scale.…
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Obesity rates may start falling this year due to weight loss jabs, seller says | UK News
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The UK may have reached peak obesity and rates could start falling rapidly later this year, Sky News has been told. Data collected by one of the biggest online sellers of weight loss jabs suggests that so many people are now taking effective medication that the inexorable rise in obesity could start to reverse. According…
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Environment’s winners and losers in 2024 – as 2025 set to be hottest year on record | Science, Climate & Tech News
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This year’s climate was good news for parts of the country’s environment, but for some wildlife the weather’s effect was negative, the National Trust has said. We look at the winners and losers of the wet and mild weather seen over the past year. Winners Image: Dunwich Heath in Suffolk. Pic: National Trust/PA Heather at…
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Albania to ban TikTok for a year as PM Edi Rama claims app inciting violence and bullying | World News
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The Albanian government plans to block access to TikTok for a year after the killing of a 14-year-old boy led to concerns about social media’s influence on children. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the proposed ban will start early next year as he particularly blamed the video-sharing app for fuelling violence and bullying, especially among…
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When is winter solstice and the shortest day of the year? | UK News
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Fed up with it getting dark at 4pm? Well after Saturday, the days will start to get a little longer. The first day of the weekend – 21 December – marks the winter solstice, which brings with it the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Daylight will last for seven hours and…
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Brussels sprouts expected to be 25% bigger this year | UK News
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Brussels sprouts will be 25% bigger this year, according to Tesco. Good growing conditions and new, hardier varieties have resulted in the “best [crop] we’ve had in recent years” of the Christmas staple, said the supermarket. The average sprout this year is 30mm in diameter, up from 24mm last year. Last year, heavy rainfall in…
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Costing £40bn a year until 2030, Labour has decided its colossal net zero plan is worth the risk | Politics News
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There’s a reason previous governments baulked at the net zero challenge – it’s absolutely colossal, something Labour’s new Clean Power 2030 plan lays bare. Offshore wind generating capacity, which has taken 20 years to reach 14.8GW, must more than triple to about 50GW within just six years. The plan calls for a tripling of solar…
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Geminid meteor shower: How to see one of the best natural light shows of the year | Science, Climate & Tech News
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A major astronomical event that can be viewed with the naked eye is about to take place in our skies, with potentially hundreds of meteors visible per hour. The Geminid meteor shower begins on 4 December and continues until 20 December, with its peak on 14-15 December offering the possibility of a truly spectacular sight.…
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Prince William to attend COP30 climate conference in Brazil next year | UK News
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The Prince of Wales will attend next year’s COP climate conference in Brazil, it has been confirmed, as he pushes to “use his platform to spread urgent optimism” around the environmental debate. It follows Prince William’s week-long trip to South Africa where he celebrated the fourth year of his annual Earthshot prize. He launched the…