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Parts of Britain face dangerous floods at least every three years, climate change experts have warned.
Worst hit will be the west of England and South Wales - with those living along the coasts of the Bristol Channel, Devon and Cornwall particularly at risk.
Climate change ‘could be combated by blowing up asteroid – just like Bruce Willis in Armageddon’
A cataclysmic collision between two space rocks 466 million years ago caused Earth to freeze over, say scientists.
US and Canada have lost more than one in four birds – almost three billion in just 50 years
Researchers showed that since 1970, bird populations in North America have plummeted by 29 per cent, signaling a widespread ecological crisis
Investing in fight against climate change ‘good for business’
Taking action to reduce climate change over the next few decades is expected to cost much less than the damage it will otherwise cause, according to a study
Right-wing extremism fastest-growing threat in UK, counter-terror chief warns
Nail Basu said seven plots foiled since March 2017 had been linked to far-right ideologies.
‘Deeply sorry’ Trudeau begs forgiveness for brownface photo
The picture is from a yearbook from a private school in British Columbia where the Canadian PM worked as a teacher before entering politics
Extinction Rebellion protesters aiming to blockade Port of Dover
Activists plan to block roads out of the port for four hours on Saturday.
Britain First branded ‘scumbags’ for patrolling Kent beaches to hunt down migrants who survive Channel crossing
The hardline right wing group said they will patrol to “lookout” for illegal asylum seekers and have vowed to step up their campaign along the White Cliffs in the coming weeks as desperate people try the dangerous crossing before winter.
Supreme Court set to hear John Major compare Boris Johnson to a dishonest estate agent
In an extraordinary clash between lawyers for the former and current PM, Major’s QC Lord Garnier, a former solicitor-general, will argue that it isn’t true that the courts have no jurisdiction over Boris Johnson’s controversial move.