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Hottest May day for nearly 80 years as parts of UK hit heatwave threshold

admin — Sun, 24 May 2026 14:44:04 +0000

Highest temperatures of 2026 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Kew Gardens in London reaches 32.3C

England, Wales and Northern Ireland recorded their highest temperatures of 2026 on Sunday, which was also the UK’s hottest May day for at least 79 years.

Kew Gardens in west London recorded 32.3C (90.1F), Cardiff 27.4C and Armagh 23.4C.

‘Bringing the boys back home’: how mountain bongos Maue, Fitz, Kudu and Bon64 made their way back to Kenya

admin — Sun, 24 May 2026 09:00:52 +0000

Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are overseeing the repatriation of ‘the shiest antelope’ from western zoos to their native east African country

“We are bringing the boys home,” says Ngenoh Erick Kibet, a wildlife officer at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, as a cargo plane carrying four mountain bongo touches down on a wet runway at Jomo Kenyatta international airport.

The operation is the culmination of two weeks spent in Czechia, a first flight for Kibet, and a decades-long collective effort to rescue a species on the edge of extinction.

Treasury rejected ministers’ plan to cut VAT on public EV charging to 5%

admin — Sun, 24 May 2026 07:00:50 +0000

Department for Transport is understood to back reducing levy, which critics have called a ‘pavement tax’

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Government officials considered cutting the VAT charged on electricity used at public EV chargers from 20% to 5% at the last budget, but the Treasury under chancellor Rachel Reeves rejected the proposal amid disagreement between departments.

Squeals of horror over price caps – but how are we going to fix our broken food system?

admin — Sun, 24 May 2026 05:00:49 +0000

Global events and the climate crisis have left Britain’s food system dangerously exposed and in desperate need of an overhaul

The news that the Treasury was asking UK supermarkets to cap price rises on essential foods was greeted with predictable squeals of horror this week. Supermarkets were reportedly “furious”, while luminaries from the former head of the Institute for Fiscal Studies to the former chair of M&S could be found harrumphing about the evils of price controls.

Pocock open to independents forming party to counter Hanson – as it happened

admin — Sat, 23 May 2026 23:38:49 +0000

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Climate activists say they have blocked two coal ships from entering Newcastle port

Climate activists say they have stopped two coal ships from entering the Port of Newcastle this morning after kayakers and a small boat entered the channel.

UK records hottest day of year as forecasters warn of more extreme heat

admin — Sat, 23 May 2026 19:58:28 +0000

Temperature reaches 30.5C in Kent as amber health alerts issued before bank holiday temperatures rise

The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 30.5C in Kent as forecasters warned more extreme heat could follow over the bank holiday weekend.

The temperature in Frittenden also marked the first time since 2012 the UK has reached 30C in May, according to the Met Office.

This US island is home to flora found nowhere else. Now, a wildfire threatens extinction

admin — Sat, 23 May 2026 13:00:28 +0000

Firefighters are racing to douse flames on California’s Santa Rosa Island as experts express concern for unique habitat

Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote

admin — Sat, 23 May 2026 05:00:22 +0000

‘Living archive’ will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved wood

A new artwork will transform preserved wood from the felled Sycamore Gap tree into a “living archive” after a public vote.

The community arts charity Helix Arts and George King Architects were named winners of the vote on Saturday, after being shortlisted for a National Trust commission in March.

California: 40,000 people ordered to evacuate over chemical leak fears

admin — Sat, 23 May 2026 01:12:17 +0000

Authorities in Orange county say tank holding methyl methacrylate ‘actively in crisis’ and urge residents to leave

Authorities in Orange county, California, have ordered the evacuation of 40,000 people over concerns about a chemical leak that threatened spillage or an explosion.

The Guardian view on Britain’s coming energy shock: mini-measures won’t suffice | Editorial

admin — Fri, 22 May 2026 16:59:16 +0000

Consumer giveaways may soften the blow from the the war on Iran. But Britain’s vulnerability demands deeper state intervention and a faster transition