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Trump-Xi meeting: US president says rare earths deal and tariff cut agreed

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:20:53 +0000

Donald Trump hails ‘amazing’ trade talks with Chinese counterpart, with ‘no roadblock at all on rare earth’

Live coverage: Xi says US and China should be ‘partners and friends’

‘White-knuckled wolf spider’ thought lost is rediscovered on Isle of Wight

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:53 +0000

Conservationists hail ‘remarkable’ rediscovery after 40 years, at nature reserve only accessible by boat

A tiny spider thought to have vanished for ever from the UK has been rediscovered on a remote area of a nature reserve accessible only by boat.

Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:00:48 +0000

Former PM says he has not seen party ‘soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is’

Boris Johnson has warned the Conservatives they will not win the next election by “bashing the green agenda”.

The former prime minister said he had not seen the Conservatives “soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is”.

Grieving daughter of cruise ship passenger left behind on remote Australian island says ‘there was a failure of care’

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:15:10 +0000

Suzanne Rees, 80, was found dead on Lizard Island a day after her cruise ship the Coral Adventurer left without her

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Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba after turning Jamaica into ‘disaster area’

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:06:55 +0000

Most intense tropical cyclone to hit Jamaica in nearly two centuries leaves trail of devastation in its wake

Hurricane Melissa has torn through the Caribbean, slamming into Cuba while leaving parts of neighbouring Jamaica broken and reeling from ferocious winds and extreme rainfall.

The effects of the colossal hurricane were felt across the region, even in countries that were not directly in its path. In nearby Haiti, residents of a small town were mourning the death of 25 people swept away in floods.

UK unveils ‘carbon budget delivery plan’ to get back on track for net zero targets

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:45:18 +0000

Ed Miliband says pushing for renewable energy and lower emissions will reduce household bills and boost economy

The UK government will go “all in” on clean energy and climate policy, the energy secretary has said, as he unveiled plans to put the UK back on track to reach its net zero commitments.

Matt Kean rebukes Coalition for ‘playing politics ’ as crunch time looms for nature laws

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:01:00 +0000

Environment minister Murray Watt’s Thursday speech warns parties it’s ‘now or never’ for overhaul to EPBC Act

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Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 13:10:42 +0000

Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat

A carnivorous “death ball” sponge is among 30 previously unknown deep-sea species found by scientists in one of the most remote parts of the planet.

Researchers sampled the depths of the Southern Ocean, including volcanic calderas, the South Sandwich trench and seafloor habitats around Montagu and Saunders islands.

Earth has hit its first climate tipping point, scientists warn

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:26:38 +0000

Global scientists warn that humanity is on the verge of crossing irreversible climate thresholds, with coral reefs already at their tipping point and polar ice sheets possibly beyond recovery. The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 reveals how rising temperatures could trigger a cascade of system collapses, from the Amazon rainforest turning to savanna to the potential shutdown of the Atlantic Ocean circulation.

Shark feeding frenzy spotted near shore at popular Australian surf beach

admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 07:07:08 +0000

‘Wonderful’ for people to see the predators so close and feasting on bait fish at the Gold Coast’s Rainbow Bay, near Snapper Rocks, expert says

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