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UK subsidence claims surge after hottest summer on record

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:00:30 +0000

Insurers in England and Wales tell of busy August with one reporting near-140% jump in claims

UK insurers are experiencing a surge in the number of homeowners making claims for subsidence after the hottest summer on record, with Hastings Direct reporting a near 140% jump to an all-time high for August.

Beekeepers warn of Asian hornet threat and call for UK awareness campaign

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 05:00:29 +0000

Experts say invasive species are creating ‘pollinator deserts’ and could have serious impact on food security

British beekeepers have called for a national awareness campaign about the impact of Asian hornets as they warned the invasive species was creating “pollinator deserts” and threatening food security.

Native to south-east Asia, the yellow-legged hornet is thought to have arrived in Europe in 2004 and has continued to spread ever since, its numbers probably boosted by increasingly warm springs and summers.

Sydney reaches 33C in potentially warmest start to spring since mid-1800s, while snow forecast in southern NSW

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:00:54 +0000

A total fire ban is in place for greater Sydney with extreme fire danger exacerbated by hot and windy conditions

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Trump order directs officials to consider stripping protections for gray wolves

admin — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:50:41 +0000

Interior department given three months to decide whether wolves can be removed from endangered species list

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing the interior department to consider de-listing gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act and to contemplate whether the agency could make it easier to authorize killing them.

A mysterious 'island' appears and then disappears in Canada – video

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:09:02 +0000

A mysterious island has emerged in Williston Lake in Canada. A local resident shared a video of a floating 'island' with trees growing from it – which has appeared, disappeared and appeared again within two months. Satellite imagery has confirmed its existence and disappearance, and experts say the rising water level has set free trees that have been growing on woody debris on the shore

Jackdaw gasfield set to be approved by ministers this month, sources say

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:21:45 +0000

Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield

Ministers are poised to approve a controversial new gasfield in the North Sea this month, according to government sources, and are considering approving a major oilfield later this year.

Miatta Fahnbulleh, the energy secretary, will give her recommendation to approve the Jackdaw field off the coast of Aberdeen as soon as next week, according to people close to the decision, and the formal approval could follow a week after.

Week in wildlife: a hitchhiking crab, a shy wallaby and penguins in little jackets

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:02 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Moveable feast: myna birds on Sydney train looking for food not ‘joyride’ in viral video

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:35:41 +0000

Mynas are ‘incredibly good learners’ and likely hopped on the inner-city train to scrounge, expert says

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Australian ski resorts to close up to a month early due to global heating and El Niño

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:24:50 +0000

‘Challenging’ weather conditions and lack of snowfall are being blamed after a winter that broke multiple heat records

Major Australian alpine resorts are closing their ski operations up to a month early after a winter that broke multiple records for heat with limited snow falls being washed away by rain.

Revealed: how companies ‘secretly’ use billions of litres of public water in drought-hit England

admin — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply

Less than 1% of businesses in England use more water than the daily needs of 10 million people, as millions of households face hosepipe bans and three-quarters of the country is in drought.