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Millionaires flee Britain as courts, wildfires and voting rights dominate
Wealth exodus hits a 20-year low as legal battles rage over Trump’s mail-in voting order and D4vd’s murder trial, wildfires scorch France and Spain, and AI bias claims and John Stones’s Inter move round off the bulletin.
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New Firefighting Technologies Could Help Battle Blazes Like Those in France and Spain
Wildfires raging across Spain and France this summer have prompted Spain to declare a national emergency in Madrid and Ávila, with prime minister Pedro Sánchez calling it a “dramatic situation” affecting several provinces and neighbouring countries. The scale of destruction, combined with extreme heat and dry conditions linked to climate change, has pushed researchers and…
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Wildfires force 300,000 evacuations across France, Spain and UK
Wildfires swept across France, Spain and the United Kingdom during a prolonged and extreme heat wave, ultimately forcing more than 300,000 people to evacuate as emergency services worked to bring the flames under control. The scale of the displacement highlighted growing concern about how vulnerable communities are to increasingly severe weather extremes linked to climate…
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Wildfires ‘stark reminder’ of extreme climate challenge, says William
The prince’s warning comes as wildfires rage in parts of Europe and the UK during a spell of extreme heat.
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Almost 100 humanitarian groups call on Burnham to commit to climate action
Almost 100 humanitarian and aid organisations, including Oxfam GB, WaterAid and ActionAid UK, have urged prime minister Andy Burnham to tackle global inequality and poverty after his government decided to redirect international climate aid to help fund a cut in UK bus fares. The charities warned that turning climate finance grants into repayable loans could…
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Ed Miliband to take seat on board of World Bank – with overseas aid and climate ‘central to UK’
Ed Miliband has taken up the UK’s seat on the board of the World Bank, saying international development and the climate crisis are “central” to government policy. The foreign secretary, who previously served as energy and net zero secretary, described the move as “personal leadership” of overseas aid and global finance, and pledged to help…
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PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling
Leading climate scientists who helped Andy Burnham design Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral by 2038 plan have written to him urging him, as prime minister, to reject new North Sea oil and gas drilling. The intervention comes amid weekend reports suggesting his government could approve development at the Jackdaw and Rosebank oilfields, a move the academics…
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Every new UK home should have air conditioning, say Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are calling for air conditioning to be made mandatory in all new UK homes, arguing the country’s housing stock is “woefully unprepared” for the extreme heat brought by climate change. The party also wants cooling systems required in essential public buildings such as schools and hospitals, alongside passive measures like planting more…
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Ed Miliband indicates development and climate will be at heart of UK foreign policy
Britain’s foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is set to personally take up the UK’s seat on the World Bank board, a role usually delegated to a junior minister, in a move signalling that climate action and international development will remain central to UK foreign policy. The decision matters because it comes as the Trump administration pressures…
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Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
Climate change is disrupting one of the fixtures of American childhood: the summer camp. Rising temperatures, wildfire smoke and flooding are forcing camps and families across the United States to cancel or drastically rework outdoor activities that have long been staples of the summer break, with organisers warning that what were once rare extreme-weather days…