Conservatives' attempt to cancel carbon tax hikes fails in House of Commons

Sep 29 22

NDP calls out Poilievre and Conservatives for opposing kids dental benefit while MPs enjoy comprehensive coverage

ctvnews.ca/politics/ndp-calls-out-poilievre-and-conservatives-for-opposing-kids-dental-benefit-while-mps-enjoy-comprehensive-coverage-1.6088673

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FIRST READING: New poll shows Poilievre Conservatives in dominating lead over Liberals

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Apr 21

Mark Menzies: MP quits Conservatives after claims he misused party funds: The party says it could not conclude he misused funds. but finds he showed a "pattern ...

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Quick Glance: Mark Menzies: MP Accused of Campaign Fund Misuse, Party Exit, and Future Election Abstention

An elected official accused of mishandling campaign funds has departed from the Conservative Party and declared no intention to participate in the upcoming general election.

Following allegations reported in The Times, Mark Menzies revealed his decision after purportedly using political contributions to address medical costs and settle debts incurred from being confined by individuals demanding a substantial ransom for his release.

Upon a request for scrutiny by Labour, Lancashire Police disclosed their evaluation of 'details' concerning Mr. Menzies. An internal inquiry by the Conservative Party has been initiated to explore potential improprieties in the utilization of their financial resources.

Additionally, the party's internal oversight body will assess whether Mr. Menzies' conduct contravened the Nolan principles of public ethics, encompassing traits like altruism, probity, and candor. The spokesperson affirmed, 'We are prepared to collaborate with law enforcement, if they deem our insights beneficial to any inquiry they opt to conduct.'

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Apr 18

The problem with the Angela Rayner story? No one actually cares: It is convenient for the Tories to have her in the public stocks

inews.co.uk/opinion/angela-rayner-story-no-one-cares-3013461

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Apr 17

UK lawmakers back landmark 'smoke-free generation' bill: A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ...

apnews.com/article/britain-smoking-ban-0780fd4fc9afcdc002a0544252ef907a

Quick Glance: UK Lawmakers Support Groundbreaking 'Smoke-Free Generation' Bill

The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban to prevent young people from ever smoking passed its first hurdle in Parliament despite opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party.

The bill, announced by Sunak, would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009, creating one of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world to establish the 'first smoke-free generation' in modern Britain.

The bill also includes measures to crack down on youth vaping, such as banning the sale of cheap disposable vapes and restricting their flavors to prevent children from becoming addicted to nicotine.

The number of people who smoke in the U.K. has declined by two-thirds since the 1970s, but approximately 6.4 million people in the country still smoke, accounting for about 13% of the population. Smoking remains the number one preventable cause of death, disability, and poor health.

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Biden is marking Earth Day by announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants

apnews.com/article/biden-earth-day-solar-grants-epa-climate-5bece7e419e9141241287575abb0fefc

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Apr 19

Liz Truss sheds tear as she reveals impact on her teenage daughters of short-lived premiership

standard.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-tear-prime-minister-daughters-downing-street-b1152497.html

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Apr 19

Tories ‘didn’t report Mark Menzies fraud claim as cash came from donors’: Whistleblower tells The Times she felt she had been a ‘fool’ in trying to protect the ...

thetimes.co.uk/article/mark-menzies-fraud-claim-tories-money-donors-whistleblower-hmcv62n2c

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UK law to send asylum seekers to Rwanda passed after months of wrangling: The controversial law is expected to come into force within days with the first ...

aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/23/uk-law-to-send-asylum-seekers-to-rwanda-passed-after-months-of-wrangling

Quick Glance: Rwanda Bill Showdown: MPs and Lords Clash as Sunak Promises July Flights

Lord Carlile criticizes the cost of the Rwanda scheme, describing the bill as awful.

Jewish peers absent due to Passover, Lord Carlile questions refusal for alternative debate date.

Lord Browne urges government to honor promises, while Lord Sharpe confirms review of decisions in Afghan Relocation Scheme.

Criticism of Rwanda legislation as 'post-truth bill', as government offers concessions and urges Lords to accept will of Commons.

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Apr 21

Climate change may cost $38 trillion a year by 2049, study says: It could also cut 19% off per capita national incomes through 2049, the study finds.

axios.com/2024/04/18/climate-change-damages-38-trillion

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Apr 21

Liz Truss says Tories are part of a Blairite attempt to silence her: Reform UK leader Richard Tice said the Conservative Party is 'socialist' and ...

inews.co.uk/news/politics/liz-truss-tories-blairite-silence-3017048

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Europe is the fastest-warming continent, report says: Europe is the fastest-warming continent and its temperatures are rising at roughly twice the global average ...

nbcnews.com/science/environment/europe-fastest-warming-continent-twice-global-average-report-rcna148829

Quick Glance: Europe Leads in Climate Change, Urgent Need for Renewable Energy

Europe is the fastest-warming continent, with temperatures rising about twice as fast as the global average, according to a joint report by top climate monitoring organizations.

The continent generated 43% of its electricity from renewables last year, surpassing fossil fuels for the second consecutive year, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to transition to renewable resources.

Temperatures in Europe are now 2.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nearing the goals of the Paris climate accord to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, impacting human health with increased deaths related to extreme climate events.

The report emphasizes the urgent need for action as heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events have led to significant economic losses and human casualties across the continent.

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Apr 21

Are the local elections really an open goal for Labour?: The Tories look set to lose half their seats in English votes next week but their opponents have ...

thetimes.co.uk/article/local-election-2024-polls-labour-tory-lib-deb-sm7mqpc35

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Apr 15

Nigel Farage should join the Conservative party, says Liz Truss: The former prime minister called for the abolition of the budget watchdog and the Supreme Court ...

thetimes.co.uk/article/liz-truss-nigel-farage-join-tories-br8sp7zgc

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Quick Glance: Liz Truss: From Premiership to Resignation in 49 Days

Liz Truss became Prime Minister and resigned after just 49 days, despite her husband's prediction that 'it would all end in tears'.

Truss assumed office on September 6, 2022, succeeding Boris Johnson, but faced early challenges and personal struggles.

Despite implementing economic measures and facing political turbulence, Truss resigned after a mini-budget led to a pensions crisis.

She reflects on her failed tenure, attributing blame to structural issues and drawing parallels to the controversial football manager Brian Clough.

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Apr 18

Helen Chandler-Wilde: Tories Win Silver: Hi, it’s Helen Chandler-Wilde, a UK reporter in London. Hope you enjoy today’s Readout.

bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-04-18/helen-chandler-wilde-tories-win-silver

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Apr 21

I don’t want to be prime minister again, Liz Truss insists: Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister had previously declined to rule out standing to be Tory ...

itv.com/news/2024-04-21/i-dont-want-to-be-pm-again-liz-truss-insists

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Apr 16

Sunak Faces Election With Second Lowest Growth in G-7, IMF Warns

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-16/sunak-faces-election-with-second-lowest-growth-in-g-7-imf-warns

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Quick Glance: IMF upgrades global growth forecast despite risks

The International Monetary Fund slightly raised its global growth forecast on Tuesday, noting that the economy had proven 'surprisingly resilient' despite inflationary pressures and monetary policy shifts.

IMF's chief economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, indicated that the global economy is heading for a 'soft landing,' with risks to the outlook now broadly balanced.

While advanced economies are expected to lead the growth, dim prospects in China and other major emerging markets could impact global trade partners, according to the report.

Despite Tuesday's brighter outlook, global growth remains low compared to historical standards, partly due to weak productivity growth and increasing geopolitical fragmentation.

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Apr 15

Coral bleaching: Fourth global mass stress episode underway - US scientists: Ocean heat records have been breaking for months. This is the first global evidence ...

bbc.com/news/science-environment-68814016

Quick Glance: Global Coral Bleaching Event After Extreme Heat

US climate agency NOAA declares a concerning global coral bleaching event for the fourth time in history after a year of extreme ocean heat.

Impacts of coral bleaching span oceans worldwide, with sea surface temperatures at record levels.

Corals under extreme heat stress can recover, but otherwise, the reef requires several years to regenerate.

Despite losses, some reefs show signs of color, offering hope for potential recovery, while scientists caution about the escalating impacts.

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Apr 13

Sunak Resists Call to Set Election Date Amid Leadership Threat: Rishi Sunak is resisting advice from allies to set the date for the UK general election ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-13/sunak-resists-call-to-set-election-date-amid-leadership-threat

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Apr 12

Police investigate Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner over council house sale: Labour's deputy leader is accused of failing to properly disclose her main ...

bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68797258

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Apr 20

Climate change is also a chance to transform education in America — again: Let’s remember the revolution of the past as we come together to build an education ...

thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4603740-climate-change-is-also-a-chance-to-transform-education-in-america-again/

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Apr 14

Why Norfolk’s true-blue Tories are on a mission to unseat Liz Truss: The former PM is still said to harbour hopes of making a comeback, but in the constituency ...

thetimes.co.uk/article/why-norfolks-true-blue-tories-are-on-a-mission-to-unseat-liz-truss-crh8m8dhs

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Apr 19

100 MPs to stand down at the next general election: More than 60 are Conservatives and they include former prime minister Theresa May.

bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68839793

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Apr 18

Climate change: Deadly African heatwave 'impossible' without warming: Extreme heat linked to the deaths of hundreds of people would not have happened without ...

bbc.com/news/science-environment-68835575

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The Sydney Morning Herald

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Apr 18

Australia set for a new normal with a mild winter, uncertain snowfall: The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July ...

smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/australia-set-for-a-new-normal-with-a-mild-winter-uncertain-snowfall-20240417-p5fkfn.html

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Apr 16

UK ‘pothole crisis’ threatens Conservative party ahead of local elections: Motorists and cyclists are increasingly outraged by state of the country’s roads

ft.com/content/3b860260-6b82-4fa7-a1d4-4ef79bb0af1a

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Apr 16

From colour to climate change – a scientist's journey: From the University of Auckland: In performing the role of global teachers, scientists can be ...

newsroom.co.nz/2024/04/17/from-colour-to-climate-change-a-scientists-journey/

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Apr 17

UK inflation falls to lowest level since late 2021 as food prices ease further: Inflation in the U.K. fell to its lowest level in two and a half years in March ...

apnews.com/article/britain-inflation-interest-rates-485e2f3956bbf139b89b25c60fd53156

Quick Glance: Powell Warns of Lack of Progress on Inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that the U.S. economy, while otherwise strong, has not seen a return of inflation to the central bank's target.

Powell mentioned that the current policy should remain in place as inflation has not declined quickly enough and there has been no further progress towards the 2% goal.

Since July 2023, the Fed has maintained its benchmark interest rate in a target range between 5.25% and 5.5%, the result of 11 consecutive rate hikes.

Financial markets have had to adjust their expectations for rate cuts this year as inflation has been higher than expected, and the Fed's policy continues to be dependent on data.

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Labour are ahead in the polls, but have they won hearts and minds? These charts suggest not

theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/22/labour-tories-election-polls-analysis

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Apr 20

Everything seems to be going wrong for Rishi Sunak: With just two weeks until local elections that will likely go badly for his governing Conservative Party ...

cnn.com/2024/04/20/uk/rishi-sunak-conservatives-gbr-intl/

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What is Earth Day, when is it and what has it achieved?: The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.

bbc.com/news/science-environment-68610073

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Apr 21

Are Human Rights Universal?: More and more, the universality of human rights is being challenged. But groups such as the Taliban, who claim to stand for specific ...

foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/are-human-rights-universal

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Apr 19

Slow growth, high debt - troubled UK economy awaits election winners: Britain's national election, expected later this year, will take place against a backdrop ...

reuters.com/world/uk/slow-growth-high-debt-troubled-uk-economy-awaits-election-winners-2024-04-19/

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Apr 20

The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.

foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdom/case-progressive-realism-david-lammy

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More West Northants Conservatives speak out against disgraced former leader following his resignation

northamptonchron.co.uk/news/politics/council/more-west-northants-conservatives-speak-out-against-disgraced-former-leader-following-his-resignation-4600158

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Apr 17

Laughing at Liz Truss only proves her point: Westminster has stopped listening: There are problems piling up across Whitehall which will take creative thinking ...

inews.co.uk/opinion/laughing-liz-truss-proves-point-westminster-stopped-listening-3009584

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Apr 13

March sets 10th-straight monthly heat record: March marked the 10th month in a row in which Earth experienced record-high temperatures ...

thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4582640-climate-march-2024-heat-record/

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Apr 18

Rishi Sunak Hit by Fresh Poll Blows as Working Age Voters Desert Tories: UK voters of working age have turned their backs on the governing Conservative Party ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-18/rishi-sunak-hit-by-fresh-poll-blows-as-working-age-voters-desert-tories

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Apr 18

Trudeau, Poilievre trade attacks over the federal budget: Prime Minister and Conservative Leader accuse each other of supporting the wealthy at Canadians’ ...

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-trudeau-tries-to-win-back-voters-by-painting-poilievre-as-supporter-of/

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Apr 18

UK Conservative lawmaker suspended over allegations of misusing funds: Britain's governing Conservative Party has suspended one of its lawmakers while he is ...

reuters.com/world/uk/uk-conservative-lawmaker-suspended-over-allegations-misusing-funds-2024-04-18/

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Apr 16

Tories hold three quarters of worst-hit seats for sewage spills: Conservative MPs face a ‘reckoning at the ballot box’ from voters angry over pollution say ...

thetimes.co.uk/article/tories-hold-three-quarters-of-worst-hit-seats-for-sewage-spills-clean-it-up-scw2kx6z2

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Apr 11

Rishi Sunak's attempt to ban smoking is nuts, says Boris Johnson: The proposed law aims to phase out tobacco sales by stopping anyone born after 2009 buying ...

bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68787914

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Apr 21

Mark Menzies to Stand Down as MP in Fresh Blow to Sunak's Tories: A Conservative lawmaker facing misconduct allegations said he’ll stand down as a Member of ...

bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-21/sunak-s-tories-dealt-a-fresh-blow-as-cash-claims-lawmaker-quits

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The Rwanda policy isn’t the answer to the Tories’ electoral woes: Rwanda has become something far bigger than policy for the Tories and there is a risk that it ...

inews.co.uk/opinion/rwanda-isnt-answer-tories-woes-3017292

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Apr 09

Swiss women win landmark climate change ruling: They accused Switzerland of violating their rights by not doing enough to curb climate change.

axios.com/2024/04/09/switzerland-climate-change-women-lawsuit

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Apr 16

Climate change: El Niño ends with uncertainty over cooler future: The natural event that adds to global warming has ended but scientists are unsure of what comes ...

bbc.com/news/science-environment-68826152

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Apr 11

The next housing disaster: Global warming is coming for your home. Who will pay for the damage?

economist.com/leaders/2024/04/11/the-next-housing-disaster

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Apr 09

Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists: Sharp increase in temperatures over past year has surprised many scientists

irishtimes.com/science/2024/04/09/tenth-consecutive-monthly-heat-record-alarms-and-confounds-climate-scientists/

Quick Glance: Global Record: Warmest March Ever

Last month marked the warmest March globally on record and the tenth consecutive month with new temperature records for respective months.

According to a report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the EU's climate monitoring service, global temperatures in March surpassed the pre-industrial average for that month from 1850 to 1900 by 1.68°C and were 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March. The previous month also exceeded the previous March record by 0.10°C set in 2016.

The global average temperature from April 2023 to March 2024 is now the highest on record, standing at 1.58°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

In Europe, temperatures in March 2024 were 2.12°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month, with significantly above-average temperatures observed in central and eastern Europe.

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Apr 17

Nigel Farage is cancelled at last and he’s never been happier: Thanks to the Brussels police the National Conservatism usual suspects could feel they really were ...

theguardian.com/global/2024/apr/16/nigel-farage-is-cancelled-at-last-and-hes-never-been-happier

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Apr 22

Global plastic treaty talks are happening. What do stakeholders want?: Global leaders will gather in Canada's capital this week to discuss progress in drafting a ...

reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/what-do-countries-companies-want-global-plastic-treaty-talks-2024-04-22/

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Apr 18

Crumbling Blue Wall: The councils where Tories are bracing for a ‘pasting’: Local elections next month will shed light on whether the Conservatives really are as ...

inews.co.uk/news/politics/crumbling-blue-wall-councils-bracing-local-elections-3012087

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Apr 09

The Tories deserve our contempt: The Telegraph reported at the weekend that the Conservative party appears to be attempting, in its selection process for ...

spectator.co.uk/article/the-tories-deserve-our-contempt/

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Apr 18

Labour leader urges unions to expose Poilievre's working-class overtures as 'fraud'

ctvnews.ca/politics/labour-leader-urges-unions-to-expose-poilievre-s-working-class-overtures-as-fraud-1.6852381

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Apr 16

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

apnews.com/article/energy-global-wind-report-2024-74dd788b62c429edd004332808440b60

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Apr 19

It’s not sleaze that will finish off the Tories – it’s incompetence: Public standards matter, but living standards matter more to many people

inews.co.uk/opinion/not-sleaze-finish-off-tories-incompetence-3014801

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Apr 09

UK Conservative lawmaker quits party after leaking colleagues' numbers: A senior lawmaker from Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party on Tuesday left ...

reuters.com/world/uk/uk-conservative-lawmaker-quits-party-after-leaking-colleagues-numbers-2024-04-09/

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Experts say election brings new stakes to Earth Day: This fall’s election has major implications for America’s role in the fight against climate change ...

thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4606456-election-earth-day-climate-change-global-warming/

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Metro (British newspaper)

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Apr 20

Paddy McGuinness signed up to BBC show to 'kick the boot in the Tories': Paddy McGuinness has revealed he signed up to BBC show Question Time to 'kick the ...

metro.co.uk/2024/04/19/sinitta-visits-nudist-spa-bonkers-live-tv-moment-late-night-lycett-20684090/

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Apr 11

Biden awards $830 million to toughen nation's infrastructure against climate change

apnews.com/article/biden-climate-investment-resilience-transportation-election-c82199b763a69f582c564e6330192804

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Grown-ups are not taking climate change seriously: Grown-ups are needed in these troubled times but must do a better job on the problem of our changing climate

irishtimes.com/business/work/2024/04/22/grown-ups-are-not-taking-climate-change-seriously/

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UN labor agency report warns of rising threat of excess heat, climate change on world's workers

apnews.com/article/ilo-labor-un-heat-health-report-bf6b0f8d25b82c23c7fed339aaac63fb

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Apr 16

MPs back smoking ban for those born after 2009: The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.

bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68824493

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Belgian mayor orders end to NatCon conference attended by Suella Braverman and Nigel Farage

scotsman.com/news/politics/belgian-mayor-orders-end-to-natcon-conference-attended-by-suella-braverman-and-nigel-farage-4593269

Quick Glance: Brussels Police Shut Down Right-Wing Conference with Farage and Braverman

Brussels police stormed a right-wing conference attended by Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman after orders for the event to be shut down.

The controversial National Conservatism Conference was closed to ensure public safety.

Despite police arriving and giving attendees 15 minutes to leave, speeches continued.

The conference, hosted by Viktor Orban and the Edmund Burke Foundation, aimed to strengthen national conservatism principles in Western countries.

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"Two years left to save the world": Top UN climate official elevates the stakes

axios.com/2024/04/11/un-simon-stiell-climate-stakes

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MPs vote for smoking ban despite Tories’ division over policy: Rishi Sunak suffers blow to his authority as 57 of his own MPs vote against his plan and over 100 ...

theguardian.com/politics/2024/apr/16/house-of-commons-votes-in-favour-of-smoking-ban-despite-opposition-from-dozens-of-tories

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Sunak vows to end 'sick note culture' as UK election looms: LONDON: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled planned welfare reforms Friday to end Britain's "sick ...

deccanchronicle.com/world/europe/sunak-vows-to-end-sick-note-culture-as-uk-election-looms-890286

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How do you build without over polluting? That's the challenge of new Catan board game

npr.org/2024/04/22/1245096795/catan-board-game-climate-change-pollution

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Apr 09

How much trouble is Angela Rayner in?: Rayner is under fresh pressure after the Mail on Sunday published a series of photos appearing to suggest Lowndes Lane was ...

spectator.co.uk/article/how-much-trouble-is-angela-rayner-in/

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Apr 17

Conservatives' loss of support among young people is 'ticking time bomb' for party

itv.com/news/2024-04-16/conservatives-loss-of-support-among-young-people-is-ticking-time-bomb

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Apr 17

Great Barrier Reef faces historic bleaching from "perfect storm of threats"

axios.com/2024/04/17/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-heat-climate-change

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Apr 17

The Case for Progressive Realism: Why Britain Must Chart a New Global Course: Why Britain must chart a new global course.

foreignaffairs.com/united-kingdom/case-progressive-realism

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Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer: A new statistical analysis of the interaction between El Niño and rising global temperatures ...

phys.org/news/2024-04-humidity-tropics-summer.html

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Study: Climate change is likely to cause the economy to shrink significantly: The global economy could shrink by a fifth due to climate change ...

tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/klimafolgen-potsdam-institut-weltwirtschaft-schrumpft-drastisch-100.html

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Apr 14

Unpopular Sunak in ‘doom loop’ as UK PM stares at election defeat: LONDON: He’s failed to meet key pledges, hit an opinion poll low, and even cramped the style ...

arabnews.com/node/2492816/world

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Europe is warming up faster than any other continent, and the heat is deadly: The number of heat-related deaths in Europe increased 30% in the last 20 years ...

npr.org/2024/04/22/1244791280/europe-is-warming-up-faster-than-any-other-continent-and-the-heat-is-deadly

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Apr 08

The King and I: Why the Tories’ latest campaign poster had to be pulled: In case you missed it: the jagged montage of images – now deleted – was designed to make ...

independent.co.uk/voices/tory-poster-montage-twitter-x-deleted-king-b2525065.html

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Apr 06

Greta Thunberg arrested at climate protest in The Hague: Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested at a climate protest in The Hague, Netherlands Saturday ...

thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4578508-greta-thunberg-arrested-at-climate-protest-in-the-hague/

Quick Glance: Greta Thunberg protests against fossil fuels in the Netherlands

The demonstration was specifically targeted against the subsidies for fossil fuels in the Netherlands.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained twice by police at a demonstration in the Netherlands, after she and a group of marchers blocked a main road to protest against these subsidies.

Hundreds of protesters marched from The Hague’s city center to the nearby A12 arterial highway that connects the Dutch government's seat with other cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Utrecht.

Organized by the Extinction Rebellion (XR) environmental group, the demonstration was part of efforts to pressure the Dutch government ahead of another planned debate on subsidies for fossil fuels in June.

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Apr 17

Nigel Farage says ‘big political decision’ to be announced when quizzed on joining Conservative Party

independent.co.uk/tv/news/nigel-farage-conservatives-reform-politics-b2530019.html

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Apr 16

Liz Truss isn’t done yet: The more the Tories fracture and fragment, the further Sunak’s supremacy is eroded

inews.co.uk/opinion/liz-truss-just-getting-started-3008052

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Apr 11

Reform UK apologises for sacking dead York general election candidate for 'inactivity'

itv.com/news/calendar/2024-04-11/reform-uk-sorry-for-sacking-dead-election-candidate-for-inactivity

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Singh noncommittal on keeping scheduled increases to Liberals’ carbon price in place

theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-singh-noncommittal-on-keeping-scheduled-increases-to-liberals-carbon/

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Apr 17

How Cloud Seeding Works and Why It’s Wrongly Blamed for Floods From Dubai to California

time.com/6967836/dubai-floods-cloud-seeding-rain-blame-climate-change/

Quick Glance: Cause of Dubai Flooding: Cloud Seeding or Natural Phenomenon?

Dubai grapples with the aftermath of heavy rainfall. Speculations on the role of cloud seeding are being discussed.

Clouds consist of tiny water droplets that coalesce around particles to form rain. Cloud seeding manipulates this process.

The effectiveness of cloud seeding is scientifically debated, with limited evidence of its efficacy.

Experts refute the claim that cloud seeding was the primary cause of the flooding in Dubai.

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