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Landowners hail scheme to restore biodiversity
Ambitious schemes by farmers and landowners to restore nature and reduce flooding while still producing food will be supported by the government in 22 locations across England.
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September 09, 2022
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I'm glowing How an app is helping us measure the joy of trees
A new research project aims to discover how the age, size and shape of woodlands can benefit people's wellbeing
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September 09, 2022
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'It's a plague' On the night trail with the wallaby hunters
Pete Peeti flicks off the headlights, cuts the ignition and lets his truck roll quietly down a bush track, deep in the heart of New Zealand's North Island. Twilight is slipping into night and rain is falling in thick drapes.
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September 09, 2022
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Xi’s iron grip holds firm as Communist party caucus approaches
The announcement of a Chinese Communist party meeting that is expected to cement Xi Jinping’s agenda for the coming years shows the strength of his “ultimate authority”, analysts have said.
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September 09, 2022
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‘His was the slow way to freedom’: a farewell to Gorbachev
The Pillar Hall in the House of the Unions is a grand old ballroom where Soviet leaders are put on display when they die.
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September 09, 2022
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‘No quick wins’ Push to retake Kherson shows Kyiv’s cautious confidence By Dan Sabbagh
Ukraine declared last week it had begun a counter offensive aiming to retake Kherson – the one city Russia holds west of the Dnieper River – prompting a fog of uncertainty to descend on how the effort was progressing, never mind whether it would succeed.
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September 09, 2022
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Storm clouds Any sense of jubilation may prove to be very short-lived
Liz Truss is facing an economic storm ahead as soaring inflation and energy bills inflict pain on millions of families and businesses.
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September 09, 2022
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Mission impossible?
Liz Truss has risen spectacularly to become Britain's new prime minister, but enormous problems lie ahead- not least the cost of living crisis and divisions in her own party
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September 09, 2022
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COUNTRY DIARY
DEERNESS VALLEY WAY - County Durham, England
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September 02, 2022
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Duchess in danger
This follow-up to Hamnet mingles fact and poetic fantasy in a Renaissance fable of a girl forced too young into marriage
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September 02, 2022
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
These people really should have read the small print. Every magic wish comes with a consequence, a cost.
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September 02, 2022
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'I don't take art seriously'
Waanyi artist Gordon Hookey takes on the right in his playful works, which are startling in their rowdy satire, poking fun at Trump and 'Tukka Cullsin'
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September 02, 2022
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Catchier and catchier The appeal of Pokémon
More than two decades after its collectable card set first launched, the highest-grossing media franchise of all time is more popular than ever. What’s the secret?
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September 02, 2022
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As our cities choke, the car is finally reaching the end of the road
In 1989, a group of Chinese government urban planners came to Europe on a fact-finding mission.
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September 02, 2022
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The property market is in freefall. Should the world be worried?
The property sector in the Chinese economy has always been a puzzle.
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September 02, 2022
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Make hay while sun shines: what foods can I cook now and store?
What can I batch cook now and freeze to brighten mealtimes as the northern hemisphere heads into autumn? Steph, Stroud, England
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September 02, 2022
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Red flag? Rapid rise of ‘Queen’ Didulo rings alarm bells
She travels Canada in a flag-draped RV with an entourage. She greets supporters in small towns, who eagerly film the encounters on mobile phones. She’s called on her disciples to execute health care workers and politicians who support mass vaccination campaigns.
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September 02, 2022
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Left in limbo Rohingya live in fear, stripped of their rights
In the 31 years since Anuara Begum’s family moved into their bamboo shelter in the Nayapara refugee camp, the only improvement they have been able to make was replacing its tarpaulin roof with tin sheeting – less flimsy but hammer loud when the rains come.
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September 02, 2022
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Detente with Syria leaves refugees in fear of forced returns
Syrians across the opposition and in the Kurdish north of the country have reacted with alarm to Turkish moves to normalise relations with Damascus amid claims the overtures will lead to mass demographic swaps and the forced return of millions of refugees.
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September 02, 2022
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What scandal? Marin photos spark debate about who a leader can be
Sanna Marin has been the focus of unusual by Finnish standards - international attention ever since she became the world's youngest prime minister at the age of 34 in December 2019.
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September 02, 2022
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‘Dead animals are floating in the water. People are ill’
In the midst of swamps of flood water, hundreds of people who fled one of the worst-hit districts of Pakistan pitched tents on the only high ground they could find – on the banks of the Saifullah Magsi canal.
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September 02, 2022
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History lessons Europe needs to look back in order to rescue consumers
Every energy shock has its winners and losers. Countries that export more oil and gas than they import do well while those that import more than they export suffer.
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September 02, 2022
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‘A bright spot’ Power goes on at North Sea windfarm
Steve Wilson is a little wind-swept after stepping off a rock-ing boat in choppy North Sea waters. Wilson is programme director of Seagreen, Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, which last week began producing power.
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September 02, 2022
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Reality bites After all the talk of tax cuts , a cold truth awaits Liz Truss
For months, everyone in government had known that last Friday was energy cap day, and at 7am the bad news duly dropped.
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September 02, 2022
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'I can't sleep' Owners face closure as bills soar
Weeping Cross fish bar, Stafford "I just don't know how I can stay in business," said John Evans of the Weeping Cross fish bar in Stafford
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September 02, 2022
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Energy bills are rising by 80% for millions of British homes and businesses, and even worse is predicted for next year. With the government in inertia, is the country facing a social and economic catastrophe? - The cold front
I'm scared when anyone says winter' For many, the energy bill rise is just one in a stack of growing problems
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September 02, 2022
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To the moon and back
Nasa's original photos of the Apollo missions, kept locked in a freezer in Houston, are some of Now, they have been restored the most vital artefacts of human endeavour. and remastered for a new century. Astronaut Tim Peake looks on in wonder at a space odyssey
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September 02, 2022
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'They help us imagine making the incredible journey ourselves'
THE ORIGINAL NASA PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM from the Apollo missions is some of the most important in existence.
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September 02, 2022
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Free speech reminds us the world is not a stage
Jerry Sadowitz has long pushed the boundaries of comedy. The cancellation of his Edinburgh fringe show reflects the difficulty of determining those edges
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August 26, 2022
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Don't forget us, Petro's rural base tells new president
The wooden bars of the marimba bounce under the heads of enthusiastic mallets. Guasás - bamboo cylinders filled with seeds - shake in unison. Dressed in a white cotton dress and straw sombrero, Otoniel Orobio sings.
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