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Work from home and slow down on the road: world’s energy watchdog advises emergency measures as oil prices rise

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:20:40 +0000

IEA makes 10 recommendations to help households and businesses prepare for a drawn-out disruption to energy markets

The world’s energy watchdog has advised governments to reduce highway speeds and encouraged workers to carpool or, ideally, work from home to combat soaring oil prices and impending fuel shortages caused by the Middle East conflict.

It has also recommended countries consider limiting car access to designated zones in large cities, by giving vehicles with odd-numbered plates access on different weekdays to those with even-numbered plates.

More than 70 UK councils failed to issue single fine for littering last year

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:12 +0000

Exclusive: Lack of enforcement is allowing people to drop rubbish with complete impunity, says Clean Up Britain

Scores of councils across the UK have in effect ended enforcement of fines for littering, while others are letting litterers off lightly and many more are neglecting to enforce fines for fly-tipping.

At least 71 councils failed to issue a single fine for littering last year, while a further 67 issued fewer than 10, according to data from the Clean Up Britain campaign.

People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:00:11 +0000

Exclusive: Testing in Bentham, home to UK’s highest recorded Pfas levels, finds one in four have blood levels in greatest risk category

Alarming levels of toxic forever chemicals have been found in the blood of people living in a town previously revealed to be contaminated with the UK’s highest recorded level of Pfas.

NSW will continue to greenlight coalmine expansions – ignoring a warning from its own climate agency

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:00:04 +0000

Minns Labor government criticised over strategy as no new mines have been proposed for several years

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Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds

admin — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:01:04 +0000

Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

Political elites are out of step with the public appetite for net zero, according to analysis that identifies rightwing media narratives as fuelling a false backlash against climate action.

Media coverage of net zero is more than twice as likely to be negative than public attitudes and is driving a false perception that net zero policies are unpopular with voters, the analysis found.

US states sue Trump EPA over decision to repeal bedrock climate finding

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:54:04 +0000

Lawsuit says rescission of endangerment finding – which ruled greenhouse gases threaten public health – was illegal

Meet the Seattle families living communally to bring down costs – in pictures

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:00:56 +0000

As Americans face a housing crisis, this development shows how communal living can bring homeownership within reach – and foster connection

Historic March heatwave in US west shatters high-temperature records

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:49:18 +0000

Some highs in California, Nevada and Arizona recorded at 25-35F above normal, with widespread alerts and closures

States across the US south-west recorded blistering temperatures at the tail end of winter, including some of the hottest March temperatures ever recorded in the US, with forecasts indicating hotter days are still to come.

California, Nevada and Arizona were all under heat warnings on Thursday amid record-breaking temperatures.

King opens world’s longest managed coastal walk – but much of it is still closed off

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:09:52 +0000

Landowner disputes, coastal erosion and disused ferry hindering completion of King Charles III England coast path

The longest managed coastal walking route in the world has been opened by the king at the Seven Sisters cliff walk.

However, large parts of the King Charles III England coast path are still closed to the public after objections from landowners, fears about coastal erosion and a disused ferry.

Sex garden to ‘break taboos’ at Chelsea flower show as gnome ban ends

admin — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:53 +0000

Lovehoney sponsors Aphrodite-themed ‘pleasure garden’ full of flowers associated with love and sex

It is one of the most prestigious events of the UK social calendar, but the great and good attending Chelsea flower show may be in for a shock this year as the Royal Horticultural Society unveils a sex-themed garden sponsored by a company that sells vibrators.

Lovehoney, a sex toy company, is sponsoring an Aphrodite-themed “pleasure garden” full of flowers and plants associated with love and sex.