Homes, roads and farmland around Britain’s coast will be claimed by the sea due to climate change, a Government advisory group has warned. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says it will be ‘unaffordable’ to protect a third of the UK’s coastal property and infrastructure as sea levels rise. In its latest report, the CCC […]
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Refuse collections for 11,000 homes in a Welsh county have been cut to once a month. The initiative has been met with protests by residents and local councillors, who say it has attracted more vermin. But Conwy Council says it has addressed the objections raised and that the switch will save them almost £400,000. It […]
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High air pollution levels could be a contributory factor in the onset of dementia, a new study from Kings College London suggested this week. Data collected in the capital appeared to show that people aged over 50 living in areas with high nitrogen dioxide levels (NOx) had a 40 per cent higher risk of developing […]
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