Ben Webster
The Times of London
United Kingdom
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Noisy Great Barrier Reef boats put fish off breeding
Noisy motorboats are damaging populations of fish on coral reefs by disturbing their breeding, a study has found.Scientists tested the impact of boat noise by i → Read More
Raw sewage in rivers to go unchecked
The volume of raw sewage being dumped into rivers will remain hidden after the government rejected a recommendation by MPs that water companies should be requir → Read More
Just Stop Oil activists cause fuel shortage
Some petrol stations ran out of fuel at the weekend after climate change activists blockaded oil terminals → Read More
Hopes for hydrogen heating after success of safety trial
Homes could be heated partly by hydrogen after a successful trial of blending it with natural gas in the grid.More than 650 homes in the village of Winlaton nea → Read More
IPCC climate report: Slash emissions now and world can avoid worst effects
World leaders and businesses are telling lies when they promise to tackle climate change and there will be catastrophic consequences without immediate and deep cuts in emissions, the UN has warned.The world can still avoid the worst consequences of climate change and the transformation needed is aff → Read More
Raw sewage spills into rivers and sea 1,000 times a day
Water companies spilt raw sewage into rivers and the sea more than 1,000 times a day on average last year, according to official data.Campaigners for cleaner ri → Read More
Three billion people highly vulnerable to climate change, IPCC report warns
More than three billion people are highly vulnerable to climate change and there is “a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity” to minimise the catastro → Read More
Britain selling death-risk pesticides around world despite ban at home
Pesticides banned from use on British farms over links to deaths and Parkinson’s disease are being exported around the world by UK firms.Marcos Orellana, the → Read More
Hedgehog highways ‘helping to end decline’
Hedgehogs are no longer declining in urban areas and may even be recovering, partly because people have been creating “hedgehog highways” connecting gardens, a → Read More
We must turn historic Cop26 words into action, says Alok Sharma
The deal agreed at the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow is at risk of remaining “just words on a page”, according to the minister who brokered it.Alok Sharma → Read More
Rogue waste firms tackled in fly-tipping crackdown
Rogue waste collectors who fly-tip household rubbish will be targeted under a government crackdown. Fly-tipping increased sharply last year to 1.1 million cases → Read More
Women who eat little meat and dairy put their health at risk, says scientist
The health of many young women is being compromised by a lack of vital nutrients in their diet because they consume little or no red meat and dairy products, a → Read More
2021 was fifth hottest on record despite cooling La Niña
The last seven years globally were the seven warmest on record “by a clear margin”, according to the European Union’s climate monitoring service.Last year was t → Read More
NHS introduces pioneering Nanoknife prostate cancer treatment
Men with prostate cancer have been treated for the first time on the NHS with a minimally invasive technique which uses electrical pulses to kill cancerous cell → Read More
Humpback whales are making a comeback around UK
Sightings of humpback whales have soared around the UK in a further sign of the recovery of the species → Read More
Cabbage patch protein solves riddle of getting children to eat their greens
Getting children to eat their greens will become much easier under plans for a factory that will turn cabbages into a protein-rich alternative to meat. About 2, → Read More
Get your henhouse in order, says chief vet amid worst bird flu outbreak
Poor biosecurity on farms is contributing to the UK’s worst outbreak of bird flu, which has resulted in two million birds being culled in the past two months, t → Read More
Toxic lead found in pheasant meat from Waitrose
Pheasant meat sold by Waitrose and Harrods is contaminated with toxic lead despite the retailers having promised to switch to selling “lead free” game, tests ha → Read More
French bulldog owners told to face facts about health problems
French bulldogs are significantly more likely than other breeds to be diagnosed with 20 common disorders, according to the most detailed study of the health of → Read More
Don’t give orangutans Covid, Instagram tourists told
Study of photos in Sumatra shows tourists are getting too close → Read More