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Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’

Vanessa Nakate: ‘The climate issue is the biggest threat that is facing our lives right now’
Laura Tobin: ‘Most people have conditioned themselves not to think about climate change’

Laura Tobin: ‘Most people have conditioned themselves not to think about climate change’
The eco swaps that will actually make your life more sustainable 

The eco swaps that will actually make your life more sustainable
Environmental defenders, not victims: What we can learn from the San people of Southern Africa

Environmental defenders, not victims: What we can learn from the San people of Southern Africa
Here are 5 climate podcasts that will change how you view the planet

Here are 5 climate podcasts that will change how you view the planet
The Brazilian women on the front line of the climate change fight

The Brazilian women on the front line of the climate change fight
Four easy ways you can boost biodiversity – with or without a garden

Four easy ways you can boost biodiversity – with or without a garden
Tenants ‘attacked’ outside London estate agent during eviction protest

Tenants ‘attacked’ outside London estate agent during eviction protest

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Post Office staff to strike over ‘degrading’ real terms pay cut

Post Office staff to strike over ‘degrading’ real terms pay cut
Robert Macfarlane: ‘We’ve almost run out of language to describe and evoke breakdown and warming’

Robert Macfarlane: ‘We’ve almost run out of language to describe and evoke breakdown and warming’
Natural history GCSE to be introduced as part of government’s climate education strategy

Natural history GCSE to be introduced as part of government’s climate education strategy
Man ends 37-day hunger strike outside parliament after MPs agree to climate change briefing

Man ends 37-day hunger strike outside parliament after MPs agree to climate change briefing
Boris Johnson repeats false employment claim in parliament again – having already admitted it’s wrong

Boris Johnson repeats false employment claim in parliament again – having already admitted it’s wrong
‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership

‘Your couriers have to use food banks’: Deliveroo accused of hypocrisy over Trussell Trust partnership
Britain is facing an invisible extinction of biodiversity

Britain is facing an invisible extinction of biodiversity
Why England’s rivers are so polluted – and what you can do about it

Why England’s rivers are so polluted – and what you can do about it
Fifty years after the Gaia hypothesis was first published, understanding it is more vital than ever

Fifty years after the Gaia hypothesis was first published, understanding it is more vital than ever
Boris Johnson apologises for not realising his birthday party was a party

Boris Johnson apologises for not realising his birthday party was a party
Energy bosses warn cost of living crisis will get ‘truly horrific’ when bills rise again in October

Energy bosses warn cost of living crisis will get ‘truly horrific’ when bills rise again in October
Energy bosses admit more customers are struggling with debt amid spiralling costs

Energy bosses admit more customers are struggling with debt amid spiralling costs
A young woodwork star’s latest creation has raised £250,000 for children in Ukraine

A young woodwork star’s latest creation has raised £250,000 for children in Ukraine
How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness

How a group of Essex lawyers turn things around for those facing homelessness
Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home

Lighthouse Furniture is helping low-income families make their house a home
Meet the builders turning London’s empty houses into affordable homes

Meet the builders turning London’s empty houses into affordable homes
How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits

How a mission to prevent food waste ended up feeding hundreds of thousands of Brits
Meet the plumber raising money to heat people’s homes for free

Meet the plumber raising money to heat people’s homes for free
Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre

Meet the South London heroes who turned a derelict phone box into a community centre
Striking Etsy sellers are shutting shop to protest higher fees

Striking Etsy sellers are shutting shop to protest higher fees
Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits

Digital exclusion is creating a ‘two-tier’ system for people claiming benefits
The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.

The UK has long wanted an Australian refugee system. Here’s how that failed spectacularly.
The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?

The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
Yoga for cooped-up kids gets a boost with Big Issue funding
