All news on the topic: Environment

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Social media is encouraging people to make impulse buys - that they regret later
TikTok and Instagram often show perfectly polished homes, and give all the product information - but nearly three in ten feel they then waste their money on these items
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New government rules to tackle government waste branded 'patently unfair'
The new regulations could see food prices rise for consumers, as businesses are forced to assume all costs for recycling the packaging waste they produce
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Top 10 UK spots in springtime - London's Kew Gardens tops list
The New Forest in Hampshire, and the Lake District's second largest lake, Ullswater, followed closely as the top beauty spots as the season changes
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What would make YOU switch to an electric car? Take our poll and have your say
Despite all the encouragement to adopt greener transport, only a tiny percentage of UK drivers have ditched the internal combustion engine - but why?
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Small businesses plan to go greener in 2023 by recycling more & reducing energy
One in five small businesses plan to make their green commitments and working towards a net-zero target a 'core business strategy' in the coming year
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Motorist may have to sell home after unwittingly driving past sign 30 times
Henry Franklin says he had been driving unpaid through Bristol's Clean Air Zone for a month without realising before it was too late - and now has to pay £4,000
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Soldier's joy as he saves home by moving it away from crumbling cliff edge
Lance Martin feared his house would be destroyed after coastal erosion left it teetering on a cliff, but he finally managed to drag it back from the edge
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Ex-soldier aims to drag his home back from cliff as coastal erosion wreaks havoc
Lance Martin faces race against time to move his wooden chalet, and he plans to attach chains to telegraph poles and drag the property back 6ft
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One-of-a-kind robotic shark can collect 500kg of plastic waste a day from waters
The WasteShark has been deployed in busy Canary Wharf, in London, and can travel up to 5km before needing to be recharged
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Environmental activist shot 14 times by police at peaceful protest in 'Cop City'
Environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, 26, was shot at the site of a planned Atlanta, US, $90million (£72million) public safety training in Atlanta’s South River Forest on January 18
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Photos show extent of coastal erosion over 30 years as houses are demolished
Aerial footage shot over three decades shows properties on the east coast of England being lost one by one as residents are left wondering whose home will be affected next
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Streets polluted by plastic and toxic chemicals in plague of single-use e-cigs
MIRROR SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Single-use vapes are also posing a significant health threat to wildlife, sea life and birds as they contain materials and poisonous substances including plastic, lithium and ­nicotine
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Over half of Brits want to make eco-friendly changes - but can't afford to do so
More than four in ten Brits live below the 'green line', with one in five left with less than £100 a month in disposable income
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Boots confirms major change to everyday product sold in all its 2,200 UK stores
Last year's pledge to remove wet wipes containing plastic is part of Boot's overall plan to become a more sustainable retailer and minimise its impact on the environment
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Woman slapped with £500 fine after she dropped cigarette outside Primark store
Dropping a cigarette on Hounslow high street cost one Brit a staggering £536 after she was taken to court - it's one of several instances where people have fined for petty litter crimes
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World risks falling into climate 'doom loop' as 'phoney war' with crisis ends
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has said the world is heading for a "doom loop" with an author claiming that we are now facing the real consequences of climate change
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Young adults want to careers in green industries - including renewable energy
A poll of 15-25-year-olds revealed almost all those seeking job opportunities have protecting the natural environment at the forefront of their mind
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Woman brands husband 'disgusting' for refusing to flush the loo in the night
The husband often gets up in the night to go to the loo but the wife fumes when she gets up to find stale urine still in the toilet - while he says he does it for environmental reasons
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Roadside shame of filthy Brits who throw 'tsunami' of litter from car windows
Clean Up Britain founder John Read has described the country's roadsides as 'disgusting' and like the 'Wild West' when it comes to authorities' grip on litter louts
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City woman moves to farm and stocks 5-year survival food supply due to Covid
Gubba, 23, wanted to become self-sufficient after seeing people 'fighting for food' during the coronavirus pandemic
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UK seal colony has 3796 babies to look after and volunteer army has work cut out
Numbers have been steadily rising – 20 years ago only around 50 seals were born here – thanks in a large part to 383 local volunteers whose work keeping the area secure ensures females want to keep going back there to have their babies
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'Apocalyptic' mass crustaceans deaths 'caused by new disease unknown to science'
Locals in Hartlepool to Whitby described the sight of dead crabs and lobsters as 'apocalyptic' and a new report is out after the Department for the Environment initially blamed an 'algal bloom'
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Brits will be paid cash to recycle old bottles and cans - but not until 2025
Reverse vending machines will be introduced at places such as supermarkets - however the plan has faced some criticism for not being introduced until 2025 and not including glass bottles
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Stinkiest place unveiled as city has 1,000 smell complaints in a year
Stoke-on Trent recorded 860 complaints about smell last year and has the dubious honour of being the stinkiest authority in the UK the survey by Airmatic has found
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Two-thirds of city dwellers wish there were more green spaces in their area
Over three-quarters think greenery helps improve their mental wellbeing - and two-thirds would consider moving to the countryside to be closer to nature