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Manchester Evening NewsDWP Cold Weather Payments mapped - all the postcode areas in England and Wales eligible for £25 cash
Households in 116 areas of the UK will be getting £25 from the DWP if they are eligible for Cold Weather Payments
- The Daily Beast
Gavin Newsom Hits Back at Elon Musk With Clip of Firefighters Exposing His ‘Lies’
Gavin Newsom has taken to X to share what he believes is a gotcha clip of Elon Musk being “exposed” for lying about the California wildfires. The MAGA billionaire, along with Donald Trump, has been a vocal critic of the governor’s response to the crisis. Trump even dubbed him “Gavin Newscum,” before Musk described him as a “subtard.” Newsom had sensibly refused to get drawn into the war of words, saying he “respect[s] the office” of the incoming president. But, taking to X on Sunday evening, he
- Manchester Evening News
Numbers on your radiator dial have important function that could save you money
It turns out the small dial at the bottom of your radiator could make your home more efficient if used correctly - but the wrong setting can actually cost you money
- The Independent
The end of the world as we know it? Theorist warns humanity is teetering between collapse and advancement
When will human civilization end for 8.2 billion Earthlings? It could be happening right now
- Euronews
How long will an EV last before it has to be replaced? A guide to electric car battery life
Like their fossil-fuelled contemporaries, electric cars and their components have a finite lifespan. How long will an EV realistically last before it fails completely?View on euronews
- The Conversation
Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort
In emergencies, dumping ocean water on fires may be the best option. But seawater can have long-term effects on equipment and ecosystems, as a novel coastal experiment shows.
- The Telegraph
Why the ‘eye-watering’ cost of heat pumps doesn’t add up
British households are paying more for electricity than gas in any other country in Europe – in a blow to Ed Miliband’s net zero drive.
- Yahoo News UK
Met Office dismisses ‘470-mile snow bomb’ claims
There have been reports that the UK will face more snow later this month, but what does the Met Office say?
- The Independent
California wildfires: How and why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
Critics have erroneously blamed California environmental policies and empty reservoirs for lack of water
- Wales Online
Met Office predicts when snow could return to Wales
The immediate forecast is 'unsellted' but there could be 'deep lows' and 'colder spells' in the longer range forecast
- Reuters
How one California man tried saving his block from wildfire
Despite it all, Tristin Perez never left his Altadena home during the deadly Eaton fire. A police officer told him and his neighbors to evacuate early on Wednesday morning as the fire raced down the hillside above them. Instead, Perez insisted on trying to save his property and his neighbors’ homes along El Molino Avenue.
- Food & Wine
Why Drinking Bottled Water Can Be Much Worse for You Than Tap, According to New Research
“The FDA hardly has any regulations at all for bottled water.”
- The Guardian
‘It’s ironic’: how climate crisis is driving Trump push on Greenland and Panama
What the president-elect calls a ‘giant hoax’ is changing the strategic calculus in the Arctic and for the Panama canal
- ABC News
LA fires live updates: 9 people charged with looting in Palisades, Eaton fires, DA says
At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed that the state provide an additional $2.5 billion in funding for its firestorm response and recovery efforts.
- PA Media: UK News
Just Stop Oil supporters spray-paint ‘1.5 is dead’ on Charles Darwin’s grave
The action followed confirmation that 2024 was the first year in which the average temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
- Reuters
Factbox-Trump's likely first moves on US energy policy
Here are some of the energy-related executive orders Trump could announce during his first days in office, as he seeks to follow through on that promise. Trump could order the U.S. to withdraw from the 2015 Paris Agreement, an international pact to fight climate change and limit the rise in global temperatures by slashing fossil fuel-related emissions. Trump withdrew the U.S. during his first term, and transition sources have said he wants to do it again.
- HuffPost
House Republican Threatens To Withhold Disaster Aid From California Amid Deadly Wildfires
Ohio congressman Warren Davidson's "problem" with the state's forest management appears to echo misleading claims in conservative media.
- Associated Press
Russia forms an emergency task force as Kerch Strait oil spill continues to spread
An emergency task force arrived in Russia’s southern Krasnodar region on Sunday as an oil spill in the Kerch Strait from two storm-stricken tankers continues to spread a month after it was first detected, officials said. The task force, which includes Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov, was set up after Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on authorities to ramp up the response to the spill, calling it “one of the most serious environmental challenges we have faced in recent years." Kurenkov said that “the most difficult situation” had developed near the port of Taman in the Krasnodar region, where fuel oil continues to leak into the sea from the damaged part of the Volgoneft-239 tanker.
- Yahoo News UK
What we know about lynx sightings in Scotland
Police are searching for answers after four of the animals were captured, amid speculation 'rogue rewilding' could be to blame for their release.
- The Telegraph
Why you’re paying more to park than your neighbour – because of the car you drive
When Lambeth became London’s first borough to declare a “climate emergency”, residents were promised a cleaner, greener future.