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Evening StandardSir Keir Starmer 'could allow water bill rises across country' to pay for Thames Water bailout
New laws would give the government the power to raise bills to prop up Thames Water if a buyer cannot be found
- Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Government inspector backs council decision to refuse farm shop plans
A HUGELY controversial decision to refuse planning permission for a farm shop has been upheld by a Government Inspector.
- The Northern Echo
Concern raised over having two recycling bins across region as consultation ends
Under proposals from North Yorkshire Council, households will have two wheelie bins for recycling.
- The Independent
Scores of invasive pythons captured in Florida including nearly 10ft snake
Tens of thousands of invasive pythons seized in Florida in the past 25 years
- Manchester Evening News
Researchers discovered a grumpy-looking new fish, and have the perfect name for it
Initially, the researchers thought they had rediscovered the fiery dwarfgoby
- Manchester Evening News
More than £15m was spent on cleaning up buses. Was it all for nothing?
A new government report has found that, in some cases, retrofitting buses has made them emit more harmful pollution
- Oxford Mail
Eastenders legend will host first-ever Oxford Climate Awards
A legendary soap star has been announced as the host of the first-ever Oxford Climate Awards - with less than one month to go until the big night.
- KameraOne
Ranger installing wildlife camera comes face-to-face with Amur leopard
This is the moment a ranger setting up a wildlife camera in the Land of the Leopard National Park in Primorsky Krai, Russia on September 13 came face-to-face with one of the critically-endangered creatures. The leopards are extremely rare, they are victims of poaching and habitat destruction, causing their numbers to drop to less than 150 in the whole world.
- The Telegraph
Why Ed Miliband risks a smart meter shock
Smart meters, for many owners, have failed to live up to the name. Online forums are filled with complaints from people who have received huge bills or ridiculous consumption figures after energy suppliers installed the internet-connected meters in their homes.
- Sky News
Asset manager RLAM demands water company action over antibiotic resistance
One of the City's most prominent fund management groups is heaping fresh pressure on the environmental record of Britain's water industry by calling for suppliers to take steps to curtail the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Sky News understands that Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), which manages £169bn in assets, is calling on the UK's regulated water companies to address the risks of AMR by treating wastewater more effectively. Its call comes as the water industry faces unprecedented political and public scrutiny over its finances, governance and performance, with the largest player, Thames Water, hovering on the brink of collapse.
- CNN
Angola nearly lost its national animal to poaching. Here’s how a team of dedicated conservationists brought it back
The giant sable antelope was on the brink of extinction after the country’s civil war, until Pedro Vaz Pinto, director of the Kissama Foundation, devised a plan to save the species.
- Manchester Evening News
Blackpool lemur makes the most of the September sunshine with a bit of 'yoga'
"Summer may be over, but our lemurs are still striking their 'yoga' poses to soak up the autumn sun"
- Associated Press
GM offering adapters to help electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers
General Motors is now offering adapters to help its electric vehicle owners access Tesla chargers. The Detroit automaker said Wednesday that it is opening up access to more than 17,800 Tesla Superchargers for its customers, with the use of a GM approved NACS DC adapter. Customers in the United States will be able to buy the adapter for $225 through GM vehicle brand mobile apps.
- The Independent
Escaped capybara Cinnamon spotted in drone pictures after escaping Hoo Zoo enclosure
Drone captures ‘beloved’ rodent just metres from Hoo Zoo in Shropshire
- The Independent
Where is Cinnamon the capybara? The possible locations of escaped Hoo Zoo rodent
Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World is launching a major search for Cinnamon after receiving new information after a public appeal
- The Northern Echo
Awful smell in Darlington and Aycliffe was 'due to extensive manure spreading'
The awful smell in Darlington and Newton Aycliffe on Monday and Tuesday was from extensive manure spreading
- AFP
Vast France building project sunk by sea level rise fears
An ambitious housing project in the northwestern French city of Caen has run aground over worries that rising waters driven by climate change could make the area unlivable within the century.The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects a "likely" sea level rise of 40 to 80 centimetres by 2100.
- Sky News
'Waiting game' after capybara named Cinnamon that escaped Hoo Zoo avoids capture following thermal drone sighting
Zoo staff are playing a "waiting game" after a capybara that escaped from a zoo was located by a thermal-imaging drone during a night-time search - but managed to avoid capture. One-year-old Cinnamon got out of her pen in Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Telford, Shropshire, on Friday and then fled the zoo on Saturday. Cinnamon has now been found in a field and section of woodland next to the zoo, but has managed to hide and has not so far been recaptured, the small family-run zoo said in a statement.
- The Independent
Two ‘precious’ specimens of extinct New Zealand huia bird up for auction in England
Bird, special to Māori people, was last seen in 1907
- Bournemouth Echo UK
Sainsbury's installs new EV charging points to supermarket
SAINSBURY’S has introduced a brand-new ultra-rapid electric vehicle charging hub at one of its supermarkets.