AI and digital tech used to chart climate impact and extinction risk for plants Artificial intelligence has helped reveal how plants are shifting flowering times across the world due to climate change, a new report has said. A global study using AI to analyse eight million digitalised plant specimens dating back a century revealed flowering
Murdered MP Jo Cox would be deeply concerned by divisions in UK, says sister Murdered MP Jo Cox would have been “deeply concerned” at the current divisions in UK society but would not have shied away from the challenge of uniting people, her sister has said a decade on from the killing. Kim Leadbeater described
Palestine Action terror ban was lawful, Court of Appeal rules The decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Three judges at the High Court ruled in February that the then-home secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 last year
Housebuilding target at risk over planning shortages, union says The Government’s housebuilding target is at risk because of a shortage of council planners, according to new research. Unison said its study found that one in 10 council planning jobs in England were vacant, which the union said was slowing decisions. The research revealed widespread shortages
Rightmove gives reasons why June saw an ‘unusual’ asking price fall The average price tag on a home fell by 0.6% or £2,113 in June, in the biggest price drop recorded for this month of the year in 14 years, according to a property website. The month-on-month fall took the average asking price across Britain
Starmer announces social media ban for under-16s Children under age 16 will be banned from social media in a “big moment for our country”, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Prime Minister announced the restriction in a Downing Street press conference as he warned social media was having an impact on children’s happiness and mental health.
Khan announces £7m promotion campaign to tackle online ‘disinformation’ Sir Sadiq Khan has announced a £7 million campaign to showcase London to the world and tackle online “disinformation” that he says is harming the capital’s reputation. The Mayor of London said the city had been subjected to a “relentless and unprecedented attack of lies and
Scientists make new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway Scientists have made a new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway rock formation. New research has revealed that Northern Ireland’s volcanic past, which created the Causeway’s distinctive 40,000 basalt columns, happened over a much shorter period than previously thought. It was discovered
Road designers urged to ‘up their game’ to tackle spike in wrong-way driving Motorway designers are being urged to “up their game” after an investigation found reported incidents of wrong-way driving on the roads have increased by 30% in four years. The RAC Foundation issued the plea after National Highways figures obtained by the Press
Bank of England set to hold interest rates as it faces balancing act The Bank of England is set to keep interest rates on hold as policymakers face the task of navigating the Middle East energy shock and a slowing economy. Many economists do not think an interest rate hike is on the cards this