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Packing animals in close to one another can create ideal conditions for disease to spread. 'A previous study...found 80 per cent of human Campylobacter infections in Oxfordshire are associated with poultry meat, & many of these infections are resistant to antibiotics.' share.google/W2XF2mQ0J1as...

'If antibiotics fail...Modern medicine simply would not be able to continue.' Governments need to incentivise research on new antibiotics. And we all need to be doing everything in our power to prevent or delay development of antibiotic resistant bugs. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

A judge is moving to sentence 5 protesters who spray-painted a Barclays branch as terrorists, despite not having been charged with terror offences & the jury not being told that they could face terrorism-related sentences if convicted of criminal damage. uk.news.yahoo.com/five-palesti...

I've been out in Canada talking to people who fear their health will be affected if the gov't allows oil firms to treat + release tailings waste into the Athabasca River - which feeds drinking water supplies for First Nations. Hear the full report here: theworld.org/segments/202...

I say this with nothing but love in my heart for the fatherland but can you imagine any other country looking at wildfires and thinking "quick, get a philosopher on the line"

The High Court has ruled that Dartmoor commons have been mismanaged by Dartmoor Commoners’ Council (DCC), which did nothing to assess or prevent overgrazing resulting in the deterioration of important wildlife areas. wildjustice.org.uk/wild-justice...

The European Commission will consider whether the wildfires devastating southern Europe mean it needs to introduce additional measures to tackle such crises. But the EU executive has limited powers in this area. Brussels Playbook knows more 👇

Every garden can help save songbirds. Native plants, clean water, nesting sites and fewer pesticides can all support wildlife. Small changes at home can have a big impact. Emma Phipps has the story #Birds #SongBirdSurvival

We have often written of the negative consequences of mega farms in our region, and here's another 👇 Industrial chicken farming is accelerating the spread of the world’s most common bacterial cause of diarrhoea in humans and wildlife - campylobacter. Via The Guardian

Road users are being warned that fuel prices are set to hit levels not seen since the height of the US-Iran conflict.

"The exceptionally warm Mediterranean Sea is leaving a fingerprint on land, and in several places it shows up in the nights rather than the afternoons.”

Live: Massive wildfire near Bordeaux 'remains stable' after calm night, local authorities say

France is seeing its first severe ‘fire cloud’. This is why firefighters are worried trib.al/jpZsK6t

Southern, central China brace for flood risk after typhoon reut.rs/4vQZF4I

A dog saved Houssein Hamze from a bomb. When war returned, he stayed to care for Lebanon’s animals

The drugmaker has announced an agreement to pay about 76,000 people with claims that its talcum powder caused ovarian cancer, marking a win for J&J, which proposed an $8.9bn settlement in 2023. ft.trib.al/eh1Ds2H

‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons

Kearny, Arizona, is an extreme example of the water crunch facing communities across the West as cities stare down a future of “megadrought” and fight over scarce resources. https://wapo.st/4wrGmjB

‘Ash fell from the sky’: Tourists describe fleeing ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires in France

The U.S.-China race for AI supremacy has suddenly given way to a race for AI safety. And in that competition, until recently, the EU has largely been running alone.