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A report calls for a relaxation on requirements to speak English, and to expand seasonal worker visas.
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Chemistry professor Prof David MacMillan has set up a foundation in his parents' honour.
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Some farmers say studies suggest Paraquat could be a factor in the onset of Parkinson's Disease.
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The UK government is putting water firms under pressure after 1,000 sewage spills a day in 2021.
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The jars are thousands of years old and may have been used for ancient human burial practices.
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They landed safely in Kazakhstan after leaving the International Space Station in a shared capsule.
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Fast fashion could be a thing of the past under plans to make clothing worn in the EU more sustainable.
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Wind turbines and solar panels produced 10% of global electricity in 2021 but coal also had a resurgence.
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As the UK's climate warms, the temperature threshold in eight counties is raised by the Met Office.
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Observers have slammed the 'snail's pace' of negotiations and are pressing for a step up of ambitions.
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A company that produces Chernobyl’s ‘Atomik vodka’ releases new products, donating profits to Ukraine's refugees.
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Ministers hope solar farms can vary the UK's energy mix - but they face increasing local opposition.
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Could an experimental forest hold the answers to meeting the UK's big tree planting ambitions?
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Record numbers of Britain's loudest bird - the bittern - are recorded in the latest RSPB survey.
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Orchards are in big decline, with an area the size of the Isle of Wight lost since 1900, research finds.
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The UN wants to ensure that everyone on the planet is covered by early warning systems by 2027.
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The London-based satellite internet firm turns to its US rival to get its spacecraft into orbit.
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UN Secretary General says climate goals are in danger if countries turn to coal because of Ukraine.
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There's likely to be a new emphasis on technology to suck CO2 from the air in IPCC report on mitigation.
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The decision to ditch standard Russian uniforms was interpreted as a show of solidarity for Ukraine.
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Experts say the UK should reduce the amount of toxic "forever chemicals" allowed in drinking water.
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Researchers find that "brown carbon" from wildfire smoke is helping to melt Arctic snow and ice.
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People living in the area, which has Unesco World Heritage status, are being asked to adapt.
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The cities turning to huge heat pumps to provide warmth to thousands of homes and businesses.
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As the world's temperature warms, severe rainfall events are becoming more likely - and weather patterns like La Niña could be disrupted.
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Researchers say they have solved one of science's biggest paradoxes, first identified by Prof Stephen Hawking.
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But the government says particle standards will come in as quickly as is realistically possible.
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Racism is "pervasive" in chemical sciences, according to an investigation by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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A small area of Scotland is the home of a groundbreaking experiment to power homes with green hydrogen.
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The new style of electricity pylon is designed to reduce the impact on the local environment.
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Russia risks being scientifically isolated as partnerships with research institutes end, expert says.
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Pearce Jarrett is the founder of an award-winning app but didn't originally think it was a career for him.
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An energy strategy is due - but can it get the UK off Russian gas, cut bills and help the environment?
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The EU Commission outlines an ambitious roadmap to cut imports of Russian gas by two thirds in a year.
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The world's largest rainforest is fast losing its ability to bounce back from human impacts, researchers say.
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The Moon's far side should now have a new crater after being hit by a large chunk of space junk.
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The board of London-based OneWeb, part-owned by the UK government, votes to stop using Soyuz rockets.
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A leading climate expert says the Ukraine invasion is closing the window of opportunity to curb global warming.
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Russia's space agency is refusing to launch OneWeb satellites part-owned by the UK government.
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Nearly 200 countries agree to start negotiations on a global treaty to tackle the plastic "crisis".
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The UK government has authorised the emergency use of a type of pesticide almost entirely banned in the EU because of the harm it can cause to bees.
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The SpaceX founder sends Starlink dishes to Ukraine but how do they work and how might they be used?
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The part-government-owned firm OneWeb is due to send up satellites via Kazakhstan this week.
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Smoke from Australian wildfires affects the layer that shields the Earth from harmful UV rays.
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The justices heard an appeal from 19 mostly Republican-led states, led by coal state West Virginia.
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IPCC scientists outline a harrowing summary of climate impacts already hurting people and species.
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But a disaster at the defunct nuclear power plant there is "extremely unlikely", experts say.
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The drones are being used to find pools of water that mosquitos use to breed.
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The government's climate change advisers say new oil and gas in the North Sea would not lower bills.
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The number of exceptional wildfires will increase by 50% by the end of the century, the UN warns.
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