In this week’s newsletter: Once close to extinction, the species is rebounding due to years of conservation work
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Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing ⊕
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Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem
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From black rain to marine pollution, the war in Iran is an environmental disaster ⊖⊖⊖
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In this week’s newsletter: with US-Israeli strikes hitting oil refineries, military bases and nuclear facilities, monitors are warning that the conflict will have devastating effects
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EU, Australia set to conclude trade talks early next week ⊕
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Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expected to fly Down Under to shake hands on agreement.
33 days ago
Man with Down's syndrome was mauled to death by his niece's British Bulldogs after he 'went to get ice cream in the freezer out the back of the house', inquest hears ⊖⊖
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William John Jones, 68, was living with his niece and carer Gwenfair Benjamin, 51, along with her three pedigree dogs. He was left home alone with the animals, resulting in 38 horrific injuries.
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How extreme weather is leaving thousands of homes uninsurable ⊖
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In this week’s newsletter: The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many – and it should worry all of us, even if we think we’re safe from floods, wildfires and hurricanes
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Instagram investigating AI profiles 'fetishising' disabled people ⊕
Accounts pretending to have conditions like Down's Syndrome have amassed thousands of followers
49 days ago
Down with Love: Ewan McGregor and Renée Zellweger’s perfectly offbeat 60s fantasy ⊕⊕⊕
This 2003 romcom seemed destined to be a hit. But it was too camp, too synthetic, too satirical: the exact qualities that make it a cult favourite today
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The heat suffocates, the fires rage – even by Australian standards, this summer is brutal ⊖⊖⊖
In this week’s newsletter: The south-east of the country is suffering through the worst heatwave since 2019’s ‘black summer’, while the government continues to back fossil fuel projects
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Elana Meyers Taylor’s victory in her fifth Olympics was about far more than gold ⊕
The American won her first Winter Games title at 41. She did so while advocating for Black athletes, mothers and the deaf and Down’s syndrome communities
Elana Meyers Taylor had already cemented her p…