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Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv
The youngest victim of the bombing raid was two-and-a-half years old, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which released video footage showing smoke billowing from a Kyiv apartment block with a massive hole where its roof had been. Leading condemnation of the attacks, the UN Secretary-General said that targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure violated…
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Ukraine: ‘Diplomatic momentum’ at risk amid large-scale Russian strikes
Miroslav Jenča, Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas, was speaking a day after the latest wave of Russian airstrikes across the country, with at least 23 people killed in the capital, Kyiv. “The mounting death toll and devastation caused by the intensifying fighting over the summer, run counter to the significant efforts…
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Finding strength amid sleepless nights: Ukraine’s hidden mental health toll
Speaking from the capital Kyiv which was rocked by some of the deadliest attacks of the war last week – and following a visit to the frontline region of Sumy – UN Women’s Representative in Ukraine Sabine Freizer Gunes described to UN News’s Nathalie Minard both the emotional exhaustion and the resilience she had witnessed. The…
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Retailers could lose £146m per year without net zero adaptation – EnvironmentJournal
Despite ongoing concerns about the UK’s capacity to pay for its zero carbon ambitions, a new analysis lays bare the damage of failing to change our built environment. New research by Mitsubishi Electric, which includes responses from 500 retail facilities managers across the UK, shows 8-in-10 believe becoming more sustainable will improve profits, but a…
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Christmas come early? Waitrose claims autumn has already begun – EnvironmentJournal
The British retailer has published a list of signs which suggest the seasons are already in transition. According to Waitrose supplier Leckford Farm, the annual arable harvest has taken place two weeks earlier than usual. In total, the producer has counted in 1,600 tonnes of produce from the latest yield, including wheat, oilseed rape, oats…
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Can Downing Street prioritise the environment, democracy and growth? – EnvironmentJournal
Keir Starmer’s leadership says Britain has to build and existing regulations make that difficult. So do mounting concerns about the climate crisis, impact on local communities and the agency of citizens. Victoria Yeandle asks if it’s possible to reconcile all these pressure points. The focus on growth was clear as soon as Labour came…
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Tories would drown net zero to exploit North Sea resources – EnvironmentJournal
Party leader Kemi Badenoch pledges to remove all emissions reductions requirements for the sector and extract ‘all our oil and gas’ to make energy more affordable. Should the Conservatives win the next general election, the focus would be on accessing the remaining fossil fuel resources from the North Sea bed, emphasising previous statements which branded…
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Enough SUVs to swamp Manchester as ownership increases 10-fold – EnvironmentJournal
20 years ago 3% of cars in English cities were sports utility vehicles. Today, that figure has leapt to 30%. According to new research published by Clean Cities, ‘carspreading’ has increased 10 fold in major urban areas. There are now enough SUVs on England’s roads to cover the City of Manchester, or the London Borough…
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After the heatwaves, it’s time to make UK workplaces climate resilient – EnvironmentJournal
2025 was the hottest British summer on record, and organisations must do more to protect staff as extreme systems become the norm. Rebecca Stewart outlines how to build more protection into our offices. Europe has entered a new climate reality. Now the fastest-heating continent, this summer’s heatwaves – 46°C in Spain, 43°C in France, and…
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1/3 of facilities management are unsure about sustainability budgets – EnvironmentJournal
Almost half of departments across multiple sectors allocate just 10% or less of their overall budget to sustainability. SFG20’s State of FM Report 2025 includes the opinions of more than 190 professionals working in a number of different built environment roles. According to this, there are large variations between the net zero target dates of…
