Climate change: Warning of more extreme weather in UK
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Climate change: Warning of more extreme weather in UK
The author of a climate change study has warned that the UK will see more extreme weather events if changes are not made to tackle global warming.
Professor Liz Bentley, chief executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, cautioned: "The heatwaves are going to become more frequent and more intense; the flooding events are going to become more extreme and more record-breaking … we need to see action." Report by Buseld.
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Two Just Stop Oil activists have been jailed for pouring soup over Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers. Phoebe Plummer, 23, received a two-year jail term, while Anna Holland, 22, was handed 20 months. Hundreds have staged a protest outside Southwark Crown Court, with spokesperson Grahame Buss calling their sentencing a "miscarriage of justice". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Peter Shilton has called for better regulations in the gambling industry, after an "off the scale" surge in betting advertising since the start of the new Premier League season. The former England captain, who had a 45-year gambling addiction, adds, "the worrying part is the kids coming through now have got a casino in their pocket". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A number of schools have been shut and roads remain flooded in Bedfordshire after more heavy rain fell overnight. Flood warnings remain in place around the county as firefighters have urged motorists not to drive through floodwater and road closed signs. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A senior West Midlands Police officer says the murder of 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai in a Wolverhampton park last year was both "shocking and saddening". Two boys, the youngest knife murderers in the UK, have both been handed life sentences with a minimum term of eight-and-a-half years. Chief Superintendent Kim Madill, speaking outside Nottingham Crown Court adds, "the impact of knife crime is devastating no matter where you live in the country". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Two boys, believed to be the youngest knife murderers in the UK, have received eight-year minimum terms for murdering Shawn Seesahai in a Wolverhampton park last year. Justice Amanda Tipples told the boys, who are now 13, "when you killed Shawn he was 19, starting out in his adult life with everything to live for". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Climate Change, Driving Extreme
Weather Disasters, Around the World.
Climate Change, Driving Extreme
Weather Disasters, Around the World.
NPR's climate team recently broke down how
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