HISTORICAL FACTS: 10 | History Defined

Temperatures to drop with overnight frost in change to more autumnal weather

Widespread single figure temperatures are expected on Thursday morning.

Evening Standard · Oct 5

The vapourware of the airline industry

Brief letters: Heathrow’s third runway and aircraft emissions | Taking the hint | Editorial mischief | Girls and ladies | The bleeding obvious

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Climate change driving child marriages and teen pregnancies, study finds

The charity Plan International said on Monday that global warming has increased the risk of child marriages, teenage pregnancies and violence against girls. Its report coincides with talks in the South Pacific nations of Fiji and Tuvalu, where climate change is affecting all aspects of daily life.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 5

Revealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host Turkey

Exclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Country diary: Lave net fishing is a tradition in trouble

Portskewett, Monmouthshire: For hundreds of years this has been a method of catching salmon in the Severn’s churning waters. I visit one of the few fishermen still going

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Urgent call on fire danger posed by invasive grass

Invasive buffel grass is fuelling fears of supercharged wildfires across Central Australia, prompting calls for federal action to curb its spread.

AAP · Oct 5

To cull or not to cull: Greenland debates fate of world’s slowest shark

As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5

Pacific leaders urge climate action as UN pre-COP talks open in Fiji

Pacific leaders urged action on climate change as UN pre-COP talks opened in Fiji's Nadi on Monday, ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Turkey. Discussions in Fiji and Tuvalu will focus on limiting warming to 1.5C, improving access to climate finance and protecting oceans as rising seas threaten communities.

France 24 · Oct 4

‘Amazing’ habitat for wildlife: work starts on vast wetland restoration scheme

Hundreds of acres of wetland being recreated in the Fens alongside ‘wet farming’ demonstration fields.

Evening Standard · Oct 4

Vibrant but unpredictable autumn colour on way after drought – National Trust

Despite signs of drought-stressed ‘false autumn’, the ingredients are still there for a colourful seasonal display, the charity says.

Evening Standard · Oct 4