DARK SECRETS: 24 | Rare Historical Photos

John Smith obituary

Other lives: Architectural historian who played a key role in preserving the Lincolnshire town of Stamford

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

With Texas’ Data Center Boom, Uncertainty Is the Business Plan

Proposed projects are driven by sketchy numbers nobody has to prove: inflated demand, water use most companies never report, power plans that route around ordinary review. Either way, the public pays.

Texas Observer · Jul 28

Chicken farms and the reality of food production in Britain

Letters: Richard Griffiths and Will Raw respond to an article by George Monbiot in which he argues that industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

'Here before': climate-threatened islanders fight back

Torres Strait Islanders have taken the federal government to court for a second time in a bid to secure climate change justice.

AAP · Jul 27

Councils can lead on housing improvements

Letter: Dr Stephen Battersby on the lessons this Labour government can learn from the 1970s

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling

Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

Weather tracker: Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop

Wind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

Country diary: I always dreamed of a safe, scenic footpath. Finally, my wish has been granted

Comins Coch, Ceredigion: It took more than 30 years, but now I am walking it for the first time – and no hi-vis clothing is necessary. It will benefit the community for generations to come

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27

‘A new trajectory’: EVs now almost quarter of Australia’s new car sales as fuel crisis bites

More electric vehicles sold in first half of 2026 than whole of last year, new data shows

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27