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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

Esme Stallard and Georgina Rannard BBC News Climate and Science Getty Images Storms and tidal surges linked to climate change are causing devastation in low-lying countries, including Marshall Islands A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of […]

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Fife councillor guilty of sex offences against teenage girl

A Fife councillor has been found guilty of sexual offences against a teenage girl over a seven-month period. David Graham, who was suspended from the Labour party two years ago, groomed and sexually abused the girl at a variety of locations in the Fife and Edinburgh areas in 2023. The 43-year-old was convicted of offences […]

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Australia’s coral reefs bleached by marine heatwave

Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromWestern Australia Watch: Can you un-bleach coral? BBC visits remote Australian reef to find out Australia boasts plenty of superlatives when it comes to its natural landmarks. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s biggest coral reef system on the north-east coast, is rightly recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site. […]

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