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Ocean damage ‘unspeakably awful’, Attenborough tells William

Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent Justin Rowlatt Climate editor The Prince of Wales interviewed TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough ahead of the UN oceans summit Sir David Attenborough has told Prince William he is “appalled” by the damage certain fishing methods are wreaking on the world’s oceans. The Prince of Wales interviewed the TV […]

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The furniture fraud who hoodwinked the Palace of Versailles

BBC In the early 2010s, two ornate chairs said to have once belonged on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles appeared on the French antiques market. Thought to be the most expensive chairs made for Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France’s Ancien Régime, they were stamped with the seal of Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot, a […]

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China’s driverless lorries hope to expand

Stephen McDonell China correspondent Watch as the BBC rides on board a driverless truck They rumble down the highway between Beijing and Tianjin port: big lorries, loaded up and fully able to navigate themselves. Sure, there is a safety driver in the seat, as per government regulations, but these lorries don’t require them, and many […]

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William to address Monaco forum in bid to help world’s oceans

Daniela Relph Royal correspondent Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images The prince will attend a forum in Monaco and “[try] to harness capitalism for good” The Prince of Wales will travel to the South of France this weekend to call for more to be done to protect the world’s oceans. In what his team describes as a “landmark […]

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Is the western U.S. at risk for wildfires like those in Canada?

Air quality alerts have been posted for the Upper Midwest and the Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Connecticut due to smoke from wildfires raging in Canada. DENVER – A rapid snowmelt across the western United States is setting records for how quickly the frozen precipitation is disappearing and also raising alarms about future wildfire […]

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