by bpckle | Sep 26, 2026 | In the Media
Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after tax changes introduced under Starmer soured relations
As an arable farmer, Olly Harrison’s WhatsApp messages are normally concerned with the more mundane matters of working the land: logistics, supplies and the occasional chat about the weather.
So when a recent message came through from Andy Burnham, it was more than a little unexpected.
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by bpckle | Sep 26, 2026 | In the Media
Only 26% of PHEVs sold across top 20 models can use chargers with power of 50kW or more, analysis finds
Three-quarters of the 20 top-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) in the UK cannot use rapid chargers, research has found, amid concerns that many are essentially “petrol cars pulling round a heavy battery”.
The cars, which can run on electric batteries as well as combustion engines, have been promoted by carmakers as a way to cover long distances in a single drive – unlike fully electric cars – while still reducing emissions.
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by bpckle | Sep 26, 2026 | In the Media
Dredging work is underway to save a disappearing regional Queensland beach, but there are questions about its long-term viability and the impacts of increasingly powerful weather events.
by bpckle | Sep 26, 2026 | In the Media
The spread of H5N1 bird flu is slowing down the rollout of tougher poultry regulations in Victoria.
by bpckle | Sep 26, 2026 | In the Media
Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions
A small uncrewed vessel has embarked on a lap around Antarctica and may not return for months.
The seven-metre craft, which looks like a large kayak in hi-vis orange, is expected to travel about 22,000km through inhospitable waters, propelled by powerful westerly winds and energy from the sun. The journey is seven times the distance between Sydney and Perth.
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