Baby boomers have a bigger carbon footprint than other generations, according to a new study. Researchers found that the over-60s accounted for 5% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 and by 2015 the proportion had grown to 33%. Boomers, who were born between 1946 and 1965, are the most likely age group to take overseas holidays, live in large houses and spend big on cars, said The Times.
Loch Ness monster ‘anti-Scottish’
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Pub launches ‘ploughperson’s’ lunch
A pub in Devon has updated the ploughman’s lunch by offering a “ploughperson’s” lunch in its place. The Tors pub consists of the traditional ingredients associated with the conventional ploughman’s lunch – cheese, pickled onions, chutney and bread – but the name has been made gender-neutral. Dicky Harrison, the landlord of the pub, told The Telegraph: “The menu item was just meant as a bit of tongue in cheek.”
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The UK’s supposed Christian revivalThe Explainer Research has shown that claims of increased church attendance, particularly among young people, ‘may be misleading’
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How long can Keir Starmer last as Labour leader?Today's Big Question Pathway to a coup ‘still unclear’ even as potential challengers begin manoeuvring into position
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Child-free train carriages: has push for adults-only spaces gone too far?Talking Point Under-12s ban on premium commuter train carriages in France sparks backlash across the political divide
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Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
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China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
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Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
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Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
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Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
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US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
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How Bulgaria’s government fell amid mass protestsThe Explainer The country’s prime minister resigned as part of the fallout
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Femicide: Italy’s newest crimeThe Explainer Landmark law to criminalise murder of a woman as an ‘act of hatred’ or ‘subjugation’ but critics say Italy is still deeply patriarchal
