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Sounds of the city: should urban dwellers expect noise?
Talking Point Complaints put nightlife venues at risk but rising noise pollution threatens health and wellbeing
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Pros and cons of low-traffic neighbourhoods
Pros and Cons Car-reduction schemes have proved controversial in London
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Microbes found in Alps can digest plastics at low temperatures
Speed Read Cold-weather microorganisms could offer more sustainable and cheaper way to combat pollution
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What are ‘forever chemicals’ and how are they harmful?
feature The widely used pollutants have been linked to thyroid disease and cancers
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Brain-damaged seals attack bathers
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Is the freeport to blame for loss of marine life in Teesside?
feature Bitter row has broken out between the government and fishermen over mass die-off of crabs and lobsters
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Water bill discounts: the customers due to save money
feature Watchdog orders Thames Water and Southern Water among others to repay millions to customers for missing targets
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Atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions hit record highs last year
Speed Read Report from World Meteorological Organization is expected to ‘add urgency’ to Cop27 talks
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How did nanoplastics end up at the North and South Pole?
In Depth Researchers identify plastic particles in Arctic ice dating back to 1960s
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‘Vaccine passports will usher in a “papers please” mentality’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis and commentary from the British and international press
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The Week Unwrapped: Cuba, friendship and office dogs
podcast What’s behind the latest Cuban protests? Can dating apps help us make friends? And should we welcome animals at work?
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The Week Unwrapped: Strict schools, swimming caps and the four-day week
podcast Do more rules make for a better education? Is a ban on “Afro caps” a blow to sporting diversity? And will Covid boost calls for a four-day working week?
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The Week Unwrapped: Hazardous heat, nuclear fusion and divisive dieting
podcast What does a Pakistani city hitting temperatures too hot for the human body tell us about climate change? Could a new nuclear project provide a breakthrough in clean energy? And is a ‘medieval’ dieting device really so controversial?
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Quiz of The Week: 15 - 21 August
Speed Read Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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