The Independent - 06.08.2019

Labour has raised questions about Mr Javid’s suitability to run the public finances after his time at the German investment bank ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Save our soils: scientists say we must stop abusing land Earth is natural carbon sink vital to fighting cl ...

right that the IPCC recognises this along with calls to prioritise farming practices that actually improve our environment, such ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Whaley Bridge residents ‘putting lives at risk’ by refusing to leave town ‘Catastrophic’ consequences if d ...

people were in the evacuation zone in the Derbyshire town. Firefighters have said crews need at least two more days to pump enou ...

Corbyn meeting residents in the town yesterday (AFP/Getty) The Environmental Agency has kept a severe flood warning in force for ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Tesco to cut 4,500 jobs across stores nationwide Staff will be offered alternative roles where possible, f ...

The UK’s largest supermarket chain pointed to shoppers’ changing habits as being an important reason behind the cuts. Tesco Metr ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 500,000 Monzo customers urged to change pin codes Digital bank says account information was wrongly stored ...

information hasn’t been used to commit fraud,” it added. “Just in case, we’ve messaged everyone that’s been affected to let them ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Teenager charged with attempted murder over boy’s fall at Tate Modern Emergency services attend to the vic ...

thrown from the 10th-floor viewing platform. Scotland Yard has said there is no link between the suspect and the victim. Officer ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Channel migrants could be forced back to Europe Migrants trying to cross the Channel yesterday are rescued ...

On Saturday, two small boats were spotted crossing the Channel and the Border Force intercepted people at “various locations” ar ...

enter the UK”. The NCA has arrested suspects for allegedly arranging some of the crossings but said that while some launches inv ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Four environmentalists killed every week as murder rate doubles since 2004 The funeral of 10 Brazilian act ...

Lead researcher Dr Nathalie Butt, from the University of Queensland, said: “The number of reported deaths of environmental defen ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Fish and insects killed by pollutant in Somerset river These dead fish were removed from the river (Enviro ...

“We are very grateful to a 12-year-old boy who removed fish from a small stretch of the river, put them in his bucket, then stag ...

TUESDAY 6 AUGUST 2019 Pictures of the Day Fork on the Tyne Lightning strikes near St Mary’s Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, Tyne and ...