New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

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NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

New Zealand’s oceans are warming 34% faster than the global average, with NZ$180bn (US$104bn) worth of housing at risk of flooding, a new report about the nation’s marine environment has revealed.

The ministry of the environment and Stats NZ’s three-yearly update, Our Environment 2025, collates statistics, data and research across five domains – air, atmosphere and climate, freshwater, land, and marine – to paint a picture of the state of New Zealand’s marine environment.

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Tesla debuts ‘affordable’ Model Y and 3 in US that strike some as too expensive

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CEO Elon Musk touts SUV and sedan, with starting prices of $39,990 and $36,990, as way to tap wider swath of buyers

Tesla rolled out “affordable” versions of its best-selling Model Y SUV and its Model 3 sedan, but the starting prices of US$39,990 and US$36,990 were too high, some said, to attract a new class of buyers to the electric vehicle brand.

CEO Elon Musk has touted the car as a way to tap a wider swath of buyers, saying last year that a price below $30,000, after incentives, was the key.

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Ecuadorean president’s car attacked in protest over diesel price – Financial Times

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  1. Ecuadorean president’s car attacked in protest over diesel price  Financial Times
  2. Analysing video of alleged assassination attempt of Ecuador's president  BBC
  3. Five arrested after alleged ‘assassination attempt’ on Ecuador President Noboa  CNN
  4. Ecuador’s president unharmed after protesters attack his motorcade  The Guardian
  5. Ecuador president's motorcade attacked by crowd throwing rocks, five detained  Reuters
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Ecuador arrests five for alleged presidential assassination attempt – BBC

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  1. Ecuador arrests five for alleged presidential assassination attempt  BBC
  2. Alleged assassination attempt on Ecuador's Noboa exposes growing rural unrest  Reuters
  3. Convoy carrying Ecuadorian president attacked during protests, officials say  CNN
  4. Ecuador’s president unharmed after protesters attack his motorcade  The Guardian
  5. Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes the First Billionaire Soccer Player  The Daily Beast
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Mamdani attends Israelis for Peace vigil after his 7 October statement draws ire from Israel

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New York City’s mayoral candidate sits in with Brad Lander after commemorating Israeli and Palestinian victims

The New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday evening attended a vigil in Manhattan convened by Israelis for Peace, an anti-occupation group of Israelis in New York who have rallied weekly since 2023 to call for a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.

Sitting in Union Square alongside New York City comptroller Brad Lander, his one-time rival for the Democratic nomination who has been campaigning for him, Mamdani listened as speakers at the event – which marked the two-year anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel – called for an end to the killing and to Israel’s occupation, and for equal rights for Palestinians.

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Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case – The New York Times

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  1. Ex-Husband Contradicts a Man Appealing Conviction in Pelicot Rape Case  The New York Times
  2. Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape  The Guardian
  3. Witnesses testify defendant ‘fully aware’ he was assaulting Gisele Pelicot  Al Jazeera
  4. Gisèle Pelicot to face one of her rapists in court as French women fear nothing has changed  BBC
  5. One man is forcing France to relive the Pelicot nightmare  The Telegraph
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Germany: Police see no political motive in mayor’s stabbing – DW

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  1. Germany: Police see no political motive in mayor's stabbing  DW
  2. German mayor reportedly stabbed as Merz condemns ‘heinous’ attack  CNN
  3. Mayor-Elect in Critical Condition After Stabbing in Western Germany  The New York Times
  4. German mayor critically injured in stabbing attack, police say  BBC
  5. Newly elected mayor in Germany found at home with serious stab wounds  Euronews.com
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‘We will rise’: Grief, defiance and hope as 30,000 gather in Tel Aviv two years after Oct. 7 – The Times of Israel

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  1. ‘We will rise’: Grief, defiance and hope as 30,000 gather in Tel Aviv two years after Oct. 7  The Times of Israel
  2. The costs of Israel’s longest war, for Israelis  NPR
  3. Israel Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Oct. 7 in Subdued Fashion  The New York Times
  4. 2 years since Oct. 7 attack, tennis brings some Nova music festival survivors together  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  5. Jeremy Bowen: Two years on, will Israel and Hamas seize the chance to end the war?  BBC
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Russian forces seized nearly 5,000 square km of Ukrainian land in 2025, says Putin – France 24

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  1. Russian forces seized nearly 5,000 square km of Ukrainian land in 2025, says Putin  France 24
  2. Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,322  Al Jazeera
  3. Meeting with Defence Ministry and General Staff senior officials  Президент России
  4. Putin Calls Invasion of Ukraine “Right,” Portrays Mass Destructions as “Liberation“  UNITED24 Media
  5. Putin says Russia has captured nearly 5,000 square km in Ukraine this year  Yahoo
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High security a fact of life for UK’s Jews living in fear of attack – BBC

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  1. High security a fact of life for UK's Jews living in fear of attack  BBC
  2. Manchester synagogue terrorist called cops mid-attack to brag: ‘I have killed two Jews’  New York Post
  3. I didn’t realise how much I loved my home town until a terrorist attacked it. I pray unity prevails there | Simon Hattenstone  The Guardian
  4. British Jews further tighten security measures after Yom Kippur attack in Manchester  The Times of Israel
  5. Synagogue terrorist told police he ‘killed in name of Islamic State’  The Times
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Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says

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Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of society

It would take the average earner in the UK 52 years’ worth of earnings to become as wealthy as the richest 10%, according to new research by the Resolution Foundation.

In a new report, the influential thinktank analyses the Office for National Statistics’ latest wealth and assets survey, which covers the Covid pandemic period of 2020-22.

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Green groups criticise plans to weaken protections for English national parks

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Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

Plans to water down protections for national parks such as Dartmoor and the Lake District in a “kneejerk bid for growth” will be devastating for nature, more than 170 organisations have told the prime minister.

The Treasury is understood to be pushing for a weakening of protections for England’s national parks and national landscapes in changes to planning law to make it easier for developers to build houses and infrastructure projects.

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One in three UK workers have called in sick after work drinks, survey finds

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IPPR report warns of ‘productivity crisis’ and says many firms out of step with gen Z shift away from alcohol

One in three UK workers have called in sick after drinking at a work event or after hours with colleagues, research has found.

Many staff feel under pressure to drink in work-related settings against their wishes, despite a big shift among younger adults away from consuming as much alcohol as their predecessors.

32% of workers had called in sick the next day after drinking at a work event or with workmates in the last year.

41% of 18- to 24-year-olds had been too hungover to work, and 47% of 25- to 34-year-olds.

22% of staff in education and 24% in health and social care had cried off work the next day after drinking at or after work in the past six months, and a fifth in both sectors had turned up late the next day.

28% think drinking at work events excludes non-drinkers or creates cliques.

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Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study

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Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy

The UK’s populations of fish such as cod, herring and mackerel are still being “grossly mismanaged” by politicians and overfished, despite hitting unhealthy levels, a study has found.

British fish stocks have been under growing pressure for decades, but during the Brexit campaign some politicians promised that leaving the EU would allow the UK to take control.

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Starmer Resists Demands for More Visas for High-Skilled Indians – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Starmer Resists Demands for More Visas for High-Skilled Indians  Bloomberg.com
  2. UK won't relax visa rules for India, Starmer says  BBC
  3. 'Bollywood is back in Britain': UK PM Keir Starmer meets Rani Mukerji; speaks about strengthening cultura  Times of India
  4. More UK visas for highly skilled Indian workers ‘not part of plan’, says Keir Starmer  Financial Times
  5. UK PM Starmer seeks quick implementation of India trade deal to build business ties  Reuters
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