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The UK’s resurgent bookshops are a plot twist nobody saw coming Despite competition from online behemoths, indie bookshops are booming again. Here’s why (plus five of the best) Culture Economics Society
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UK rivers are too polluted to swim in – but European countries offer solutions What can be done about the UK’s deteriorating waters? For answers, look to European countries that have cleared up theirs Conservation Environment Politics Society
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The plan to restore Britain’s lost rainforests On a soggy walk through a regenerated British rainforest, we learn about the mission to revive these forgotten ecosystems Conservation Environment
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What went right this week: a bank’s (timely) retreat from oil, plus more A major UK bank pledged to defund oil and gas, the cycle revolution gathered pace, and ‘Speedo diplomacy’ returned, plus more Economics Energy Environment Society
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The Bristol council estate building England’s largest wind turbine A community in one of England’s most deprived areas has overcome strict planning laws to build a wind turbine on their estate Written in partnership with Thrive Renewables
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Video: Bison roam England again for the first time in thousands of years The animals have been released in Kent to boost biodiversity and tackle the climate crisis. The timing is pertinent Conservation Environment
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