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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Sycamore Gap: How a bully' and a silly man' brought shame on tight-knit communities

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers cut down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree, causing outrage in their communities.
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

Protests Against Overtourism Are Erupting Across Europe-Here's What Travelers Need to Know

"Protestors gathered en masse in Barcelona, cheering and holding signs that said things like 'mass tourism kills the city', and wielding water guns—the images have become synonymous with the movement against overtourism."
Travel
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fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

New policing model is 'unmitigated disaster' breaking links between gardai and communities, garda bodies warn

New Garda policing model causes disconnect between police and communities, raising concerns about effective local policing.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Asylum sites to be expanded as ministers bid to end hotel use

UK plans to expand asylum seeker facilities, ending reliance on hotels to save costs.
Chancellor pledges to eliminate taxpayer-funded hotels for asylum seekers by 2029.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Conservationists call for Lake District to lose Unesco world heritage status

Lake District's Unesco status is under scrutiny for fostering unsustainable sheep farming harmful to ecosystems and local communities.
Data science
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Giant data centers are taking over the U.S. and angering local residents

The proposed data center in rural West Virginia highlights the tension between emerging tech needs and traditional local economies.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Unlawful renting of short-term lets on the rise

Over 50% of London's short-term holiday lets are rented unlawfully, breaching regulations.
fromBrownstoner
3 months ago

PaintCare's Recycling Program Comes to Brooklyn

PaintCare's drop-off sites simplify and promote free sustainable paint disposal in local communities.
fromThe World in My Pocket
3 months ago

Don't Believe the Reviews: Londoners Are Leaving Fake Reviews to Battle the Masses of Tourists - The World in My Pocket

Londoners have declared war on tourist oversaturation via social media, using mass misinformation tactics to protect their hidden culinary gems.
London food
Digital life
fromHer Campus
3 months ago

Digital Nomads: Is This Lifestyle A Modern Form Of "Colonization"?

Digital Nomads, while seemingly benign, can disrupt local economies and inflate living costs for residents in host communities.
fromHomebuilding
3 months ago

Labour MP sparks internal split over planning reforms for housing due to environmental concerns

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill slashes so-called red tape, stripping back democracy and environmental protections. It lets developers off the hook for delaying builds to maximise profits.
UK politics
fromTruthout
4 months ago

Here's How the Right Is Packaging Its Conspiracies in Environmentalism

"In fact, none of these habits were inherently partisan; a certain strain of environmentalism has always permeated the political divide."
Right-wing politics
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