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Only 5% of species now expected to survive as disease hits harder than first thought and prevention costs mount Warburg Nature Reserve is one of the gems of the Chiltern Hills. In the autumn, its beech, birch and oak trees are transformed into a blazing canopy of red, yellow, brown and golden leaves. Buzzards and red kites swoop overhead while a startling array of fungi – from milkcaps to collared earthstars – push up through the woodland floor of the 100-hectare site. This curtain of multicoloured delights hides a grim secret, however. A stroll through the reserve, which is owned…

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Thames and Southern worst in England and Wales, as complaints to Thames on bills, sewerage and supply double in five years Thames Water is at the top of a league table charting the number of written complaints made to water firms in England and Wales last year, with the number more than doubling since 2017. The number of written complaints received by the firm from household customers has risen from 17,039 in 2017/18 to 40,060 in 2021/22, according to the most recent figures from the Consumer Council for Water (CCW). The firm accounted for nearly half (47%) of all written…

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Conservative newspapers struggle to reposition themselves after praising Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting plans that triggered financial chaos “This was the best budget I have ever heard a chancellor deliver, by a massive margin,” wrote Allister Heath on the front page of the Daily Telegraph the day after Kwasi Kwarteng had outlined his plans for Britain’s fiscal future on 23 September. “The tax cuts were so huge and bold, the language so extraordinary, that at times I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.” Continue reading… ​Conservative newspapers struggle to reposition themselves after praising Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax-cutting plans that…

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