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Kirk England @kirknorthdevon

Environment & Tourism Correspondent @bbcspotlight | Presenter | Video Journalist

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Kirk England@kirknorthdevon
31 Jan 2024
I've spent the last few days in #bude #Cornwall finding out how the town is tackling climate change head on. See my special report on @BBCSpotlight #climatechange @BudeClimate bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co…

The Cornish town with climate change on its doorstep

How a Cornish seaside town is coming together to tackle the impact of climate change.

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Water firm's court summons over parasite outbreak bbc.com/news/articles/c8xrew…

Court summons for South West Water over Brixham parasite outbreak

More than 100 cases of cryptosporidiosis were linked to the outbreak in May 2024.

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Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters bbc.com/news/articles/c05eny…

Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary species to UK waters

The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.

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Dairy farmers face crisis as drought causes grass fails

One farmer says she has never seen a spring and summer with so little rain.

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South West Water serious incidents double in 2024 bbc.com/news/articles/c8j1n3…

South West Water serious incidents double in 2024

The firm saw four serious incidents in 2024 and the highest number of incidents per 10,000km of sewer.

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Extreme weather is the UK's new normal, says Met Office bbc.com/news/articles/c74w1g…

Met Office: Extreme weather the UK's new normal

The UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says.

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Trees planted to mark project's fifth anniversary bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9p4…

Trees planted across Cornwall to mark project's fifth anniversary

Residents, farmers, landholders and community groups have all planted saplings.

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How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame? bbc.com/news/articles/c2k110…

How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?

Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely.

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Coastal defence work pushed back to 2027 bbc.com/news/articles/cg75zr…

Sidmouth coastal defence work pushed back to 2027

The work was originally due to begin this year but a council has cited "various delays".

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UK weather: Second heatwave awaits with 34C possible

The UK could see its hottest day of the year on Monday, as a likely heatwave coincides with Glastonbury and Wimbledon.

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Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, top scientists warn

The Earth could be doomed to breach a key climate target in as little as three years, scientists warn.

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Killer whales make kelp tools to 'massage' each other bbc.com/news/articles/cwyqll…

Killer whales make tools from kelp to 'massage' each other

Orcas have been filmed using kelp as a tool to massage each other

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More people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever before bbc.com/news/articles/cqjqzj…

More people buying electric cars and heat pumps than ever before

But the Climate Change Committee warns there's still a long way to go for the UK to reach net zero by 2050.

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Parasite outbreak part of £36m bill for SWW owner bbc.com/news/articles/cm2x8n…

Parasite outbreak part of £36m bill for South West Water owner

Pennon's costs surge in part due to the 2024 water parasite that left some people in hospital.

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Sewage spilled into England's rivers and seas for record 3.6m hours last year

Sewage spilled into England's waterways for a record number of hours last year, the Environmental Agency says.

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Devon and Cornwall tourism bosses optimistic for recovery

But experts warn Devon and Cornwall's post-pandemic recovery remains fragile.

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UK homes install subsidised heat pumps at record level

Government-backed heat pump installations in the UK reached record levels for 2024.

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Water chief quizzed by MPs about crypto outbreak bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7px…

Pennon chief Susan Davy quizzed about Brixham cypto outbreak

Susan Davy says May's parasite contamination of water in Devon was "devastating" for residents.

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Portland Port and energy firm team up on wind farm plans

The wind farm, PortWind, could see 132 turbines erected in the sea off the Devon and Dorset coast.

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Farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccine plan bbc.com/news/articles/crm7d2…

Poultry farmers in bird flu 'panic' call for UK vaccination plan

Vaccinating poultry against bird flu is still not allowed in the UK despite a rise in farm outbreaks.

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Thousands without power as wind lashes South West bbc.com/news/articles/cd9qje…

Power cuts as wind and rain lash Devon and Cornwall

A yellow warning for wind and rain is in force in Devon and Cornwall.

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