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Butterflies soar again: Public count shows decline is reversed

Butterflies soar again: Public count shows decline is reversed - The Small Tortoiseshell came under attack from a parasitic fly which caused numbers to drop by more than 80 per cent. [Tech]
Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix

Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix - Lewis Hamilton storms to victory in the Belgian Grand Prix after an incident-packed race at Spa-Francorchamps. [Sports]
Electric cars 'may be costlier'

Electric cars 'may be costlier' - Motorists considering buying an electric car are being warned that they can be more expensive to run than conventional petrol vehicles. [Business News]
The world at your fingertips: 3DTV where you can touch the floating images

The world at your fingertips: 3DTV where you can touch the floating images - Japanese researchers have developed the world's first 3D TV system where you can touch and feel the images that pop out from the screen. [Tech]
How Bush and Blair plotted in secret to stop Brown

How Bush and Blair plotted in secret to stop Brown - Tony Blair attempted to prolong his time as PM after being warned that Bush
administration had "grave doubts". [News-Politics]
Arrest over cricket 'bets scam'

Arrest over cricket 'bets scam' - Police question a man over an alleged cricket betting scam during the Pakistan-England Test in London. [London News]
Government scrapping NHS Direct

Government scrapping NHS Direct - The coalition government confirms plans to scrap the NHS Direct helpline in England and replace it with an alternative service. [Politics]
Invading gardens, the toxic caterpillar that can leave you gasping

Invading gardens, the toxic caterpillar that can leave you gasping - Britain is losing the battle against an invasion of potentially deadly caterpillars, plant experts warn. [Tech]
Cuts 'threaten thousands on Tube'

Cuts 'threaten thousands on Tube' - Government budget cuts could mean thousands of London Underground staff will lose their jobs, a transport union warns. [London News]
Gordon Brown 'third worst PM since 1945', poll of historians finds

Gordon Brown 'third worst PM since 1945', poll of historians finds - Gordon Brown has been voted the third worst British Prime Minister since the
Second World War. [News-Politics]

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Energy efficient water treatment: the ACWA approach

As energy costs and treatment-driven energy usage rocket, utilities and industries that utilise water treatment solutions are finding these pressures are driving substantial increases in operating costs. This complex challenge is putting energy-efficient water treatment processes firmly in the spotlight.
Macaulay Institute chooses Enviro Technology's Picarro for their international research

Leading Aberdeen based land-use research centre the Macaulay Institute has purchased two Picarro isotopic CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) analysers from Enviro Technology for its world-wide research programme.
Drug violence threatens COP16

Drug fuelled violence sweeping across Mexico now threatens crucial United Nation's climate change talks.
Electric Nissan Leaf goes on pre-order UK sale

The Nissan Leaf has today (September 1) gone on pre-order sale to the UK market with buyers able to pick up the car early next year.

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Rising temperatures reducing ability of plants to absorb carbon, study warns
Rising temperatures in the past decade have reduced the ability of the world's plants to soak up carbon from the atmosphere, scientists have said.
Tsunami coral dying due to temperature rise
Coral that survived the 2004 tsunami is now dying at one of the fastest rates ever recorded because of a dramatic rise in water temperatures off north western Indonesia, according to conservationists.
Deforestation drives vampire bats to attack?
Peru's health ministry has sent emergency teams to a remote Amazon region to battle an outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats.
Bat 'mutes sonar signal to sneak up on its prey'
A rare British bat has developed remarkable stealth technology to sneak up on the moths which are its principal prey, new research has shown.
Airline experts to assess volcano risks in Iceland
Aviation and aerospace experts will gather in Iceland next month to coordinate the global response to future volcanic eruptions, Icelandic officials said.
Growth undermining improved Sydney air quality
Sydney risks falling short of its air pollution targets for photochemical smog and ozone, as growing population and traffic congestion erodes the gains made by the switch to unleaded petrol in the 1980s.
Japan to subsidise energy-efficient plants
Japan's government plans to subsidize domestic plants producing clean-energy and energy-efficient goods under steps to support the slowing economy, the Nikkei newspaper said, as the murky outlook keeps firms from boosting spending at home.
On August 21st, we exceed nature's budget
It has taken humanity less than nine months to exhaust its ecological budget for the year, according to data from Global Footprint Network, a California-based environmental research organisation.
Global warming blamed for decline in phytoplankton
The microscopic plants that support all life in the oceans are dying off at a dramatic rate, according to a study that has documented for the first time a disturbing and unprecedented change at the base of the marine food web.
New UN initiative seeks to help humanitarian operations go green
A new online resource centre developed by the United Nations seeks to help reduce the damage done to the environment during humanitarian and relief activities in the aftermath of natural disasters, conflicts and other crises.

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Harman joins Holden in Shrek show
Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden lands a starring role in Shrek The Musical, which is coming to London's West End next year.
Farah out of Commonwealth Games
Double European champion Mo Farah announces his withdrawal from the Commonwealth Games because of fatigue.
BBC defends Thompson No 10 visit
The BBC denies the director general compromised its independence by visiting Downing Street to discuss coverage of the government's spending cuts.
'Big drop' in alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
Deadly blast hits Pakistan rally
A blast has killed at least five people at a rally organised by Shia Muslim students in Pakistan's south-western city of Quetta.
PS3 hack escapes court challenge
Sony has won a permanent ban in Australia of a hack for its PS3, but the code behind it has been released for free on the web.
Tycoon Nadir remanded on bail
Fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir is remanded on bail at the Old Bailey at his first court appearance on fraud and theft charges.
G20 death pathologist suspended
A pathologist at the centre of a row over the death of a man during the G20 protests is suspended from the medical register for three months.
Fox rules out French 'ship share'
Defence Secretary Liam Fox rules out the UK sharing aircraft carriers with France as part of closer defence co-operation.
Poll preamble 'insult' to voters
The proposed explanatory preamble on the ballot paper for the referendum on further powers for the Welsh assembly would be an insult to voters, its presiding officer says.
HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
Baby Florence makes Downing Street debut
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha show off their baby daughter, Florence, for the first time on the steps of Number 10.
Police question Pakistan's Amir
Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is being questioned at a north London police station over allegations of corruption.
Mother charged with son's murder
A County Durham woman is charged with the murder of her two-year-old son, whose body she took to a police station.
Prescott urges phone hack review
Lord Prescott says he is prepared to take legal action to find out whether News of The World journalists hacked into his phone messages.

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