In Bristol, police have formed a line between sign-holders and their supporters. This is a tactic often used to make it difficult for photographers to get better quality photos, especially when police are involved in something embarrassing…

Jonathon Porritt CBE joins the sign holders in Bristol.

Lancaster sees sign-holders sat outside the famous Lancaster Castle walls. Undeterred by the damp weather, the group are supported by local social justice and anti-genocide campaigners.

Police were seen to be knocking door-to-door yesterday to warn local residents about this…

Sheffield sign-holders are joined by Quakers for Peace and local campaign groups who share their concerns over the use of terrorism law to silence democratic rights to peaceful protest.

Meanwhile, the cost of closing + cleaning up illegal landfills is now higher than income from landfill tax, causing some to argue we should be reviewing that system.
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People tell us they've given up calling regulators or police after seeing very little response to their complaints.
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Satellite data suggests the scale of the problem is vast - between 8000 + 13,000 illegal waste sites in the UK. Regulators are under-resourced to meet this challenge. They closed 700 dumps last year - a huge number until compared to the full number of sites.
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Even areas getting wetter may experience water shortage as the intense, sudden rainfall that climate change drives leads to flash floods + runoff which don't replenish groundwater.

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In Europe, a division is emerging: the south and south east grow drier, including parts of the UK. Meanwhile, the North and North East, including parts of the UK, are growing wetter:

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