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Halstead's Daniel Robinson and Sons has issued an update after a cash machine was ripped from a neighbouring High Street building in an early morning raid.

Parents of children attending a special school have said issues with a new transport provider are affecting the wellbeing of the children.

Today marks 25 years since the world stood still and watched on in horror as the tragic events of 9/11 happened.

A garden centre has unveiled a fresh new look for its coffee shop and restaurant in Tiptree.

Bins overflowing with rubbish at flats in Witham reportedly went unemptied for three weeks.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Rising global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels are transforming the world's forests, wetlands and tundra to the point they are releasing emissions that could further worsen global heating by as much as 30%, a new study has found. As the world heats up, permafrost in the high latitudes is thawing, fiercer wildfires are burning in drying forests and wetlands and lakes are warming. All of these changes are themselves causing the release of planet-heating methane and carbon dioxide locked in trees and soils, therefore worsening the climate crisis, the paper states. While scientists have long known of these "feedback loops" that amplify the impact of direct pollution from burning coal, oil and gas, the emissions from natural sources are largely unaccounted for in climate projections. This additional heating is however significant, researchers found, with emissions from natural sources set to amplify global heating by 20% to 30% by the end of this century. This would add an estimated 0.2C to 0.4C to the global average temperature by this time, depending on the overall action taken by countries to combat the climate crisis. [...] This latest paper makes clear that action by countries to cut fossil fuel pollution will still lessen the amount of additional emissions that come from landscapes. Under the most optimistic climate scenario where emissions are cut quickly, natural sources will add 0.2C of warming, the paper found. Under a worse case higher emissions scenario, 0.4C will likely be added. Current policies put in place by governments are likely to see the global temperature rise to 2.6C above pre-industrial times, according to Climate Action Tracker. This will likely cause severe disruption and hardship to billions of people through sea level rise, crop losses and other consequences. "This hidden multiplier is missing from the models guiding climate policy, so those models are likely underestimating how much warming is coming -- and overestimating how much carbon we can still afford to emit," said Sam Abernethy, a scientist at Spark Climate Solutions who led the research, published in Environmental Research Letters. The disruption of the worldâ(TM)s carbon cycles is now being seen in "real time," said Rob Jackson, a Stanford University scientist and study co-author. "The results are a wake-up call, and itâ(TM)s imperative that they be included in the next generation of climate policies," he added. "Failure to do so will make meeting the worldâ(TM)s climate goals less and less likely."

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Prior to the 49ers-Rams clash getting underway in Melbourne, Australia, 'soft rock' band Infinity Song took to the stage to perform their rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner.

In an ominous address, Sir Richard Dearlove claimed last night that Beijing could hold the UK to 'ransom' by growing our dependency on Chinese steel and tech - then cutting our supplies when it chooses.

Ayyoub Bouaddi has done his homework. Aside from naming four City midfielders when asked for a Premier League idol, he learned his lines on this weekend's Manchester derby.

Shanise Hussain, 27, was driving her Audi A3 on Great Hampton Street in Birmingham on July 21, 2024, when she drove into two passers-by.

Jonathan Soares, 20, was caught importing weapons in bulk from Pakistan , South Korea and China to be sold by his criminal network in London.

Panettiere's on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson has reportedly been talking to federal law enforcement amid their investigation into the actress' suspected overdose death.

On Wednesday night, the beloved country star's voice was heard in a newly released song in collaboration with the First Ladies of Bluegrass band.

Late at night, I would sit in the glow of my laptop and type my abusive ex-partner's name into online death records, hoping to find him listed somewhere.

It hardly requires a PhD in economics to figure out that the last thing needed by the tourism industry or, indeed, England is another tax

Eye doctors found 96 per cent of women who have the beauty procedure every three to four weeks were crawling with the eight-legged bugs.

Dame Helen Mirren cuddles up to pal Pierce Brosnan as they shared a sweet moment at the MobLand afterparty on Thursday night. 

The perfectly timed snap made it appear as if the fish's head had merged with the photographer's body.

Writing on social media back in 2020, Bronwen James observed: 'The impact a teacher can have on a student's life is magnificent, that's why we do it.'