Burnham urged to launch inquiry into unequal health impacts of air pollution

19 October 2026 at 06:00

Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities

The government must hold an inquiry into the unequal impacts of air pollution, 150 scientists, MPs and activists have urged.

Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that across England, lower-income areas have persistently higher levels of air pollution than wealthier areas.

O fim do mundo segundo Greta

Observador

By: Bruno Vieira Amaral

15 October 2026 at 00:22

O que é que essas gerações de falhados alguma vez fizeram pela ínclita geração de Greta Thunberg a não ser dar-lhe smartphones, a Taylor Swift e, vá, a vacina contra o sarampo?

António José Seguro transformou-se na Rainha de Inglaterra?

Observador

By: Bruno Vieira Amaral

14 October 2026 at 07:52

Seguro continua popular, mas apanha da esquerda à direita. Estará a virar figura decorativa? E ainda, o duelo de alemães e franceses pelos 44,9% da TAP, Greta Thunberg em Paris e a Netflix no Mundial.

At least 160,000 people take to streets in third week of French school protests

The Guardian - Europe

By: Jon Henley and Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

13 October 2026 at 18:08

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joins teenagers calling for investment to fix teacher shortages and crumbling schools

More than 160,000 schoolchildren, students and trade unionists have marched in cities across France as protests over high school education continued into a third week and many demonstrators denounced policing tactics.

Riot police fired teargas at the end of Tuesday’s marches in Nantes and near the Montparnasse area of Paris, but most of the demonstrations over teacher shortages, overcrowded classes and crumbling school buildings held in cities including Lyon, Lille and Marseille were peaceful.

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