School praised for calm environment and ‘systematic’ improvement

A calm learning culture has been praised as part of a school’s steady improvement. The Oxford Academy was praised by Ofsted inspectors following a recent visit, with the report highlighting the positive relationships between staff and students, the welcoming environment, and a strong sense of belonging. Inspectors said: “Pupils are happy in school” and “feel…

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“Known as the Gateway to Hell, where lurid-coloured acid lakes create an eerie, alien world.” 10 barren dead zones where nothing survives…

The world’s so-called dead zones, where nothing or very little can live, sheds light on life on this planet – but also what to expect on worlds outside our own. Many are created when a surfeit of nutrients in water causes a rapid increase in algal growth which then dies and in turn produces an over-abundance…

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Jordan marks World Environment Day with nationwide cleanup campaign

Jordan marks World Environment Day with nationwide cleanup campaign Amman, June 7 (Petra) — The Ministry of Environment launched acomprehensive nationwide cleanup campaign across governorates onSunday to mark World Environment Day. The campaign is part of the executive program for the nationalcleanliness and anti-littering strategy for 2026-2027, drawing wideparticipation from official institutions, municipalities,environmental associations, voluntary…

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Hundreds of dying rivers, 4 million km² of wetlands lost and 420 water-related violent conflicts: Just how dangerous is the global water emergency?

Despite 2025-26 being a relatively wet winter in the UK, it only takes a couple of dry months in April and May for alarms to start sounding about water scarcity – and the UK is not alone. This is particularly true in the south-east of the UK, where climate change, population growth and a rising demand for water…

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City launches Environment Day program, carbon reduction campaign

The Macau program for the national event on Environment Day 2026 and the “energy saving and carbon reduction for all” campaign has been launched ahead of Friday’s World Environment Day. Guangdong province, Hong Kong and Macau are jointly hosting this year’s Environment Day national event and Beautiful China promotion week, aiming to advance ecological conservation…

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