It’s the lowest place on Earth, the size of Seoul, 10 times saltier than the ocean – AND it’s dying. One day soon it might not be here…

The lowest place on Earth at 427m below sea level – a sea below the sea. And water that is roughly one third salt, a salinity 10 times that of almost any ocean. That’s the Dead Sea, a place to which tourists flock, and not just for the inevitable pictures of them reading a book.  The…

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Trump golf resort the only one among Scotland’s top courses to breach environmental rules

Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire resort is the only one of Scotland’s top golf venues confirmed to have broken environmental rules in recent years, The Ferret has found. Trump International on the Menie estate in the north east has touted its “first class” approach to the environment and described a second 18-hole course built there last year…

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Oldham gardening session teaches pupils about sustainability

Reception pupils at Richmond Academy in Coldhurst took part in a hands-on gardening session on Monday (March 23), organised by housing association First Choice Homes Oldham (FCHO). The session introduced children to the sustainable ‘no dig gardening’ method, which helps improve soil health. Netty Southward helping pupils plant the flowers (Image: First Choice Homes Oldham)…

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