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All news by author: Nada Farhoud

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Meteorologist explains why June feels colder than ususal but argues it's normal
Apart from a brief flash of sunshine, it has been a chilly and wet start to the meteorological summer, with temperatures well below average in the UK
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'Car ban is the quickest route to clearer skies - major UK cities would benefit'
Every Sunday the Colombian capital of Bogota, is transformed when many of its biggest roads are closed from 7am to 2pm, freeing them up for bikes, skates and pedestrians
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Inside Greenpeace's stomach churning mission to save 'floating rainforest'
The Mirror's environmental editor spent some time aboard the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise during a five-day mission across the Sargasso Sea - and found out life onboard is not so easy
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Chelsea Flower Show display created to issue climate crisis rainwater warning
Award-winning designer Tom Massey and architect Je Ahn created the WaterAid garden to show how modern gardens are ill-prepared for the climate crisis, and to give advice on water pollution
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Pet owners issued £500 fine warning as new law set to come into force
Charities including the RSPCA and British Veterinary Association are urging owners to get their cats chipped as it is the easiest way to find lost pets - and from June 10, it will become law
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Inside seabird hospital on fighting to save African penguins from extinction
Scientists say that unless urgent action is taken, African penguins will disappear by 2035 with just 8,300 breeding pairs left in South Africa
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Michaela Strachan says penguin extinction 'would be devastating for the planet'
The crisis is so severe the species could disappear in the wild as soon as 2035 if severe measures are not taken to ensure their survival - and the Springwatch presenter says she 'can’t imagine them not being here'
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Iconic penguin species starving to death and could be extinct in just 11 years
African penguins could disappear in the wild as soon as 2035 - as numbers have dropped from over one million breeding pairs in the 1900s to less than 10,000 today - a decline of 95%
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Furious villagers claim mega-farm 'gives them headaches and nosebleeds'
Ann Cuthbert, 66, who has been a resident in the picture postcard village nearby for 30 years, alleges she gets nosebleeds from the smell of ammonia, created by the breakdown of manure
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'Exotic pet trade rampant in Lebanon - but the UK also has a problem too'
Lion cub Pi was part of the growing trade and exploitation of big cat pets, until videos emerged on TikTok in March, revealing the appalling conditions he was subjected to in Lebanon
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'Eco-friendly bamboo loo roll brands found not to contain that much bamboo'
Loo rolls made from bamboo are becoming more popular in our bathrooms, as while trees can take years to grow, bamboo can take just hours - but some popular eco-friendly brands don't actually contain that much bamboo
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'IKEA furniture found to be made using trees from ancient forest'
A new investigation has discovered how some flat-pack furniture from IKEA has been made by cutting down trees dating back hundreds of years, putting wildlife at risk
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Bears free to roam as hunting ban sees them undisturbed for first time in years
It is not the first time a disaster has been beneficial to Ukrainian wildlife. Since the Chernobyl disaster, the area has become a refuge for moose, deer, beavers, owls, brown bears, lynxes and wolves
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Rocker Ozzy Osbourne backs Mirror campaign to ban trophy-hunting imports
Legendary musician Ozzy Osbourne has called on the Government to speed up banning trophy-hunting imports, five years after the Mirror started the campaign
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Inside new 'super sewer' that could save London from a return of the Great Stink
The tunnel is 7.2metres wide and those behind the plans say it will be a solution to the issue of London's under strain sewage system
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'Bright light nets could save endangered turtles as 40,000 killed every year'
Every year, 40,000 green and loggerhead ­turtles are killed after being accidentally caught in fishing nets across the Mediterranean, both are on the list of ­endangered species
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Horrific truth of free range eggs laid bare - and the reality is heartbreaking
WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Consumers pay more for free-range produce because they believe the birds are well cared for and happy hens produce better, more nutritious eggs. - but there is a heartbreaking reality
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Nearly nine in 10 new UK schools exposed to 'alarmingly poor' air quality
A study calls for air quality assessments to be mandatory at the proposal and planning stage of any new school building - as children are more susceptible to the 'harmful effects' of pollution
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Dozens of koalas killed or injured during plantation logging on Kangaroo Island
Despite such a stark message about their future, hundreds of koalas have been killed or injured and left for dead during logging of blue gum plantations
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Vile trophy hunting travel firm shuts down after owner exposed in investigation
The Mirror have exposed a long line of cruel and heartless Brits who travel to Africa to ­ruthlessly slaughter majestic giraffes, lions, zebras and even monkeys
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Major breakthrough gives hope in fight to save world's most endangered mammal
At the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, scientists have made a ­breakthrough, raising hopes of saving the most endangered mammal on the planet - the northern white rhino
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Outrage as 100 lions shot dead by British trophy hunters since 2015
Figures released by the Government show 80% of the lions shot by Britons were bred to be killed in enclosed fields in what is known as ‘"canned hunting"
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'Europe's hunger for frogs' legs is a threat to the survival of the species'
Fans and consumers of the traditional French dish of frogs' legs should think twice, writes Mirror reporter Nada Farhoud, because demand could push the species to the edge of extinction
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Pensioner stranded on her 94th birthday as flood completely surrounds bungalow
Pensioner Audrey Elliott was looking forward to spending time with her nephew from Las Vegas only for her home in River Thames in the Berkshire village of Wraysbury to be surrounded by flood water
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Dog who was destined for dinner table saved from filthy South Korean meat farm
Henry, along with 170 other dogs, was rescued from a South Korean meat farm by Humane Society International and now spends time with residents of a Brighton care home