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A huge bulk of the beauty products we use come in plastic packaging (Alamy/PA)

What storing beauty products in plastic does to your health

<p> Punch, who was abandoned by his mother shortly after birth, sitting with a stuffed orangutan toy at Ichikawa City Zoo</p>

Japan to install air conditioning for Punch the monkey

Typhoon slams into Japan triggering flood warnings and travel chaos

Typhoon Jangmi map: Where storm will hit in Japan as flights cancelled

India Heat Wave

Banda city records 48.2C temperature as sizzling heatwave grips India

<p>This picture shows a flood-affected area after heavy rains in Duyun, in China's southwestern Guizhou province on 19 May 2026</p>

At least 24 killed as torrential rains sweep south and central China

<p>A moose in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant</p>

Chernobyl disaster zone has more wildlife than Ukraine’s reserves

<p>Heliostat mirrors at the Dunhuang Shouhang Tower solar thermal power Project in Gansu province, China</p>

China is cutting emissions even faster than promised, study shows

At least 12 killed as heavy rains drench China

UK launches $300m fund to accelerate renewable power projects in India

Four dead and six missing after truck falls into swollen China river

<p>File. Dark clouds loom over the Ganga river in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh </p>

At least 111 dead as freak hailstorm and rains strike northern India

<p>Heatwaves that scorched much of the world this summer were linked with a spike in deaths, and such events are set to become more frequent</p>

Heatwaves in high 40s are ‘new normal’ for India and Pakistan

<p>File. Rickshawpullers rest during a severe heatwave in Delhi, India</p>

All of the world’s 50 hottest cities in late April were in one country

<p>Experts have warned the jet fuel crisis could impact Britons' summer holidays</p>

Iran war has made jet fuel expensive. Should we use cooking oil?

Iran war has made jet fuel expensive. Should we use cooking oil?

EU purchases from Russia’s largest natural gas field hit record £3bn

Should you consider solar panels to help lower energy costs?

<p>A pedestrian walks by an advertisement for meat burger</p>

Amsterdam begins enforcing ban on adverts for meat and fossil fuels

<p>Representational. Storage tanks at an oil refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corp in Mumbai, India, on 23 April 2026 </p>

India calls on people to use power before 5pm amid energy crisis

Climate Fossil Fuels Conference

Global conference hears one problem holding back climate action

<p>Stranded residents are evacuated on a boat after flooding from heavy rainfall in Qinzhou in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region</p>

China hit by rare April floods forcing hundreds to evacuate

<p>Illustration shows foods wrapped in plastic packaging</p>

A simple change can cut your exposure to plastic chemicals by half

How meat and dairy giants greenwash their image

Boom time for Chinese solar makers as Mideast oil crisis drives demand

<p>Study says snakes will move towards higher latitudes and heavily populated areas as rising temperatures make their habitats less suitable</p>

Climate change will push venomous snakes towards populated coastlines

<p>Denham’s skies turned red on Friday</p>

Narelle turns Australian skies blood red in ‘apocalyptic’ scenes

Australians brace for ‘damage’ as Cyclone Narelle makes landfall

Raychel Addo is the host of Milk and Mummies Podcast (YellowBelly/PA)

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

<p>A foreign tanker carrying Iraqi fuel oil damaged after catching fire in Iraq's territorial waters, following unidentified attacks that targeted two foreign tankers, according to Iraqi port officials, near Basra, Iraq, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty</p>

Will the Iran war really lead to a global pivot to renewable energy?

The critical infrastructure that’s most vulnerable to Iranian attack

Can green fuels clean up aviation? Scientists say math doesn’t add up

<p>A bushfire burning in the Mount Lawson State</p>

Long-term bushfire smoke exposure linked increased heart disease risk

<p>File. People walk amid morning smog in Delhi, India</p>

Major study directly links air pollution to increased Alzheimer’s risk

<p>File. Prince William delivers a speech at the United for Wildlife Summit in Pier Maua</p>

India to host Prince William’s Earthshot Prize for first time

<p>Cars are seen damaged after a building's roof collapsed on them during the passage of storm Kristin in Figueira da Foz, Portugal</p>

Portugal floods force 3,000 evacuations as motorway collapses

Scientists warn of risk of Earth becoming irreversible ‘hothouse’

China’s emissions have stopped rising for two years, analysis shows

Tropical Storm Penha brings devastation to Philippines with four dead

<p>File. Bushfire burns near Harcourt, Australia, on 12 January 2026</p>

More than 1,000 families told to leave as bushfires rage in Australia

<p>Protesters take part in a rally near Niigata prefectural government office building before voting takes place in the prefectural assembly </p>

Japan halts restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant

<p>YE Nature-Animals 2025 Photo Gallery</p>

Whales are now ‘sharing’ food amid shortages due to climate change

Several missing after landslide rips through campsite in New Zealand

<p>A view of solar panels and wind turbines from a tower at Khavda renewable energy park</p>

Inside the world’s largest renewable energy park

How climate change is threatening the future of Winter Olympics

Man swept away at river crossing amid severe flooding in New Zealand

<p>Beachgoers at Queenscliff Beach walk past a shark sighting sign as beaches are closed after recent shark attacks, in Sydney, Australia</p>

Australia closes dozens of beaches after 4th shark attack in 48 hours

<p>Pictures of the Week Asia Photo Gallery</p>

Danish shuttler pulls out of India Open citing ‘extreme pollution’

<p>File. A mosquito feeds at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District</p>

Mosquitoes feeding on humans more as forests lose wildlife

<p>Pedestrians walk along a pavement amid dense fog on a cold winter morning in New Delhi</p>

Delhi wakes up to coldest January morning in three years

Delhi wakes up to coldest January morning in three years

Coal power falls in China and India for first time in decades

Australia bushfires burn 350,000 hectares and leave one person dead

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