BIRD FLU CONFIRMED ON ISLE OF WIGHT – Island Echo

[ad_1] Avian flu has been confirmed on the Isle of Wight, the local authority confirmed this afternoon (Wednesday). A wild swan found dead at Ryde Canoe Lake tested positive for H5N8 bird flu, meaning the flu has reached the island. Avian influenza can be deadly to birds, but it has …

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‘This takes us backwards’: environmental activists criticized decision to lift ban on Heathrow’s third runway

[ad_1] The Supreme Court this morning overturned a landmark ruling that Heathrow’s third runway is illegal due to the climate crisis, a decision activists labeled a “backward step”. The Supreme Court has ruled that the government’s policy supporting Heathrow expansion was legal, reversing a ruling that deemed the plans illegal …

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