As feared, the cutoff low over the Western Mediterranean Sea is bringing severe thunderstorms causing life-threatening flash flooding to parts of the Balearic Islands, Spain. Footage from Es Mercadal in Menorca.

Ukraine controls 82 settlements in Russia’s Kursk region, Kyiv says channel4.com/news/ukraine-c… via Kiran Moodley

Are you wondering what’s causing the slightly reddish tinge to the hazy sky this evening? Wildfire smoke from North America has been blown across the Atlantic Ocean. There’s also some high cirrus cloud around too. It could be a colourful sunset! What’s it like where you are?

Allegations of widespread torture and sexual abuse have been reported by Palestinian detainees - held by Israeli forces. The Israeli army and prison service deny abuse systematic and say wrongdoing is being investigated. Watch part one of two. 1/3

“Feargal Sharkey to lead mass London rally over Labour’s failure to tackle water pollution.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/2…

A fine column today by Pilita Clark on the latest round of "misleading bilge" on climate change, from Musk to heat pumps ft.com/content/181810…

Ultra-Orthodox Jews have been beaten and detained in Jerusalem whilst demonstrating against a new law which forces them to be drafted into the army. Traditionally, ultra-Orthodox Jews have been exempt from the draft. Israeli police called the protest illegal, and said force

Tongue in cheek or sincere - hilarious either way:

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Why Orkney is once again at the cutting edge of the green revolution channel4.com/news/why-orkne… via alex thomson

Another absolute cracker of a report on Orkney renewables from alex thomson. This is the future. youtube.com/watch?v=vyzVBJ…

We've been to Carmarthenshire to see how Project Seagrass is restoring the UK's seagrass meadows - some 90% percent of which have been lost in the UK with Matt Symons 🎥 & alex thomson

The UK has lost 90% of its seagrass groves over the last 30 years. But the fightback is now underway to bring back one of Britain's most important - and threatened - habitats to our waters. alex thomson reports. channel4.com/news/seagrass-…

Major oil and gas news today from govt : govt won’t challenge judicial reviews brought against development of the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields in the N Sea. This decision will save the taxpayer money..does not mean the licences for Jackdaw and Rosebank have been withdrawn.

Brian may have had an effect…. Govt ends the badger cull, appearing to admit that 1 they still know little about badgers and BTB and 2 they accept cows spread it very effectively to each other.

We're in danger of losing some bird species altogether, according to new data shared exclusively with Channel 4 News. As alex thomson explains, five new species in the UK have been added to the notorious 'Red List.' channel4.com/news/exclusive…

Exclusive: Threat of losing certain seabird species altogether - new data shows channel4.com/news/exclusive… via alex thomson

Last year’s renewable energy auction was such a fiasco nobody bid. Bit different today Sixth renewables auction biggest ever number of 131 clean energy projects powering equivalent of 11 million homes….

A very reasonable question to ask - and perhaps more widely of NE media ?