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North Yorkshire gastropub with 'homely log fires' officially among UK's top 10
An “outstanding” North Yorkshire gastropub with “homely log fires” has been revealed among the top 10 in the whole of the UK. It comes as The Star Inn at Harome, near Helmsley, came in ...
Climate change made severe UK fires in 2022 six times more likely
New research shows that the damaging fires during the U.K.'s record-breaking 2022 heatwave were made at least six times more ...
Log burners, wood-burning stoves and open fires should be banned, according to poll
Wood burners and open fires produce more harmful PM2. 5 than road transport in the UK. Jack Coles, a heating expert from ...
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UK households urged not to keep fridges or freezers in their garage
UK households keeping a fridge in their garage have been warned. Fires caused by fridge and freezers have been found to exhibit a higher degree of fire spread than other types of appliances like ...
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UK peatland fires are supercharging carbon emissions as climate change causes hotter, drier summers
A new study led by the University of Cambridge has revealed that as our springs and summers get hotter and drier, the UK wildfire season is being stretched and intensified. More fires, taking hold ...
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UK peatland fires are supercharging carbon emissions as climate change causes hotter, drier summers
Experts say a focus on re-wetting our parched peat would significantly dampen down the UK's fire-driven carbon emissions and help mitigate against climate change. A new study led by the University ...