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Mayor Lightfoot's campaign defended emails seeking volunteers after school district raised alarm

CHICAGO — A Chicago Public Schools official informed Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s campaign team that it can’t recruit students for political work on campus or offer extra credit — hours before the mayor’s campaign released a statement defending it as a “common practice” done for decades, emails obtained by The Chicago…

Chicago Tribune

‘The Crocodile has not changed’: Zimbabwe opposition warns of election violence

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa urges world to keep ‘eyes on’ President Mnangagwa amid fears of repression this summer

The Guardian - UK

On the edge of extinction: why western chimpanzees matter – photo essay

Photojournalist Roberto García Roa has been working with the Chimpanzee Conservation Centre in Guinea, one of the few international institutions trying to protect critically endangered western chimpanzees

The Guardian - UK

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Zimbabwe police arrest 25 opposition members ahead of presidential election

Zimbabwean police on Saturday fired teargas at an opposition party gathering in Harare and arrested 25 of its members, including two members of parliament, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) said.

Reuters

Zimbabwe court denies opposition MP pre-trial bail for fifteenth time

In an election year, critics of the ruling Zanu-PF party are claiming political persecution over the continued incarceration of Job Sikhala

The Guardian - UK

Former WA MP Brian Ellis sentenced after hindering Corruption and Crime Commission investigation

A former WA politician is handed a 10-month suspended jail term and fined $20,000 for hindering a corruption investigation, which found he had improperly used taxpayer funds to pay for personal expenses, including a visit to a strip club.

ABC News

Corruption watchdog wins High Court bid

The High Court has allowed Queensland's corruption watchdog to appeal its case for allegations involving ex-public trustee Peter Carne to be publicly released.

AAP

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Former Liberal MP Brian Ellis pleads guilty to hindering Corruption and Crime Commission investigation

Another former WA politician pleads guilty to hindering a corruption investigation into his misuse of electoral allowances, which later found he had used taxpayers' money to pay for visits to a Japanese bath house and the strippers.

ABC News

U.S. agriculture agency extends climate funding to small farmers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will distribute an additional $325 million in funding for projects tailored to smaller-scale farmers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, taking its total annual investment in climate-friendly farming to more than $3 billion, the agency announced Monday.

Reuters

Green party boss Slater admits scathing report is a 'wake up call' for Scot Gov on climate change

EXCLUSIVE: In an interview with the Record, Lorna Slater conceded efforts to drive down Scotland's emissions weren't going fast enough.

Daily Record

Sturgeon told Scotland’s climate targets are ‘in danger of being meaningless’

Committee on Climate Change says nation is highly likely to miss 2030 carbon reduction goals because of lack of plans to reach them

The Guardian - UK

Urgent action required to get Scotland 'back on track to meet climate targets'

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) released its analysis to the Scottish Parliament detailing the progress made in reducing emissions in Scotland

The National (Scotland)

SNP government climate change targets 'could become meaningless due to lack of clear plan'

Ministers have overseen a 'trend of failure' in meeting Scotland’s emissions goals and the country no longer leads the UK on Net Zero, the independent Climate Change Committee warned.

Daily Record

Warning that Scotland’s ‘trend of failure’ on emissions targets could continue

The Climate Change Committee issued the warning in its latest progress report on emissions reductions in Scotland.

The Independent UK

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Insider UK

Scotland warned that emissions targets ‘trend of failure’ could continue

Ambitious targets not yet met by actual progress in areas like energy efficiency and peatland restoration

ABC News

Former WA Liberal MP Phil Edman admits hindering corruption probe, tipping off others

Phil Edman is handed a suspended jail term and fined $12,000 for obstructing a secret corruption investigation into his misuse of his taxpayer-funded electoral allowance for travel and sex, as well as tipping off others about it.

ABC News

WA Police canine use under scrutiny with majority of dog deployments affecting Indigenous Australians

Experts call on WA Police to review its procedures for using dogs in the line of duty, after a report reveals more than 60 per cent of canine deployments target Indigenous people.

The Guardian - AU

Indigenous advocates call for ban on unmuzzled police dogs in WA as ‘disturbing pattern’ emerges

Push comes after 13-year-old Noongar boy left ‘traumatised’ and needing skin grafts following mauling in Perth

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Manchester Evening News

Cheshire Cheese Company owner sells up after huge Brexit costs leaves firm 'unviable'

Simon Spurrell has previously said Brexit directly cost his company £250,000

Birmingham Post

Businessman who Boris Johnson called 'that bloody cheese man' sells company after Brexit woes

Co-founder Simon Spurrell will retain a stake in the business and remain as managing director

AAP

Trad fight delayed by another CCC case

The ex-Queensland deputy premier's fight to have a Crime and Corruption Commission report suppressed has been delayed by another matter involving the watchdog.

AAP

Qld watchdog's laptop probe questioned

Queensland's corruption watchdog may have unlawfully signed off an investigation report, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

The Conversation

We asked homeowners what they need to make homes greener – here's what they said

As winter approaches, and with energy bills at record highs, insulating the UK’s leaky homes has never been more urgent. With 14% of greenhouse gas emissions coming from heating and powering homes, it would also help the country meet its climate change targets – a genuine win-win.

Wales Online

Residents forced to move from care homes following 'significant' concerns from councils

Staff have been praised for their hard-work, but issues have arisen over the company's finances

The Guardian - UK

Not too late to insulate homes this winter, says Lord Deben

Climate Change Committee chair says measures needed to cut energy bills will also help reach net zero

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