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10 November 2021
SWG3 nightclub in Glasgow to recycle clubbers’ body heat to cool down venue
The move is aiming to help save 60 tonnes of carbon each year.
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9 November 2021
COP26: Calls for governments to support climate education and youth empowerment
Climate education is a topic that’s been largely neglected by government discussions and even at COP26, but it could be the key to a greener future.
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8 November 2021
Delays to vinyl processing caused by Adele, Fleetwood Mac and Taylor Swift
Many musicians and bands are unable to produce their albums in vinyl form at release as the biggest pop stars take over production plants.
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8 November 2021
Travis Scott and Drake face lawsuits following the Astroworld crowd-crush incident
A lawsuit has been filed against the musicians and ticketing company Live Nation Entertainment, after eight people died and dozens were injured at Scott’s Astroworld Music Festival.
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8 November 2021
COP26: Indigenous attendees kettled by police at Glasgow climate march
An alleged 500+ police officers contained Indigenous land defenders for hours at the climate protest in Glasgow, highlighting inequalities during COP26.
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5 November 2021
Report shows that number of minority ethnic characters in children’s books has increased
The report displays a fourfold increase in the amount of diversity found in children’s literature, when compared to four years ago.
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5 November 2021
Greta Thunberg to lead landmark climate youth strike in Glasgow
The mass march will be attended by school pupils of all ages, and its route passes the COP26 event.
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4 November 2021
UK COP Presidency Dialogue with Indigenous Peoples
Alok Sharma met with Indigenous leaders at COP26 to discuss the importance of Indigenous knowledge in climate solutions.
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4 November 2021
Live Nation to release NFT ticket stubs
The ticketing company will be giving out NFTs with tickets, in an attempt to bring back the nostalgia of fans collecting stubs from their favourite concerts
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4 November 2021
COP26: Leading by Example: Greening government, UN and public sector organisations
A discussion of the role intergovernmental organisations must play in the coming years to help tackle climate change.
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3 November 2021
Elon Musk is willing to sell $6 billion of Tesla stocks, to donate to help world hunger
The newly crowned richest man on earth tweeted that he would donate the money if the UN can transparently describe how it will save lives.
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3 November 2021
UK firms ‘forced’ to show plans for how they will hit net-zero at COP26
The Treasury has proposed rules regarding more transparency from financial firms and institutions outlining how they plan to reach net-zero, but the rules are not considered mandatory.
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1 November 2021
Glasgow bin strikes begin during COP26
Workers in Glasgow City Council’s cleansing department have gone ahead with industrial action to protest for better conditions for lowest paid workers.
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1 November 2021
COP26: who isn’t attending
World leaders – absent and present – are facing criticism for their level of commitment at the climate summit in Glasgow.
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1 November 2021
Music Venues Trust calls new Beatles museum proposition “pointless nonsense”
The museum is to be the second in Liverpool dedicated to the legendary band, and was announced in chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Autumn budget and spending review
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1 November 2021
Kanye West sparks backlash as he features Marilyn Manson at Sunday Service livestream
Manson has been accused by multiple women of sexual assault, abuse, and misconduct, but was featured in West’s Halloween Sunday Service livestream
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1 November 2021
Alok Sharma and PM want more out of countries at COP26, after China and Russia back away
COP26 is one of the most important meetings between world leaders of all time, and COP President Alok Sharma has said that it is now or never in regards to keeping the global temperature rises lower than 1.5C.
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30 October 2021
YouTube briefly takes down Novara Media channel, displaying its power over media
Left-leaning news channel Novara media was "permanently" taken down from the site before being reinstated a few hours later, in an apparent mistake made by YouTube moderators.