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‘I needed to be in that strange, flat place’: how an Orkney garden healed a writer
After her sister died, Victoria Bennett left Cumbria for the remote Scottish archipelago, where she learned to go with the ebb and flow of life

Country diary: The skies here are busy with satellites and fieldfares | Rchard Smyth
Prendwick, Northumberland: On a crisp, cold walk, I’m reminded that winter still clings on, and that familiar constellations are far from alone

Renewable energy will boost national security and protect UK from sabotage, minister says
Widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels are harder to target than fossil fuel power stations, Michael Shanks says

Rare axolotl found under Welsh bridge probably an abandoned pet, say experts
Craze for Mexican salamander as pets fuelled by Pokémon but inexperienced owners are often out of their depths

A British ban on imports of hunting trophies is long overdue | Letters
Letters: Eduardo Gonçalves and Blair Patrick Schuyler respond to an article on the myth at the heart of trophy hunting

Why biomethane is not the solution to Britain’s gas supply issues | Letter
Letter: Dr Matilda Dunn highlights problems with the expansion of biogas production

Australia is the world’s fourth-largest black truffle producer. Now scientists may have unearthed why
Understanding truffles is a ‘tricky proposition’ because most of the magic occurs underground

Cop negotiations chief on how Iran war oil shock paves road to climate talks in Turkey
Exclusive: As countries meet at key climate crisis meetings, Australia’s Chris Bowen says war underlines need to move away from fossil fuels

Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds
Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct action



