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- 1Last residents of occupied Oleshky 'eat weeds to survive'▼‘Hell on earth’: last residents eat weeds to survive in Russian-occupied Oleshky
A Guardian report describes Oleshky, a Russian-occupied town in Ukraine's Kherson region, as 'hell on earth', saying the few remaining residents are reduced to eating weeds to survive. The account highlights severe food shortages, destroyed infrastructure and the dangers of life under occupation, drawing renewed attention to the humanitarian crisis in the occupied east bank of the Dnipro river.
- 2Scientists warn Earth's planetary boundaries have been breached●'Planetary boundaries' necessary for flourishing of life have been breached
Scientists warn that the 'planetary boundaries' needed for life to flourish on Earth have been crossed, according to a Guardian report. The assessment suggests humanity has pushed critical Earth-system limits past safe levels, intensifying concerns about the climate crisis and the long-term stability of the conditions that support human civilisation.
- 3Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan over Diana book errors●Earl Spencer apologises to Piers Morgan over errors in Princess Diana book
Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana, has issued an apology to broadcaster Piers Morgan after factual errors were identified in his book about Diana. The correction prompted attention given Spencer's role as a guardian of his sister's memory and his usual insistence on accuracy about her life. Commenters are weighing the significance of the mistake and Morgan's response to the apology.
- 4Calls grow for UK MPs to fix broken end-of-life care●MPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care in the UK is broken. So now we need you to fix it | Jane Turner By Jane T
Writing in the Guardian, Jane Turner urges MPs to act on end-of-life care, arguing that during the assisted dying debate politicians broadly agreed palliative care in the UK is in urgent need of reform. She says patients and their carers now expect Parliament to follow up its words with concrete fixes to a system she describes as broken.