Diane Taylor

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A man walks past a deciduous tree in Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
Five things you might have missed while the US election count was on

1. Schools to reopen after ASTI agrees suspension of action All second-level schools are set to open on Wednesday after the Association of Secondary (...)

An example of a palm oil ball which can be toxic to dogs found on Fistral beach in Cornwall. Photograph: Dave Meredith
Rancid ‘balls of fat’ wash up on north Mayo coastline

Foul smelling globules resembling balls of fat on the north Mayo coast may be linked to a pollution incident at sea, says Coastwatch Europe. The glo(...)

Gas flaring at Shell’s Corrib gas terminal in Co Mayo.
Locals disappointed at sanction on Shell for gas flaring

North Mayo residents living close to the Corrib gas refinery have expressed disappointment at the level of sanction imposed on Shell E&P Ireland o(...)

Shell E&P Ireland’s John Egan in a still from a Youtube video from New Year’s Eve, discussing the flaring of gas at the Corrib plant, seen in the background. Photograph: Shell/Youtube
Gas flaring at Corrib plant ‘frightening’, says resident

Residents living close to the Corrib gas plant in north Mayo have expressed alarm over the intensity of gas flaring during New Year’s Eve. Shell E&am(...)