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"Alarming reports about our favourite treats - including chocolate, wine and prawns - are on the rise. So what is the truth behind the panic?"

"Here, we look at two cities where, against the odds, efforts to promote sustainable living are emerging. The first is Iqaluit, a remote indigenous community in the Canadian Arctic that is entirely reliant on imported diesel for power yet at the same time is seeing climate patterns impact its traditional ways of life. The second is Johannesburg in South Africa, where efforts to promote alternatives to private car ownership are slowly bearing fruit. "

"'The results show that based on plausible climate trends and a total failure to change course, the global food supply system would face catastrophic losses, and an unprecedented epidemic of food riots'"

"A three-year review into the future of air travel around London is due to finish with the recommendation that a new runway be built at one of two existing airports. But while the capital gingerly edges towards airport expansion, other parts of the world are witnessing a massive airport building boom."

"Nicaraguan officials say construction of a $50bn (£31bn) canal linking the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans will start on 22 December."

"Explore new estimates of migration flows between and within regions for five-year periods, 1990 to 2010. Click on a region to discover flows country-by-country."

"Measures relaxed on Monday night after cars were ordered off streets of Santiago, businesses shut and 7 million residents told to stay indoors"

was on BBC news on friday

"Earth 'overshoot day' - the day each year when our demands on the planet outstrip its ability to regenerate - comes six days earlier than 2014, with world's population currently consuming the equivalent of 1.6 planets a year"

i was looking for something for business then found this fairly useful for a general read

This is superb As net migration sees the biggest fall for four years, the Office for National Statistics has looked back on the long term trends in migration to and from the UK since 1964.

"The European Union has announced emergency talks on 14 September to deal with the escalating migration crisis."

"Filmmakers follow one girl's story inside Rio's biggest favela, starting from the time she was born."

Continue reading the main story Extreme World is a new season of coverage on TV, Radio and Online, examining the global difference sthat divide us Look at CORRUPTION DYING EDUCATION BUSINESS POLLUTION

i have recorded the programme if you want to watch it. It might still be on iplayer

Lots of statistics on UK deprivation useful for Unequal spaces. Just have abrowse

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