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Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth AU$56 billion (£33 billion) and as an ecosystem and economic driver is "too big to fail", a new study has revealed. The World Heritage-listed reef is the largest living structure on Earth and its economic and social value was calculated for the first time in the Deloitte Access Economics report commissioned by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. It said the reef - bigger than Britain, Switzerland and the Netherlands combined - was worth AU$29 billion to tourism, supporting 64,000 jobs. The "indirect or non-use" value - people that have not yet visited the reef but know it exists - was estimated at AU$24 billion, with recreational users such as boaters making up the rest. The study, based on six months of analysis, comes as the reef has suffered an unprecedented second straight year of coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures linked to climate change. It is also under pressure from farming run-off, … [Read more...] about Great Barrier Reef worth £33bn to Australia and supports too many jobs to be allowed to die, says new study

How and when to use lawn feeds and treatments SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info With summer in full swing, there is no better time to enjoy your garden than August. However, one expert is urging Britons not to make the key "mistake of neglecting your lawn this August". Related articles Easy way to deep clean a ‘filthy’ rug in less than 10 minutes Key area to clean to stop washing machine smelling 'Cleaner & fresher' Carlos Real, lawn care expert and managing director of Total Lawn said: "August is the prime time for enjoying our lawns, late into the evening, but it also provides the perfect opportunity to get ahead with our lawn care regime. "This month should be spent focusing on … [Read more...] about Lawn care: Don’t make key ‘mistake’ in August – ‘jobs you should be doing’

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is bursting back to life in remarkable fashion after being damaged by warming waters , a new investigation has revealed. The world heritage site is currently boasting its greatest coral cover in decades. However, experts cautioned that the regrowth was made up largely of a common, fast-growing but weak genus known as acropora that could easily be lost . Acropora is renowned for its branching colonies that resemble staghorns and can grow in thickets covering large areas in a variety of colours. It also plays a key role in reef building, providing a large percentage of the calcium carbonate structure, and is tied to the popular imagination of the Great Barrier Reef, frequently being pictured on postcards. However, it is particularly vulnerable to storms and crown-of-thorns starfish, which feed on coral, and often grows in “boom and bust” cycles. The reef, which stretches for nearly 1,500 miles along the coast of Queensland, has been … [Read more...] about Great Barrier Reef bursts back to life… but climate change still poses a threat

Tory leadership: A look and Truss and Sunak’s policies SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info To do so, according to Doug Morwood, managing director of reuse firm ReRe, we need to stop “neglecting” our homegrown manufacturing base and relying on “despots and despotic economies like Russia and China” for cheap products that we only end up using a handful of times, before sending them back to low-wage countries in the form of waste. He is calling for the Government and businesses alike to show “bravery” in bringing the money we send abroad back to Britain, stimulating economic growth in the process. We must stop 'neglecting' our homegrown manufacturing base and relying on 'despotic economies' (Image: GETTY) Related … [Read more...] about Truss & Sunak handed masterplan to unleash ‘vast’ opportunities for UK economy

New Zealand Post will close its Manawatū mail processing centre early next year, with the loss of almost 60 jobs. On Thursday, NZ Post chief operating officer Brendon Main​ put the closure down to declining mail volumes . Twenty years ago the company had delivered more than 1 billion pieces of mail each year, but that figure had been steadily decreasing. “In the year to June 30, we delivered around 240 million mail items and this number is forecast to continue to decline over the coming years,” Main said. READ MORE: NZ Post puts the call out for extra workers to cope with Christmas demand Coronavirus: 70 NZ Post workers in self-isolation after colleagues test positive Letter's 12-day odyssey across Lower Hutt NZ Post's fewer sorting centres means doubling back on deliveries RNZ Auckland's lockdown and its growing demand for package deliveries has NZ Post on the brink. “In line with this decline in mail, we have decided to close the … [Read more...] about NZ Post to close Manawatū mail processing centre, 59 jobs to go

F1 preview: A lap of the Hungarian Grand Prix SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Red Bull boss Christian Horner revealed the team made a last-second change which proved key to Max Verstappen winning the Hungarian Grand Prix. He confirmed the team were moments away from making Ferrari’s mistake by putting on the hard compound tyre. Related articles Red Bull snap up F1 legend's son in bid to find the next Verstappen F1 Hungarian Grand Prix: Verstappen wins thrilling contest in Budapest However, both drivers' comments on the out-lap to the grid made the team change tactics and start the race on the softs. This allowed Verstappen to carve his way through the pack early on before switching to the … [Read more...] about Red Bull made last-second change which won Max Verstappen the Hungarian Grand Prix

IN a world as big as GTA Online’s, new stuff to play with is always welcome. The Criminal Enterprises update is finally here for GTA Online . This is the first major expansion since the game made its way to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S . While much of the content from this expansion is being drip-fed over time, there is plenty available right now. New weapons, vehicles, dealerships, missions and more are all on their way. But they all fall short of the biggest addition, as your character can now wear Airpods . We’ve gathered all the biggest features of this new update so you can get right into the fun stuff. More in GTA ALL SAINTS Is the new Saints Row a GTA-beater? BLAST OFF Former Sony VP joins former Rockstar team with new reveals New Weapons What would a shooter game be without things to shoot. Two new rifles can be bought in GTA Online. The M16 rifle is going to be available very soon, … [Read more...] about GTA Online patch notes: 5 biggest changes in update 1.43

Max Verstappen expressed his disappointment in reaction to news that the FIA will change F1 rules in the middle of the season. The sport's governing body said on Thursday it would take action in the interest of driver safety . That announcement came in the wake of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix weekend, which saw several drivers complaining about pain and risk – Lewis Hamilton included. Its technical directive warned teams that it would be implementing a maximum limit on the amount of bouncing a car is allowed to do before it is deemed unsafe. Any team which breaches that rule would then face a penalty. It could be seen as good news for Red Bull – as they have largely eliminated their own porpoising problems without sacrificing performance, they are unlikely to fall foul of this new limit this season. But all the same Verstappen feels the FIA should not have got involved on this issue, while taking a swipe at Mercedes and their F1 rivals. "I think it's a bit disappointing … [Read more...] about Max Verstappen taunts Mercedes after mid-season rule change – ‘Can’t design car properly’

The family of Archie Battersbee have said they "want something good to come out of this tragedy" as they vowed to call for "change". The 12-year-old died on Saturday in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, after weeks of legal wrangling. In a statement, released through the Christian Legal Centre, which has been supporting the family's case, the family said: "Yesterday we lost our beautiful boy, Archie. He has fought against all the odds since April, and we are so proud of him. "We are thankful for the huge amount of support we've received from so many different people. We are grateful to our legal team and others who have stood with us as we have faced these difficult challenges. "We want something good to come out of this tragedy and the horrendous experience we have been put through by the system. "No parent or family must go through this again. We have been forced to fight a relentless legal battle by the Hospital Trust while faced with an unimaginable … [Read more...] about Archie Battersbee’s family ‘backed into a corner by the system’ as they vow to fight for change

The family of Archie Battersbee have called for a review to be held following the young boy's death, saying they want "something good to come out of this tragedy". The 12-year-old, who had been in a coma since April, died in the Royal London Hospital on Saturday after weeks of legal wrangling resulted in his life-sustaining treatment being stopped. He was being kept alive by a combination of medical interventions, including ventilation and drug treatments. Doctors treating Archie for the last four months declared him as "brain-stem dead" but his family had argued for his life support treatment to continue in the hope he would eventually recover. His parents had made bids to the High Court, Court of Appeal and European Court of Human Rights to have him transferred to a hospice to die, but these were all rejected. Now, Archie's family have vowed to call for "change" to ensure nobody else goes through such a "horrendous experience". "We want something good to come out … [Read more...] about Archie Battersbee’s family vow to call for change following 12-year-old’s death