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Eden Park will be able to hold up to six concerts a year, after a panel of three independent commissioners decided adverse effects can be avoided or mitigated.

Corpse flower bloom: Smell of rot livens up Dunedin Botanic Gardens © Getty The corpse flower at the gardens, which emits an odour so rancid it's been compared to a rotting corpse, is showing signs of bloom. this can be the caption Christmas has come late for Dunedin Botanic Gardens, as a tall, slender beauty is priming itself to bloom again, years ahead of schedule. The corpse flower at the gardens, which emits an odour so rancid it's been compared to a rotting corpse, is showing signs of bloom. Keenly waiting the smell is winter garden plant collection curator, Stephen Bishop, who is del...

As we settle into our third lockdown, there are many sheep/goat, wheat/chaff separation moments in the world of online fitness. Who’s in it for the long haul? Who’s still doing new live routines every week? Who has kept their signature freshness and their energy levels unmatchably high? These people, that’s who. In the explosion of celebrity fitness and dance routines to raise our spirits under lockdown, there is a heavy accent on getting your...

Struggling Norwegian slims down with the loss of 1,100 Gatwick jobs James Sillars, business reporter Norwegian, the struggling European airline that offered cut-price transatlantic flights, is to cut the routes resulting in the loss of 1,100 jobs at Gatwick Airport. © Reuters Norwegian has endured financial turbulence over its rapid expansion and the COVID-19 crisis The company, which has been battling high costs associated with a rapid expansion exacerbated by the impact of massive COVID-19 disruption to international travel, said it was to operate as a short-haul airline...

'Loophole' will let UK continue to ship plastic waste to poorer countries Karen McVeigh © Getty The majority of British plastic waste is exported to countries including Indonesia. The UK has been accused of failing to honour its promise to curb shipments of plastic waste to developing countries, after it emerged Britain’s new post-Brexit regulations are less stringent than those imposed by the EU. From 1 January, shipments of unsorted plastic waste from the EU to non-OECD countries were banned. But Britain will continue to allow plastic waste to be exported to developing ...