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How Britain's 'paradise' islands are at risk from climate change

How Britain's 'paradise' islands are at risk from climate change

ITV News2 days ago
ITV Weather presenter Alex Beresford heads to the beautiful Isles of Scilly off the Cornish coast, to see how climate change is impacting the archipelago.
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