Environment
Latest sewage spill figures highlight crisis facing England’s rivers and coasts
There isn't a single stretch of river in England that is in good overall health, Environment Agency figures show.
‘Nationalise them now’: Sewage spills from storm overflows up 54% in 2023
Labour called for an immediate ban on bonuses for bosses of polluting water companies ahead of the figures being released.
Water firm profits almost doubled since 2019
According to Lib Dem analysis of Companies House records, England’s water firms made £1.7 billion in 2022/23 – up 82 per cent since 2018/2019.
Arctic could be ‘ice-free’ in 10 years’ time
Arctic ice plays a huge role in regulating the Earth’s temperature.
Joe Lycett vs Sewage: Comic tackles national scandal in new Channel 4 show
Joe Lycett vs Sewage airs on Channel 4 from Tuesday night.
Protesters to descend on Dartmoor for largest mass trespass in a generation
Right to Roam say there are thousands of 'access islands' in England where the public have a right to roam, but no legal right to get to them.
Activist delayed 4,000 plane passengers in protest against 40C heat, court heard
Cambridge University student Cressida Gethin scaled a gantry above the M25 near Heathrow as part of a Just Stop Oil protest.
Increase in wood burners offsets cuts in pollution from cars – official data
Government statistics reveal little change in health-harming particulate matter in 2022.
More than half of public say Starmer should keep £28bn green pledge – poll
The Nature 2030 poll suggests 54 per cent of British adults disagree with the move.