Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwavesUK heatwave live – latest updatesJust 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked...
Read MoreCritics accuse ministers of failing to take control of nature crisis and leaving it to private landowners to act voluntarilyThe government’s plan to protect and restore nature in England by 2030 has been condemned as “pathetic”...
Read MoreOffice for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024The UK government breached environmental law on several occasions when granting farmers permission to use a...
Read MorePlans to protect people fall ‘far short of what is needed’, government told, as MP warns of heatwave deathsUK politics live – latest updatesThe UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect people...
Read MoreMPs hear current plans fall ‘far short of what is needed’ with many deaths expected and children baking in classroomsThe UK government is facing increasingly urgent calls for action to protect people against the intensifying...
Read MoreDebate in Labour and union movement over climate commitments as many call for Burnham not to allow drilling in North SeaAnalysis: ‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he...
Read MoreKemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a ‘villain’Britain’s net zero policies and energy secretary Ed Miliband have come under fire at a...
Read MoreConservation groups warn slashing Darwin Initiative will put species and habitats in jeopardy, and set back efforts to halt decline in natureOne of the UK’s longest-standing funds for global nature protection is being...
Read MoreIn the week when the hottest May days were recorded, environment editor Fiona Harvey examines a new Climate Change Committee report on how the UK can better withstand extreme heatTemperatures across the UK and Europe this week...
Read MoreFirst details of agreement published, heralding end to EU-UK checks on dairy products, eggs, fish and fresh red meatBusiness live – latest updatesThe EU and UK have signalled an end to Brexit “sausage wars” with the first...
Read MoreAgreement affecting meat, plants and packaging promises to end paperwork ‘hell’ and border delays from 2027Business live – latest updatesBrexit red tape affecting UK food exports to the EU, including fresh sausages and burgers,...
Read MoreIncreasing coastal erosion has hit communities’ livelihoods and put lifestyles under threatThe remains of the road linking two towns in south Devon lie crumbled on the foreshore in a mess of tarmac, steel and concrete.The...
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