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Environment

‘Dire’ climate warning as ‘window shrinking’ to limit global warming

Microplastics around UK coast 100 times greater than five years ago

‘Crucial’ Antarctic Ice sheet loses over 3,000 billion tonnes of ice

Raw sewage dumped into English rivers 800 times a day

A major incident has been declared after an oil spill in Poole Harbour, Dorset. Credit: Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg
A major incident has been declared after an oil spill in Poole Harbour, Dorset. Credit: Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

People urged to avoid beaches after ‘major’ Poole Harbour oil leak

Lights switched off on the London Eye during Earth Hour. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Lights switched off on the London Eye during Earth Hour. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Explainer What time is Earth Hour and what should you switch off for it

Anglian Water investigated over ‘potential’ illegal sewage spills

Seven arrested as XR activists spray green paint over news offices

Water chiefs blame sewage spills on ‘putting wrong stuff down sinks’

A pickup truck drives on a flooded road out of Alpaugh as a car sits in flooding in the Central Valley during a winter storm in Tulare County near Allensworth, California on 22 March (Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
A pickup truck drives on a flooded road out of Alpaugh as a car sits in flooding in the Central Valley during a winter storm in Tulare County near Allensworth, California on 22 March (Photo: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

California’s extreme weather winter continues with floods and tornado

Water bills will increase to put an end to sewage spills, report warns

Beavers to be reintroduced in London for first time in 400 years

South West Water launches map pinpointing sewage spills at beaches

Over half a million trees ‘left to die’ beside 21-mile stretch of road

'Humanity is on thin ice': UN report issues stark climate warning

These are 14 of the best places to see blossoms across the UK.
These are 14 of the best places to see blossoms across the UK.

Date of first day of spring - and 14 best UK places to see blossoms

Dozens of Tories will ‘lose seats’ over sewage ‘crimes’, Lib Dems warn

UK’s best beach hit with ‘thoroughly unpleasant’ raw sewage leaks

Visitors slam ‘dirty’ UK beach full of rubbish and sewage as ‘abysmal’

England regions at risk of drought after driest February for 30 years

Villagers plea for expansion of Jeremy Clarkson’s ‘important’ farm

Public warned to avoid 83 UK beaches after sewage leaks into waters

Hosepipe ban fears this summer as UK braced for water shortages

(Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Joe Biden has approved major Willow Oil Project - sources

David Attenborough warns ‘nature is in crisis’ and it is ‘time to act’

Climate activist slams Jeremy Hunt’s £20bn carbon capture project

The BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash according to reports in The Guardian
The BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash according to reports in The Guardian

BBC claims Wild Isles was 'always five episodes' amid censorship row

Climate change could cause four times as many extreme rainfalls in the UK by 2080, a Met Office study warns (Photos: Adobe Stock)
Climate change could cause four times as many extreme rainfalls in the UK by 2080, a Met Office study warns (Photos: Adobe Stock)

Climate change could cause 4 times as many extreme rainfalls by 2080

A member of the public makes their way through the snow on 18 January 2023 in Carrbridge, United Kingdom (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
A member of the public makes their way through the snow on 18 January 2023 in Carrbridge, United Kingdom (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

UK braces for potential ‘polar vortex’ winds as March cold snap begins

The cost of flooding in the UK could rise by 13 to 23% if carbon emissions are not reduced globally (Photo: PA)
The cost of flooding in the UK could rise by 13 to 23% if carbon emissions are not reduced globally (Photo: PA)

Flood damage in UK could be cut by fifth if climate targets are met

(Photo: PA Media)
(Photo: PA Media)

Flood map: UK flood risk maps from Fathom explained

Supporters of the Fridays for Future climate action movement hold up a model of earth burning during the 3 March global strike in Vienna (Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images).
Supporters of the Fridays for Future climate action movement hold up a model of earth burning during the 3 March global strike in Vienna (Photo by Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images).

Explainer Climate activists skip school to fight ‘fossil finance’

Celebrate World Wildlife Day by watching some of these TV shows about animals.
Celebrate World Wildlife Day by watching some of these TV shows about animals.

Nine best wildlife documentaries to watch on World Wildlife Day 2023

Friends of the Earth is calling on the UK government to boost tree planting numbers.
Friends of the Earth is calling on the UK government to boost tree planting numbers.

New map shows tree coverage across England - and poor areas miss out

The protest continues
The protest continues

Protestors climb trees to stop 'illegal' felling by developers

Explainer Are wood burning stoves bad for the environment and your health?

Lufthansa advert banned over ‘misleading’ environmental claims

Liverpool becomes first UK city to commit to Paris climate agreement

‘Forever chemicals’ in UK waters means pollution targets won’t be met

‘Unbelievable’ Northern Lights dazzle spectators across UK

Members of the Hemsby Lifeboat crew inspect the eroded dunes at Hemsby in Norfolk. Picture: PA
Members of the Hemsby Lifeboat crew inspect the eroded dunes at Hemsby in Norfolk. Picture: PA

Popular beach could be closed ‘for decades’ over erosion dangers

An alignment of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus in 2008 (Photo: Getty Images)
An alignment of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus in 2008 (Photo: Getty Images)

Moon aligns with Jupiter and Venus in rare conjunction

Coffey orders water companies to show plans to cut sewage spills

(Photos: Getty Images)
(Photos: Getty Images)

Explainer 'Convenient’ or ‘socialist conspiracy’? 15-minute cities explained

A pedestrian struggles with her umbrella against the wind in Glasgow city centre on August 25, 2020, as Storm Francis brings rain and high winds to the UK. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)
A pedestrian struggles with her umbrella against the wind in Glasgow city centre on August 25, 2020, as Storm Francis brings rain and high winds to the UK. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Storm Otto to bring ‘high winds’ as Met Office issues weather warning

Centrica’s profits soared threefold to £3.3bn in 2022 (image: PA)
Centrica’s profits soared threefold to £3.3bn in 2022 (image: PA)

British Gas ownership explained as Centrica posts £3.3bn in profits

Wood-burning stove laws for households and fines for breaking rules

Emergency declared in New Zealand as Cyclone Gabrielle batters country

Water companies could dodge huge fines for discharging sewage

Dozens of world’s largest firms ‘failing’ on their climate pledges

Twitter user @KadeFlowers shared footage of the asteroid seen from Brighton
Twitter user @KadeFlowers shared footage of the asteroid seen from Brighton

Explainer Asteroid explodes over English Channel creating shooting star effect

Almost 95% of fuel poor families will still be in fuel poverty in 2030

Artist Sean Corcoran has created a 100ft sketch of Greta Thunberg on a beach using two rakes.
Artist Sean Corcoran has created a 100ft sketch of Greta Thunberg on a beach using two rakes.

Artist creates 100ft sand sketch of Greta Thunberg on a beach

HS2 services could be halved and run at lower speeds to save money

Car industry ‘will miss emissions target by 75%’ warns new study

This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the border between Turkey and Syria (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)
This aerial view shows residents, aided by heavy equipment, searching for victims and survivors after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the border between Turkey and Syria (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

How are earthquakes measured? What causes them, strongest quake in UK

The Thornborough Henges complex.
The Thornborough Henges complex.

What is Stonehenge of the North? Thornborough henges gifted to nation

Exposure to air pollution ‘raises risk of depression and anxiety’

Water firms to lose public funds if they fail to stop UK sewage spills

Richard Murray, of Waterlooville, Hampshire, took the top spot in the South Downs National Park astrophotography competition, in the South Downs Dark Skyscapes category, with his image of the Milky Way rising over the ruins of a local Tudor mansion. The photo, which won Murray £100 shows the night-time scene at Cowdray ruins in Midhurst, West Sussex.
Richard Murray, of Waterlooville, Hampshire, took the top spot in the South Downs National Park astrophotography competition, in the South Downs Dark Skyscapes category, with his image of the Milky Way rising over the ruins of a local Tudor mansion. The photo, which won Murray £100 shows the night-time scene at Cowdray ruins in Midhurst, West Sussex.

Photo of Milky Way wins top spot in National Park photography prize

Thérèse Coffey admits UK can’t achieve air pollution targets

Coastal homes worth £600m across England could be lost to sea by 2100

Beaver family moved to Loch Lomond in drive to boost population

Everyone to live 15 minutes from green space or water under new plans

Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency show the Brunt Ice Shelf in October 2022, and again following the recent calving event (Image: European Space Agency)
Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency show the Brunt Ice Shelf in October 2022, and again following the recent calving event (Image: European Space Agency)

Huge London-sized iceberg breaks off from Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf

Thames Water launches real-time map of sewage discharges

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TV presenter Paul O’Grady dies ‘unexpectedly but peacefully’ at age 67

Paul O’Grady in June 2022 (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)
Paul O’Grady in June 2022 (Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images)

‘Life’s too short to clean an oven’ - Paul O’Grady’s best jokes

Passengers travelling from Heathrow Terminal 5 over Easter have been told to expect delays (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
Passengers travelling from Heathrow Terminal 5 over Easter have been told to expect delays (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Families face Easter chaos as Heathrow security staff strike