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Environment

Healey’s budget cuts mean Britain is likely to miss green heating targets

Ex-energy secretary Ed Miliband’s agenda appears undermined as money is diverted from renewables to defenceBritain is unlikely to hit its targets on green heating after the cuts announced by John Healey this week, experts have warned, as critics of Ed Miliband claim the former energy secretary’s green agenda is being dismantled.The chancellor unveiled more than £3bn worth of cuts to the energy dep

Eight of nine English water companies still failing on environment, report finds

Water companies' environmental performance 'deteriorates' further - regulators

Record-breaking high tides spark chaos – and kayak commutes – across California

Hormuz oil spill forces closure of UAE beaches

Cut spending on ‘fairytale’ carbon capture plans, campaigners urge chancellor

Chris Packham says £24bn scheme is ‘national embarrassment’ and joins calls for more funding to help households lower billsCampaigners are calling on the chancellor to cut the government’s £24bn spending plans for “fairytale” carbon capture technologies in favour of funding green schemes that can reliably cut emissions and lower energy bills.Environmentalist Chris Packham is leading an 11th-hour a

‘No one saves the planet if it hits their pocket’: UK heat pump installers fear planned subsidy cuts

Boiler upgrade scheme, which provides grants of up to £9,000 for sustainable alternatives, expected to be slashed in budgetWhen Bill Tuck first started installing air source heat pumps six years ago, other heating engineers were skeptical the green technology would take off. “Now, the conversation is completely different,” he said.“I’m getting approached by them saying: ‘Mrs Jones, my customer for

Storm Boelo clears but more wind and rain bears down on UK

Another area of low pressure will pass close to the north-west UK with a Met Office yellow wind warning issued for Tuesday.

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Heatwaves Claim Over 50,000 Lives in Europe

A new study reveals that heat-related deaths in Europe last summer exceeded 50,000, highlighting cities' lack of preparedness for rising temperatures. According to DW Arabic, the figures are alarming and call for urgent action.

Storm Boelo: Travel disrupted and events cancelled as UK hit by wind and rain

Fresh deluge of wet weather comes after Storm Austen brought strong winds to many regions on FridayAmber weather warnings have come into force as the worst of Storm Boelo could be set to hit parts of the UK.Storm Boelo’s winds will peak from Saturday evening, leaving areas in the warning zone, including Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and the far north of England, braced for gusts of 60-70mph

Electricity restored to all of NI after Storm Boelo

The Met Office has issued two new yellow weather warnings for parts of Northern Ireland.

The Guardian view on Oxford Street’s pedestrianisation: cities should be designed around people, not cars | Editorial

The transformation of Europe’s busiest shopping street should be a case study in making cities greener, less congested and more inviting places to liveSadiq Khan has been trying to pedestrianise Oxford Street since he first became the mayor of London in 2016. On Monday, after numerous setbacks, his plan will finally come to fruition. The busiest stretch of the nation’s famous shopping street will

UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’UK politics live – latest updatesMinisters will make an unprecedented intervention in water bills and how companies prioritise investment, directing bosses to bring down costs and stop leaks and sewage overflows.Angela Eagle, the environment secretary, has told suppliers in England and Wales

UK to draft in military aircraft to fight wildfires, Burnham says

The prime minister is hosting the UK's first wildfire summit to prepare for future blazes after a record summer 2026.

Firefighters and public 'knowingly put at risk' during summer wildfires

Crews and control centre staff say the fires were relentless with many firefighters still off work injured.

Unsafe water, burning eyes and kerosene slicks: residents demand answers on River Taff leak

People near South Wales river told to keep windows and doors shut after 1,000s of litres of kerosene from a GE Aerospace site got into the waterOily slicks of kerosene still appeared to be leaking into the River Taff this week, several days after a breach of thousands of litres was spotted by members of the public.The breach into the Welsh river was identified last Friday, after people reported st

Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despite Jackdaw gasfield approval

Prime minister pledges his government’s commitment to address climate crisis saying ‘our determination is unwavering’We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy BurnhamAndy Burnham has said he will not “abandon the responsibility” tofight the climate crisis after the government approved the Jackdaw gasfield, saying he would not

Jackdaw decision 'taken outwith Scotland about Scotland's energy'

Scottish Green Mark Ruskell, the SNP’s Keith Brown and Scottish Labour’s Jenny Young weigh up the Jackdaw decision.

NI risks missing 2030 energy goals, says Stormont committee

A committee hears that Northern Ireland could lose out on economic opportunities if action is not accelerated.

Rosebank row: will Labour block the oilfield? – podcast

The government has given the go-ahead for the Jackdaw gasfield, but that was the easy part. The next big headache is the Rosebank oilfield. The energy secretary, Miatta Fahnbulleh, has indicated she might reject this licence because of the project’s expected environmental impact, but could Andy Burnham overrule her to help the chancellor, John Healey?You can read Kiran Stacey’s exclusive report on

Have scientists finally found a way to save the banana from disaster?

With the climate crisis and diseases threatening one of the world’s most popular fruits, researchers are hoping a breakthrough in breeding techniques could give the Cavendish banana a certain futureLove them or loathe them, bananas are one of the world’s most popular fruit. But a combination of the climate crisis and new killer diseases have had growers concerned over the banana’s threatened extin

Weather warning in place ahead of Storm Boelo

A Met Office weather warning is in place from 18:00 BST on Saturday until 15:00 GMT on Sunday.

Marine life in Gulf of Mexico has still not fully recovered from 2010 BP oil spill

New study reveals dramatic population drops in fish, cephalopods and more after the Deepwater Horizon spillMarine life in the Gulf of Mexico plummeted by about 60% after BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and has still not fully recovered, according to a new study.The April 2010 explosion of an offshore drilling unit 50 miles off the Louisiana coast triggered the largest marine oil spill in his

Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say

Assessment finds global heating is endangering 96% of coral reefs across 80 countries – a figure scientists say should serve as a ‘wake-up call’Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereAlmost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet, including Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, faces a high risk of ecosystem collapse before 2075 because of global heat

Southeast Asia’s toxic haze spurs calls for legal action against polluters

ASEAN's consensus-driven approach and a lack of enforcement mechanisms make legal action difficult, experts say.

At least four dead after storm brings flooding to southern France

The deaths include two women found drowned in a cellar in the Bouches-du-Rhône region.

How Jackdaw ignites row over climate and costs

The UK government approves production from Jackdaw amid intense debate about the project's environmental and economic impact.

Two storms in two days as Austen and Boelo target UK

The Met Office have named a new storm, Boelo, which is set to bring another round of stormy weather to the UK over the weekend.

Why is a peat fire so bad? BBC is in Indonesia to find out

The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.