Within days of taking office incoming prime minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as well as taking public control of Thames Water.

Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat

The powerful sociopaths who gathered around Epstein, who attended his parties and wrote him crawling emails asking for favours, need to be held accountable. The UK is starting out on that process.…

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Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.

The UK’s marine ‘protected’ areas are being trashed by destructive bottom trawling! I’m proud to join @OceanaUK in calling on the govt to #BanBottomTrawling. Help defend our ocean's delicate ecosystem...

Ripping up Climate Change Act would be an act of national self-harm

Conservationists call for action to follow scientific advice and end overfishing in the North Sea and west of Scotland.

Sharks, whales and sea turtles are among the species thought to be in line for bolstered protections in international waters.

The UK government has finally announced a plan to ban destructive bottom trawling in 41 offshore MPAs. The catch? It’s not a done deal. A public consultation is open NOW before anything is finalised —...

David Attenborough’s call to end damaging fishing practices in a recent documentary has seen marine protections soar up the public agenda. Did policymakers manage to ride this wave at the UN Oceans co...

The sector remains split on the timeline for peak oil and how to respond

At least 60 countries must sign and ratify the High Seas Treaty for it to become international law. Join the #RaceForRatification. Ask leaders to ratify the Treaty Now!

The third U.N. Ocean Conference has opened as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea.

Launch comes as charities call on UK government to ban ‘destructive’ fishing industry practice in protected areas

A new policy aims to protect 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030

On 21 May 2025, the EFTA Court issued a new advisory opinion in Case E-18/24. The Court clarified that, under the EU’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (2011/92/EU), greenhouse gas emis...

Before the General Election Labour promised to restore nature. Less than a year in, and the new Chancellor is leading a charge against the natural world Email your MP to remove Part 3 of the Bill AND ...

Bottom trawling is one of the world’s most destructive fishing practices. By dragging weighted nets along the ocean floor — some up to 240 meters wide — bottom trawling devastates coastal habitats, ki...