Hannah Spencer’s historic Green victory shows voters are rejecting division and embracing progressive politics

Both film and table tennis depended upon the invention of celluloid – which plastic ping pong balls are made from.

Britain among 10 countries to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables

Rewilding plan will make Dagenham the UK’s second stork reintroduction site

Welsh voters have rejected Labour and Starmerite managerialism. By offering hope and not division we showed the populist right can be beaten, says Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru

A slew of global leaders met in the south of France to discuss the future of the oceans. There was ‘momentum’ and ‘enthusiasm’, but there were critical voices too

We won a high court case against Shropshire council’s plans for a new polluting poultry unit. Now a precedent has been set, says River Action founder Charles Watson

As the clock ticks down to this week’s spending review, a lack of secure homes remains a defining issue in the UK. For Labour, the stakes couldn’t be higher, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Startling evidence of the dangers to birds and rivers from over-the-counter drugs should be a wake-up call for owners to press for alternatives, says writer Sophie Pavelle