Alarm and muster: The sophisticated crisis comms plan behind the Midnight Ride

A centuries-old annual bird chick hunt on a remote Scottish island, known as the Guga Hunt, has been banned this year, authorities said Monday, citing conservation concerns.

Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue * British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it * UK politics live – latest updates The UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050, Andy Burnham has argued in his strongest comments yet on the issue, saying it is no longer possible for Britons to believe they are not already affected by a changing climate. Writing for the Guardian about new plans for a mass of community-led local green energy projects, the prime minister said the UK must “believe in itself”, and set out his determination to reach net zero targets, which have been rejected by the Conservatives and Reform UK. Continue reading...

The world decouples from America

The Guardian’s environment correspondent at a time when international concern over the climate began to take hold

Cost of decarbonising the energy network and upgrading the grid is ‘unsustainable’, according to the Prosperity Institute think tank

The economy still has plenty of challenges but there’s something to be said for facing them with a smile

Love, hope and bonhomie made a very welcome return this week