Why Don’t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesn’t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alom’…

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Press release from North Yorkshire Police (21 September 2026): Marsh Harrier found shot in North York Moors On 28 August 2026 a juvenile Marsh Harrier was found in the Westerdale area suffering fro…

More than 100 Eurasian Stone-curlews have fledged at Winterbourne Downs RSPB since a former arable and sheep farm was transformed to create a landscape-scale safe haven for the species.

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

An invitation to the thirteenth in our Freethought History Webinar series.

Police failed to follow up on a tip-off before hundreds descended on Preston, using it as a staging post for anti-immigration protests across the south

Up to 500 activists dressed in black with their faces covered brought part of UK port town to a standstill on Saturday

Further to yesterday’s blog, Defra’s Call for Evidence on all aspects of gamebird rearing, releasing and shooting is now open, and will close at 23.59hrs on 1st November 2026. The Call …

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset * ‘Tiny bit of rain and the sewage comes’: Brighton swimmers vent fury at sea pollution South West Water is doing more harm to the environment than any other water company in England, according to new analysis, with more sewage discharged in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset than anywhere else. Friends of the Earth analysed water companies’ environmental performance in six categories: sewage spills, water quality at bathing sites, pollution incidents or warnings at bathing sites, severity of sewage pollution at bathing sites, the percentage of rivers rated below the standard for good ecological health, and the affordability of bills. Continue reading...

Government says Green leader’s proposed moratorium on ‘energy-guzzling’ AI projects would be disaster for economy

PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour

Exclusive: Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK

US cladding company at the heart of the tragic inferno paid shareholders almost twice as many millions as it did survivors and bereaved relatives

Facing prosecution for a closing speech, Rajiv Menon KC denies asking the jury to act on their consciences, and recalls how the case led him to miss a visit to his dying father

Scheme planned for England could also curtail tradition of releasing pheasants for people to pay to shoot

The struggling firm said it had improved its performance but missed regulator-set delivery targets.

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

Fossil-fuel burning is heating the planet with catastrophic consequences for its habitability and for the natural world on which our existence depends. Halti...

England faces growing pressure on its water supplies due to factors like population growth, climate change and rising demand. The Government estimates 5 billion litres more water per day will be needed by 2050. Substantial additional water storage capacity will be needed to meet this challenge.

Unfortunately, the climate crisis requires concerted, difficult opposition to Trump and the fossil fuel industry, not just restrictions on tinfoil grills

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Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan