Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

Save Weston Big Wood from development

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear

This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but the ferry's operator says its futur...

🦞🐙 Protect the Pods I've joined the Pod Squad to call for decapod crustaceans and cephalopods to be included in the Animal Welfare Act. #CrustaceanCompassion #CIWF

This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Photo: AndyHi8 on Flickr, Creative Commons Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0) The latest official figures show an ongoing increase in the reported number of pheasants being br…

Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.

Good news! Further to Wednesday’s blog about an imminent call for evidence by Defra about the welfare aspects of gamebird breeding, and confusion about whether this would also include gamebir…

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Sewage in the rivers. Companies drowning in debt. Billions siphoned in profits. Private water is working exactly as designed. Just not for us. Tell your MP to back public ownership: https://actionnet...

Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running

GrrlScientist: This absorbing book is an engaging and wistful, yet measured, chronicle about the tragic loss of one very special, iconic, species, the passenger pigeon.

Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...

Press release from Police Scotland (31 August 2026) APPEAL AFTER BIRD OF PREY POISONED IN ABERDEENSHIRE Officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was poisoned in Aberdeenshire. On…

Add my name Did you know the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world? There’s less wildlife today than in living memory − and it’s still disappearing before our eyes. From hedgeho...

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti

Unsuspected treasures – some of national significance – are under your feet as you trip down the beach to run into to the sea

Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price, says economist Michael Jacobs

A planned tidal barrage could soon potentially sever the River Mersey from the sea with very little public scrutiny. It doesn’t have to be that way. Sign our letter calling for greater independence an...

Andy Burnham has a chance to Secure Our Future. Will you tell him not to waste it? Sign the petition.

One of the UK's biggest spills of plastic pellets (or “nurdles”) is flooding the North East’s coastline. It could harm wildlife in the North Sea for decades. Thousands of volunteers – including Friend...

Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...

Jason Arday died after being relentlessly hounded by the press. Demand an inquiry into press culture now.

Commission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death.

The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...

This summer’s extreme weather and wars in Iran and Ukraine have made our need for food stockpiles more pressing than ever, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The ‘tip of the iceberg’ is a phrase often used by researchers and conservationists when describing the scale and extent of illegal raptor persecution in the UK, meaning that what is kn…

Nature and those who bask in it have both been deprived by the devastating blaze on Suffolk heathland

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