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UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:51:10 +0000

Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’

UK politics live – latest updates

Ministers will make an unprecedented intervention in water bills and how companies prioritise investment, directing bosses to bring down costs and stop leaks and sewage overflows.

The US west has lost nearly 300 glaciers since the 1960s. Climate crisis is drastically shrinking what’s left

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:26 +0000

At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses

Suit filed to force Trump administration to address cancer-linked pesticide pollution

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:26 +0000

Suit alleges EPA has for decades failed under the Clean Water Act to address surface-water atrazine pollution

A new lawsuit asks a federal judge to order the Trump administration to address widespread pollution from the hormone-disrupting pesticide atrazine – which has regularly been found at levels that threaten wildlife and human health.

Week in wildlife: a bookworm bear, an angelic spider and a bald hedgehog

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:02 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:01:01 +0000

People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary, with health issues, loneliness and poverty exacerbating toll

Heat killed a record 50,000 people in European cities this summer, new research suggests, with scientists blaming climate breakdown for two in every three of the deaths.

In allowing coal expansion in the Hunter, Chris Minns is pouring fuel on the climate fire. His decision will come back to hurt us all | Jack Egan

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:08:49 +0000

The high court found NSW is responsible for emissions from burning exported coal. What message does it send when the government can step in and bypass the law?

Burnham to reveal plans for AI unit to tackle wildfires after scorching summer

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:30:50 +0000

PM will also announce funding for specialised protective gear and the deployment of military aircraft

The UK government is to create an AI Cobra unit to spot wildfires after this year’s record-breaking summer saw devastating blazes across the country.

Every Briton should stockpile water and food supplies, government advises

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:10:11 +0000

Be Ready campaign aims to prepare UK for impact of climate crisis, technological dependency and threats by hostile state

Every Briton is being urged to stock up to nine litres of bottled water and three days’ worth of food in new government guidance designed to ensure that households can survive a weather, cyber or other serious emergency.

Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despite Jackdaw gasfield approval

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:22:52 +0000

PM pledges commitment to address climate crisis, saying in Guardian article that his ‘determination is unwavering’

Andy Burnham: We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain

Andy Burnham has said he will not “abandon the responsibility” of fighting the climate crisis after the government approved the Jackdaw gasfield, pledging to block new North Sea licences and keep Britain on track for net zero by 2050.

We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the plan | Andy Burnham

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:00:45 +0000

Protecting jobs and strengthening energy security in the short term does not mean wavering on Labour’s deep commitment to a cleaner, greener future

Andy Burnham vows UK will hit net zero target despite Jackdaw gasfield approval