Tag:Environment
Biodiversity
Landowners in England given £9bn in environment payments despite decline
Landowners in England have been paid more than £9bn of taxpayers’ money in the past 30 years for environmental benefits, despite the decline in...
Animals
Why Labour needs to fix British fishing – will it stand by its principles now it is in power? | Charles Clover
It is a lonely and unglamorous job, being His Majesty’s official opposition, as Labour knows only too well. There were moments when, out of...
Australia news
Falling tree kills woman as severe weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania and into NSW
A woman has been killed by a falling tree on the New South Wales-Victoria border as a severe weather system brought damaging winds to...
Australia news
NSW battens down as wild weather sweeps across Victoria and Tasmania
Residents in New South Wales are hunkering down as a severe weather system bringing damaging winds bears down on the state’s south-east, after a...
Business
VAT should be cut on refurbished electricals, says Currys boss
The UK government should slash VAT on refurbished electrical products to keep gadgets out of landfill, according to the boss of Currys.
“It has already...
Conservation
Many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, data shows
Water companies are allowing important natural landscapes they own to fall into disrepair, data shows, with only 16% of sites of special scientific interest...
Environment
Know your measurements and stick to the rules: Guardian readers’ top tips on shopping secondhand
The secondhand clothes market is booming. But is it always the case that buying from secondhand shops is good for the environment?
Abigail Austin is...
Biomass and bioenergy
After wood pellet reporting failures, it’s time for a proper review of Drax’s subsidies | Nils Pratley
A finding that you submitted dodgy data to the regulator on where your wood pellets come from sounds like very bad news if, like...
Latest news
Global Phishing Network Busted in Major Cross-Continent Operation
In an unprecedented move, Europol and Ameripol worked together to dismantle a phishing-as-a-service network affecting over 480,000 victims...
Hezbollah Leader vows “just punishment” against Israel
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday that multiple waves of exploding electronic devices across Lebanon this week “crossed all red lines” and...
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Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Justin Theroux Wishes Her Happy Birthday on Instagram
What was expected of her was the same thing...