The prime minister has given England’s controversial high speed rail link the “green signal” despite widespread concerns from environmentalists and politicians about the £106 billion HS2 project. Boris Johnson told the House of Commons he is committed to the two sections of the project that will link Birmingham with London, Manchester and Leeds, and announced […]
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The Met Office has issued a “danger to life” amber weather warning for parts of the UK with Storm Ciara barrelling towards Britain and set to batter the country with gales, gusts and “thundersnow” causing chaos and disruption. “Injuries and danger to life from flying debris” is possible right across the country, warns the Met […]
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The prime minister has come under a scathing attack by a former energy minister and president of the COP 26 UN climate summit who said Boris Johnson admits “he doesn’t really get” climate change and can’t be trusted on the issue. Claire Perry O’Neill – who was sacked from her COP26 role last week by […]
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The mayors of Manchester and Liverpool have hailed the government’s decision to renationalise the failing Northern rail franchise as a “victory for passengers” while calling for major investment to fix the north’s railways. HS2 is a major element of this outlay and backers of the high-speed rail project have been boosted with reports that Chancellor […]
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The prime minister has told African leaders there will not be “single penny more” of UK taxpayers’ money spent on coal mining or coal powered energy stations. Boris Johnson also said an overhaul to the immigration system post-Brexit will “put people before passports” and ability before country of origin, in a bid to attract talented […]
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Home secretary Priti Patel has defended the listing of Extinction Rebellion (XR) as an extremist ideology by anti-terrorism police on the same day a new poll shows overwhelming public support for radical changes to make the UK carbon neutral by 2030. The non-violent climate activist group XR was listed as an extremist ideology alongside jihadist […]
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Prince William has launched a multimillion pound environmental prize to inspire people and businesses to find solutions to try and save the planet from catastrophe. The Queen’s grandson said the world is “at a tipping point” and facing a “stark choice” of continuing to destroy the Earth or find viable solutions. Announcing the prize on […]
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The National Farmers Union has a major beef with the government about the possibility of chlorinated chicken being sold in post-Brexit Britain. The president of the NFU, Minette Batters used her New Year message to urge the government not to “betray” British farmers in future trade deals with countries with lower standards in their agricultural […]
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The Bank of England has warned £16 trillion ($20tn) worth of assets held by firms are at risk if companies do not take action on climate change. Mark Carney, the outgoing governor of the BoE said millions of pension funds could become “worthless” unless companies and banks take effective steps to deal with the climate […]
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The UN has gathered leaders at the climate change conference in Madrid. A few days into the summit, we learned that global emissions are still rising. Different groups and leaders made presentations and delivered some stark facts. As of now, the global community is failing miserably in tackling the climate- catastrophe. Climate change conference – […]
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