Government to make unprecedented intervention on UK water bill prices Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle has pledged to end ‘business as usual’ The Independent UK · Oct 24
UK government to make unprecedented intervention in setting of water bills Exclusive: Angela Eagle tells utility bosses next price review ‘must focus on value for money for customers’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 23
Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low Some reservoirs in south at critical levels as water companies call for extended restrictions that would affect golf clubs, private schools and car washes The Guardian - UK · Oct 15
Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10% Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over funding The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’ Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortages The Guardian - UK · Oct 5
Half a million trees to be planted to tackle extreme weather and 'make Britain wet again’ Over the last century England has lost more than 90 per cent of its wetlands and funding could make ‘Britain wet again’ The Independent UK · Oct 1
South West Water fined £7.8 million over hundreds of sewage spills across Devon and Cornwall South West Water has been fined £7.8 million after pleading guilty to 18 charges linked to hundreds of sewage spills across Devon and Cornwall between 2015 and 2021. The incidents included 231 discharges at Harlyn beach and more than 336 illegal spills near Bodmin. The company has 56 days to… The Times of India · Sep 30
Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government Exclusive: Environment secretary Angela Eagle to make pledge as part of efforts to protect against extreme weather The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
Green shoots? Burnham cultivates rural links in attempt to ‘build back trust’ with farmers Ministers have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after tax changes introduced under Starmer soured relations The Guardian - UK · Sep 26
UK to join EU ocean science scheme to better predict extreme weather events Cooperation on OceanEye, which aims to better anticipate climate events, comes amid efforts to boost ties with bloc The Guardian - UK · Sep 23
'Godzilla' El Niño: What should Londoners do to prepare? Climate experts predict there will be as many as 451,000 more heat-related deaths around the world over the next six months Evening Standard · Sep 22
Farmers warn British food security at risk after ‘hardest summer in a generation’ NFU published a report revealing the UK’s self-sufficiency had fallen in 10 out of 11 key commodities over the past 30 years The Independent UK · Sep 9
Minister urges Britons to stock up on food and water after El Nino extreme weather warning Forecasters predict the biggest El Nino in 1,000 years which is set to bring and wet and stormy winter to the UK The Independent UK · Sep 4
We’re prepared to change the law to reform water industry, says Angela Eagle Exclusive: New environment secretary insists ‘nothing is off the table’ in dealing with ailing Thames Water The Guardian - UK · Sep 3
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3 Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergencies
The Guardian - UK · Sep 2 ‘It smelled like dead people’: the plan to tackle England’s illegal waste problem Andy Burnham has announced a crackdown, but doubts remain over authorities’ ability to take on organised crime
The Guardian - UK · Aug 28 UK urged to ban imports of Brazilian meat over health concerns Brazil has failed to prove compliance with EU rules on use of antibiotics in cattle and poultry farming
International Business Times UK · Aug 28 Missing UK Asylum Children Found in 'Exploitative Situations' Amid Trafficking Fears Forty former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remain missing from Home Office accommodation, with some who were found reportedly in exploitative situations.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 27 A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it Reform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldly, says Angela Eagle
The Independent UK · Aug 26 Millions across UK to receive texts warning of air pollution in their area Environmental Secretary Angela Eagle said the government wants people to have ‘clear, reliable information’ about air pollution
Evening Standard · Aug 3 Jeremy Clarkson begs Andy Burnham to tackle UK's 'gormless' unemployed youth - and has unlikely solution Clarkson recently complained that it’s ‘impossible to make money’ on his farm and urged the government to do something
Evening Standard · Jul 28 Jeremy Clarkson blasts Andy Burnham decision and rages 'it's impossible to make money' The former Top Gear presenter, 66, has battled the ‘worst year ever’ on his farm
The Independent UK · Jul 27 Jeremy Clarkson reveals bleak Diddly Squat update: ‘It is quite simply impossible’ TV presenter, 66, opened up about farming struggles
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23 Besieged by lobbyists, will UK ministers protect our ecosystems? No, they’ll chicken out Industrial poultry farming is killing our rivers. But rather than stop it, the government has been facilitating it. Will Andy Burnham end this ecocide, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
The Times of India · Jul 13 UK bans Iran Revolutionary Guards, blames IRGC-backed group for attacks on Jews The UK has listed Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation, in a major escalation of diplomatic tensions with Tehran, as it also outlawed a proxy group behind a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites in Britain.