Are woodburning stoves going to be banned in the UK? This is what the experts told me about the rumours This is what the experts told me about the rumours Ideal Home · Jan 9
Starmer warned of rural backlash as hunt crackdown looms The Countryside Alliance pressure group contends the Government has "alienated rural people" The Independent UK · Dec 26, 2025
Crayfish, weevils and fungi released in UK to tackle invasive species such as Japanese knotweed Scientists working for government breed biological control agents in lab to take on species choking native wildlife The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice Conservationists say changes, coupled with underfunding, will curb take-up and leave less land protected for nature The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Tunbridge Wells water cut likely to last after treatment problem reoccurs Thousands of homes, schools and businesses expected to be without supply for at least another day The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025
Wood-burning stoves face stricter rules under Labour plan to tackle air pollution Defra officials say standards could be tightened for new stoves to lower emissions The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2025
UK to block imports of pork from Spain due to outbreak of swine fever Pork products are to be held at border control posts after Spain recorded cases of ASF in the Catalunya The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2025
Ministers to crack down on ‘for-profit’ litter enforcers in England Councils will end contracts allowing private enforcers to receive 50% to 100% of each fine served The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025
Why hosting the UN climate summit in the Amazon was so important, despite the disappointing outcome Extreme heat, fires and flooding – all hallmark consequences of climate change – directly influenced this year’s UN climate change conference Cop30 in Belém, Brazil. The Conversation · Nov 24, 2025
Ukraine’s farms once fed billions but now its soil is starving For decades, Ukraine was known as the breadbasket of the world. Before the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, it ranked among the top global producers and exporters of sunflower oil, maize and wheat. These helped feed more than 400 million people worldwide. The Conversation · Nov 14, 2025
UK gov’t spends £312M upgrading to Windows 10 — the OS Microsoft just buried, instead of Windows 11 A new report includes details of spending totalling hundreds of millions of GBP to upgrade the UK's Defra department to Windows 10 PCs. The problem? Microsoft has ended official support for the OS. Windows Central · Nov 10, 2025
Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2025
A UK government department spent hundreds of millions upgrading its systems to Windows 10 - just in time for its official end of life Defra spent hundreds of millions upgrading to Windows 10, yet large portions of its ageing estate remain outdated and require rapid modernization. TechRadar · Nov 8, 2025
The Conversation · Oct 31, 2025 A landfill tax could halt the vast amounts of healthy soil that are needlessly thrown away UK government proposals to increase the cost of sending soil to landfill have received strong pushback from the construction industry. But there is a strong environmental case for protecting healthy soils in this way.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Toxin levels in fish lead to calls for UK-wide ban on mercury dental fillings Exclusive: More than 98% of fish and mussels tested in English waters contain mercury above EU safety limits
Evening Standard · Oct 28, 2025 Regulators failing to tackle fly-tipping by organised crime groups, peers say A House of Lords committee called for a root and branch review of serious and organised waste crime.
Ideal Home · Oct 18, 2025 I’ve navigated log burner building regulations myself — this is what all homeowners need to make sure they know to obtain the necessary consent It's crucial you get it right
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025 Defra identifies five key plant types to help make gardens ‘flood-ready’ IN FULL
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025 England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025 21,000 new homes to be built despite concerns over UK beauty spot Building work for 21,000 properties had been stalled since 2021
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025 More than 20,000 new homes approved to be built in Sussex after four-year delay Building work for 21,000 new homes in Horsham, Crawley and Chichester has been halted since 2021 over environmental concerns for the Arun Valley.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025 UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 Call to end overfishing to save British fish supper as key stocks face collapse Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.