Danny Halpin

Health

NHS trust settles for £28m after girl suffered brain damage at birth

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust acknowledged an error in the delivery of the girl

4 Jun 2026
Business News

Rosebank ‘trashes’ UK’s global reputation, says Lord Goldsmith

The Conservative peer is becoming increasingly irate with the Government’s stance on climate issues.
27 Sept 2023
Politics

Developing Rosebank oil field ‘wrong decision’, says Scottish First Minister

Developers Equinor and Ithaca Energy have been given consent to start developing the controversial oil and gas field.
27 Sept 2023
Business News

Why is Rosebank going ahead and why does it face such opposition?

Here is a closer look at the controversies surrounding the Rosebank field.
27 Sept 2023
Business News

Which five water companies must pay the most for failing to meet Ofwat targets?

The PA news agency looks at who owns the companies paying back the most money to customers and why they must do so.
26 Sept 2023
World

Paris Agreement target still alive thanks to clean energy growth - IEA

Trillions of dollars of investment in clean power is needed this decade to accelerate its growth, the agency has set out in a new report

26 Sept 2023
Science

Extreme heat likely to kill all mammals in 250 million years, study suggests

A new supercontinent will form in the tropics that will be too hot and dry for warm-blooded creatures, including humans, to survive.
25 Sept 2023
UK

More than 250 climate activists protest outside courts

They said they are acting against the prosecution of fellow activist Trudi Warner, who could be convicted for contempt of court.
25 Sept 2023
Politics

Campaigners stage mass trespass calling for more countryside access in England

They say a right to roam law south of the border would give people better access to rural areas which would benefit their health.
23 Sept 2023
Environment

Good year for British vineyards, says RHS

Climate change is extending the growing season and causing a boom for the UK’s wine industry.
23 Sept 2023
Politics

More than 50,000 deaths from heat and 200,000 from cold since 1988 – figures

The Office for National Statistics said the greatest risk to life was when temperatures exceeded 25C or fell below minus 5C.
22 Sept 2023
Politics

Labour accuses Government of being ‘complicit’ in trophy trade

Delays to the Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill have led to accusations that Conservative peers are slowing the Bill intentionally.
21 Sept 2023
Politics

Government’s climate goals ‘even harder to hit now with softer policy package’

The Climate Change Committee’s chief executive said the UK seems to be moving backwards in its approach to emissions reductions.
21 Sept 2023
Politics

How the UK’s net zero pledges compare to other decarbonising countries

The expected loosening of the UK’s climate ambition brings it more into line with other nations in transport but behind in home heating.
20 Sept 2023
Politics

What is net zero and how will it affect the public?

The PA news agency looks at why becoming net zero by 2050 has become a legal target for the UK and what changes people will have to make.
20 Sept 2023
Politics

Sunak accused of dropping UK’s position as climate leader for political gain

A leak to the BBC suggests the Prime Minister’s intention is to water down some of the key climate commitments his Government has made.
20 Sept 2023
Science

Libya floods made up to 50 times more likely by climate change, study suggests

It also combined with poor maintenance of the broken dams and because the city is built on floodplains, exposing thousands of homes.
19 Sept 2023
Politics

Government has shown lack of leadership in regulating water industry, peers say

Ministers have been told to make urgent corrections in how they are handling the ongoing sewage issue, peers have set out in an open letter.
19 Sept 2023
Environment

Hen harrier chick numbers grow for seventh year in a row

It is a new record year for the growing population despite continued persecution on grouse moors.
16 Sept 2023
Business News

What is green steel and why are there potential job losses at Tata?

The PA news agency looks into how and why the steel industry is being decarbonised.
15 Sept 2023
Science

Demand for cooling in London has risen 5% every year since 1980, study finds

Researchers have developed a tool to map how changes in the weather impact energy consumption.
14 Sept 2023