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
By Danny Halpin
4 Jun 2026
Science
Antarctica ‘suffering’ because of burning fossil fuels, say scientists
Heatwaves, ice shelf collapse and loss of sea ice have left experts shocked and concerned about the future.
By Danny Halpin
8 Aug 2023
Environment
Climate change driving migratory butterfly to stay in UK
Sightings of the red admiral have increased by more than 150,000 this summer compared with last year.
By Danny Halpin
3 Aug 2023
Politics
£14m on offer to fund innovation in farming
The money will go to projects which can demonstrate new practices that will help achieve net zero goals or boost food production.
By Danny Halpin
2 Aug 2023
Environment31 Jul 2023
Approving Rosebank oil field would be ‘death sentence’ say activists
If approved, it would lead to around 500 million barrels of oil being produced, with the Government saying it is necessary for energy security
Politics
What is carbon capture and will it help the environment?
The PA news agency looks at the details of the controversial technology after the Government declared its continued support for the industry.
By Danny Halpin
31 Jul 2023
Politics
One in four sea swimmers put off by sewage discharges, say Lib Dems
A poll of more than 2,000 people in the UK also found that almost half of regular beachgoers are less likely to visit the sea because of pollution.
By Danny Halpin
31 Jul 2023
UK
Tens of thousands of holidaymakers waiting hours to board ferries
Queues stretching for miles have created frustration among travellers and temporarily blocked an ambulance.
By Danny Halpin
29 Jul 2023
UK
Boy released on bail after girl dies in motorbike hit-and-run
West Midlands Police said they have recovered two motorbikes which they are now forensically examining.
By Danny Halpin
29 Jul 2023
UK
Teenager dies after Ormskirk double stabbing
Two 19-year-olds are in custody held on suspicion of affray.
By Danny Halpin
29 Jul 2023
Health
Covid test sales have increased by a third, says Boots
Case numbers and hospital admissions have also increased slightly in July, the UK Health Security Agency said.
By Danny Halpin
29 Jul 2023
UK
Holidaymakers face two hour queues amid travel chaos at Port of Dover
Over 35,000 people passed through the Port of Dover on Friday, officials said, with thousands more expected over the weekend.
29 Jul 2023
Politics
Earth needs a world climate crisis organisation, says eminent scientist
Such a body, which could be established through the UN, would help facilitate a united global effort against climate change.
By Danny Halpin
28 Jul 2023
World
Hottest July on record and possibly in the last 120,000 years
With only three weeks worth of data, meteorologists are ‘virtually certain’ this month will raise the bar given how hot it has been.
By Danny Halpin
27 Jul 2023
UK
Summer 2022 heatwave ‘sign of things to come’ for UK, says Met Office
The hottest year ever recorded in the UK will be considered cool by the standards of 2100, according to future projections
By Danny Halpin
27 Jul 2023
Science
Key stats from the Met Office State Of The UK Climate 2022 report
The PA news agency looks at some of the headline figures of what was a milestone year in marking the UK’s changing climate.
By Danny Halpin
27 Jul 2023
World
Atlantic Ocean current ‘could collapse much sooner than thought’
The climate system that keeps the northern hemisphere mild and wet could collapse this century, it said, though the results are far from certain.
By Danny Halpin
25 Jul 2023
World
July heatwaves ‘almost impossible without climate change’
They are now expected to occur every few years and will become hotter and more frequent as long as people keep burning fossil fuels, scientists said
By Danny Halpin
25 Jul 2023
Environment
Kent Wildlife Trust to receive £100,000 for bison rewilding project
The money will come from Rewilding Britain’s Rewilding Challenge Fund which rewards projects that ‘think big, act wild’
By Danny Halpin
25 Jul 2023
Environment
North Atlantic heatwave could be ‘catastrophic for fish stocks’
Many species depend on a consistent and stable ocean temperature window, which is being upended because of human-induced climate change
By Danny Halpin
24 Jul 2023