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
Environment

2024 set to be ‘milestone in climate history’, says Met Office

Greenhouse gas emissions, buoyed by El Nino, are likely to make next year even hotter than 2023.
8 Dec 2023
Science

Earth on course for catastrophic tipping points, scientists warn

Researchers said there should be a focus on triggering positive tipping points that would result in a faster energy transition.
6 Dec 2023
Science

Last decade hottest on record, says World Meteorological Organisation

Greenhouse gases are causing glaciers to melt, which are raising sea levels and threatening millions with flooding.
5 Dec 2023
Business News

Ban water company chief executive bonuses, Labour to tell Commons

The party will table a motion and call on the Government to take further action on sewage.
4 Dec 2023
Business News

United Utilities ‘misreported sewage pollution’ and received £5m bonus

The company denies allegations that it changed sewage pollution categories to remove them from official figures.
4 Dec 2023
Environment

More than 16,000 hospitals ‘at risk by 2100 due to extreme weather’

A rapid reduction in fossil fuel emissions could halve this risk, analysts have found.
2 Dec 2023
Environment

Highest percentage of bathing waters rated poor since 2015 – Environment Agency

The number rated excellent has also increased in the last eight years.
1 Dec 2023
Politics

Government delays mean more plastic waste will go to landfill, say MPs

A report from the Public Accounts Committee said councils and businesses do not have enough information to prepare for coming changes.
1 Dec 2023
Politics

England is too different from Scotland to have right for roam, says Labour

Shadow environment secretary Steve Reed said he does not want habitats or crops damaged or ramblers hurt on farming machinery.
30 Nov 2023
Science

‘Deafening cacophony of broken records’ as 2023 set to be hottest year on record

Searing temperatures, floods, wildfires and crop failure have been wrecking lives across the world with conditions expected to worsen.
30 Nov 2023
Politics

Cop28 set to begin in Dubai

The latest round of climate talks open this week with the UN pressuring countries to commit to further reduction in fossil fuel use.
30 Nov 2023
Politics

Government delays allowing commodities from deforestation to enter UK, says WWF

The charity said a due diligence system must be implemented.
30 Nov 2023
Politics

Labour aiming to win rural vote with ‘respectful attitude’ towards countryside

Shadow environment secretary Steve Reed wants to demonstrate his party’s commitment to farmers and landowners.
29 Nov 2023
UK

Stop funding fossil fuels with pensions, latex-clad Olivia Colman says

About £88 billion of pension savers' money goes towards oil and gas, campaigners say

28 Nov 2023
Politics

Billpayers to fund £100 million campaign for people to use less water

Ofwat is planning a national public information message to encourage people to cut their consumption.
27 Nov 2023
Environment

Two-thirds of illegal bird killings linked with shooting estates, says RSPB

At least 61 incidents of illegal killings were recorded in 2022 with only two gamekeepers prosecuted and convicted.
24 Nov 2023
Business News

Large-scale carbon capture an ‘illusion’ for oil and gas companies

The International Energy Agency wants the fossil fuel industry to cut production and emissions and invest in renewable power.
23 Nov 2023
Politics

Net zero inequality ‘biggest challenge’ for Government, says top climate adviser

Chris Stark of the Climate Change Committee said those with electric cars and heat pumps are benefiting more than those who cannot afford to switch.
22 Nov 2023
Politics

Chancellor criticised for ‘tinkering at the edges’ of net zero transition

Improving grid access was welcomed but support for homes to enhance energy efficiency was lacking, say green groups.
22 Nov 2023
Environment

Prosecuting water companies does not improve environment, says watchdog boss

Clare Pillman, of Natural Resources Wales, said a prosecution only happened at the point that regulation had failed.
22 Nov 2023