Emily Beament
UK18 Jun 2026
Robin Hood’s 1,200-year-old oak tree ‘killed by too many visitors’
Death of ancient oak said to have housed legendary outlaw partly blamed on overtourism
Politics18 Nov 2024
Farmers set to protest over ‘unacceptable’ inheritance tax changes
Government is insisting the introduction of inheritance tax on farm businesses worth more than £1m is ‘fair’ and closes a loophole.
Business News
Government to ban new coal mining schemes as UK turns to clean energy
Ministers confirmed they would bring forward legislation restricting the licensing of new coal mines.
14 Nov 2024
Environment
Government defends farm tax changes as support for protests swells
Farmers are planning a mass lobby of MPs and rally next week in Parliament.
14 Nov 2024
Environment
World ‘failing to bend the curve’ on curbing temperature rises, analysts say
Donald Trump’s policies make only a slight increase in warming projections, Climate Action Tracker says.
14 Nov 2024
Politics
Plan to end fixed ‘season’ for water quality tests to protect winter swimmers
Government overhaul of system for official bathing sites could also widen the definition of bathers and bring in multiple testing spots at sites.
12 Nov 2024
Environment
UN climate talks start as experts warn 2024 is heading for record heat
Sir Keir Starmer is among the leaders heading to Baku, Azerbaijan, for the conference.
11 Nov 2024
World11 Nov 2024
2024 set to be hottest year on record
This year is on track to beat 2023’s record heat, the World Meteorological Organisation said
Environment
£5m scheme boosts nature for hundreds of communities across UK, report shows
The ‘nextdoor nature’ programme by the Wildlife Trusts has worked with 1,600 communities in the past two years.
11 Nov 2024
World11 Nov 2024
Cop29 climate talks to start after deadly disasters and Trump’s return
Cop29 in Azerbaijan is set to focus on finance, but will be overshadowed by the outcome of the US election
Environment
2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) says international datasets show 2024 outstripping 2023’s record heat.
7 Nov 2024
Environment
Campaigners call for ‘Domesday’ survey of nature efforts by large landowners
Moves to require large landowners to report on their action to care for nature would help meet legal environmental goals, conservationists argue.
7 Nov 2024
Environment
2024 ‘almost certain’ to be hottest year ever as temperatures breach 1.5C target
EU’s Copernicus climate service says this year will be the first to be 1.5C warmer than pre-industrial times – breaching a key warming threshold.
7 Nov 2024
Business News
New £1bn heat network could provide low carbon heating for London landmarks
A heat network for Westminster which could draw on heat from the Tube and Thames has been unveiled.
6 Nov 2024
Environment
Tree cathedral planted as war memorial restored after ash dieback devastation
Whipsnade Tree Cathedral’s ‘cloister wall’ ash trees have been felled and replaced with resilient wild service trees.
6 Nov 2024
Politics
Impact of changes to farming inheritance tax: key questions answered
Under changes announced in the Budget, farms worth more than £1 million will be liable for inheritance tax.
5 Nov 2024
Politics4 Nov 2024
Many farmers worried for the future after ‘unfair’ tax changes – NFU
National Farmers’ Union president Tom Bradshaw said farmers want to be ‘militant’ after meeting the Government over inheritance tax changes.
Environment
Conservationists working to tackle rising risk of polar bear encounters
Tools such as bear spray and ‘bear-dar’ deployed to help communities as climate change brings more contact with world’s largest land carnivores.
1 Nov 2024
Environment
‘Long and painful journey’ to official apology for Ella’s pollution-linked death
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah said she will continue to push for clean air after a Government apology for the death of her daughter in 2013.
31 Oct 2024
Politics31 Oct 2024
Ministers say sorry to mother of air pollution death girl
The three Government departments have settled the claim ahead of a High Court trial for an undisclosed sum.
Science
Climate change ‘worsened all 10 deadliest weather events in past two decades’
The deadliest weather events since 2004 caused more than 570,000 deaths and the ‘fingerprints’ of climate change were present, scientists say.
31 Oct 2024