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Rebecca Speare-Cole
Environment
UN scientists reveal when El Niño is likely to return this summer
The World Meteorological Organisation has warned countries to prepare for the natural phenomenon
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
2 Jun 2026
Business News
Anglian receives record £1.42m fine for drinking water failures
The company was found to have used unapproved plastic-based products to externally coat pipework submerged within some of their drinking water tanks.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
16 May 2025
Business News
Next suffers shareholder rebellion over pay transparency
The retail giant saw 26.9% of shareholder votes supporting a resolution calling for more transparency on wage setting.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
15 May 2025
Business News
Supermarkets pledge to keep sourcing meat from British farms after US trade deal
Aldi, the Co-op and Tesco have all confirmed they are sticking to their current policies on meat sourcing.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
15 May 2025
Environment
Ex-archbishop of Canterbury urges cathedrals to ditch banks funding fossil fuels
Dr Rowan Williams said he would like to see more cathedrals switching or committing to switch to greener banks.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
15 May 2025
Business News
Aldi pledges to keep sourcing meat from British farms after US trade deal
The supermarket said it will not drop food standards even if current regulations are watered down to secure international agreements.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
15 May 2025
Environment
‘Zombie spiders’ and Darwin collection among fungi archived in Kew digitisation
Scientists are digitising the Fungarium at Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew – one of the world’s biggest collections of fungal diversity.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
15 May 2025
Business News
Unions and green groups call for £1.9bn emergency funding for North Sea workers
The organisations are holding a rally outside the UK Parliament on Wednesday to demand more support for workers to transition into green jobs.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
14 May 2025
Politics
UK ‘could take more US wood pellets to burn for electricity’ amid trade talks
The US agriculture secretary said the US is ‘100% confident’ that its wood chips meet the UK’s sustainability requirements.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
14 May 2025
Politics
US wants more alignment with UK on food standards rules – agriculture secretary
Brooke Rollins suggested the US market is starting to move away from hormone-treated beef and chlorine-washed chicken as trade talks evolve.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
13 May 2025
Environment
Landscape near Bradford that inspired Bronte sisters is declared nature reserve
The area of 1,274 hectares is on the doorstep of Bradford, one of the UK’s most nature-deprived cities, Natural England said.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
13 May 2025
Environment
Pioneering mapping data shows 80% of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded
As vital carbon sinks, healthy peatlands can help tackle climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality and support rare wildlife.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
12 May 2025
Politics
Bananas under threat as rising temperatures killing crops – report
An analysis found 60% of the most suitable banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean could be lost by 2080.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
12 May 2025
Environment
Attenborough film unveils seabed destruction caused by bottom trawling
A sequence in Ocean With David Attenborough shows bottom trawling nets bulldozing through habitats on the seabed.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
9 May 2025
Environment
Temperatures remain above 1.5C threshold after second hottest April on record
April was the 21st month in the last 22 for which the global average temperature was more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
8 May 2025
Business News
HSBC set to face pressure on climate commitments at shareholder meeting
The UK’s largest bank will be challenged to restate its commitment to net zero at its annual general meeting in London on Friday.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
2 May 2025
Business News
Government unveils plans to expand options for home heating grants
Air-to-air heat pumps and heat batteries could be made eligible under the boiler upgrade scheme.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
30 Apr 2025
Business News
Buried electricity cables ‘4.5 times more expensive than overhead lines’
The report aims to ‘get some objective truths on the costs’ amid public debate over the growing transmission network, the authors said.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
29 Apr 2025
Environment
‘Bring it on’: Miliband tells net zero critics Government is ‘not for bending’
The Energy Secretary was speaking at the end of an international energy security summit in London.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
25 Apr 2025
Politics
Biomass power generators could be ‘marking own homework on sustainability’
The Public Accounts Committee said certification schemes aiming to ensure biomass has been sustainably sourced may not be strong enough.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
25 Apr 2025
Business News
Major shareholder revolt against BP chairman amid climate clash
Shareholders delivered a massive rebuttal for Helge Lund’s reappointment amid tensions.
By
Rebecca Speare-Cole
17 Apr 2025
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