Hinkley Point: new UK chancellor determined to start building
Philip Hammond says nuclear power project must go ahead but admits elements of uncertainty over spiralling cost and ministerial reshuffle The new chancellor of the exchequer has expressed his determination to see construction begin on the controversial Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, amid mounting concerns over the cost of the project. “We have to make […]
Brexit will force EU countries 'to make deeper, costlier carbon cuts'
Bloc will have to draw up new plan with higher cuts for remaining 27 states in order to meet its carbon reduction target, which could cost billions of euros Brexit will force the European Union’s remaining 27 countries to spend billions of euros on cutting carbon emissions more deeply to compensate for the UK leaving, […]
London's Oxford Street to be pedestrianised by 2020
Mayor of London announces plan to ban vehicles from major shopping street as part of his commitment to tackle air pollution Oxford Street will be pedestrianised by 2020, the mayor of London’s office has announced. The central London shopping hub is one of the busiest in the capital and is visited by more than 4 […]
Pacific islands nations consider world's first treaty to ban fossil fuels
Treaty under consideration by 14 countries would ban new coalmines and embraces 1.5C target set at Paris climate talks The world’s first international treaty that bans or phases out fossil fuels is being considered by leaders of developing Pacific islands nations after a summit in the Solomon Islands this week. The leaders of 14 countries […]
From field to fork: the six stages of wasting food
Americans chuck out two tonnes of food a second – be it at the farm for being ‘ugly’ or at the table because we’re too finicky Every second, an amount of food equal to the weight of a sedan car is thrown away in the US – about 60m tonnes a year. It starts at […]
Post-Brexit farming subsidies must protect nature, 84 groups say
Protection for birds, wildlife and waterways should come top of the list when any new payments for farmers are considered, NGOs tell new government New subsidies paid to farmers under a post-Brexit government must be linked closely to environmental responsibilities, a large group of political and civil society organisations has urged. Protection for birds, wildlife, […]
GPS tags reveal the secret life of urban seagulls
Pioneering study of four herring gulls nesting in St Ives, Cornwall, found they spent most of their time foraging for food outside of town The summer holidays are nigh and with them, no doubt, will come stories of seagulls on the rampage, stealing ice cream and chips and launching attacks on people and pets. But […]
From nightfall to dawn, the garden is the snail's domain
Sandy, Bedfordshire What language did its tentacles speak? They appeared to be directionless conductors, randomly sampling the air At nightfall, garden snails began to come out of the woodpile. I found one spiralling up a twig, stretching out its wet elephant skin. Another swung its body to the side, as if it was having a […]
Euro 2016 moths take wing from Paris and head to Britain
Thousands of Silver Y moths, like those that pestered Ronaldo during the Euro 2016 final, headed for UK shores Last seen swarming the Stade de France in Paris, the moths that flapped around the injured Cristiano Ronaldo during the Euro 2016 final are on their way to Britain. Thousands of the Silver Y moths – […]
Something to really miss about David Cameron | Brief letters
Oil beneath South China Sea | A Bristolian and EU passport | Urinals on planes | Names for recessions | Mrs Cameron’s diary The background issue that makes the dispute over the South China Sea so hot (Report, 13 July) is that the various countries are squabbling over the oil underneath it. Since we need […]