Chris Packham calls for meeting with attorney general as prominent figures condemn long jail terms for M25 activists Chris Packham has called for a meeting with the attorney general for England and Wales as he joined a chorus of prominent voices condemning long jail terms for
Exclusive: Create Streets calls for legislation to make it easier to remove kiosks that attract litter and graffiti The new Labour government should remove “ugly” modern phone kiosks that are blighting high streets and attracting litter and graffiti, a leading thinktank has
‘Nominating Biden is a recipe for electing Trump,’ says founder of Climate Defiance, while other groups stay quiet Some climate campaigners are heaping further pressure on Joe Biden to drop out of the US presidential election, with activists staging a protest outside the
As heatwaves hit the US, dairy workers struggle to wear PPE. The country now faces its biggest human outbreak Extreme heat may be a crucial factor behind the biggest bird flu outbreak in humans in the US as officials continue to track the virus’ spread. A heatwave in Colorado
Friends of the Earth says older people and young children are most at risk in heat-vulnerable neighbourhoods Inadequate climate protections mean at least 6 million lives are at risk from extreme heat in England, an analysis has found. A report by the campaign group Friends of
This blog is now closed. Follow the latest developments on the global Microsoft outage live blog Shorten says last CFMEU Labor donation was over two years ago Earlier on the Today Show, the NDIS minister, Bill Shorten, was asked about the CFMEU and said that the last donation
Driven out by hunting and habitat loss, the birds are now nesting and breeding in a few pockets in England With their long, spoon-shaped beaks, it is perhaps little surprise that the RSPB has nicknamed the offspring of a spoonbill a “teaspoon”. It has been a bumper year for the
As the climate crisis causes heavier and more frequent floods across the US, one in four small businesses are one disaster away from shutting down Alejandra Palma lives in perpetual fear of the next storm. “We are constantly checking the weather,” said Palma, who co-owns Root
Union says members being ‘kept up at night’ over failure to commit to continue payments at current rate Farmers are facing a “cliff edge” as the Labour government refuses to commit to maintaining the agriculture budget for England, the president of the National Farmers’ Union
Organisers working to ensure safe environment for attenders in October after guerrillas’ warning of disruption Colombian authorities have insisted it will be safe to attend a UN biodiversity summit in Cali later this year, after a dissident rebel group threatened to disrupt the
Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance Five supporters of the Just Stop Oil climate campaign who conspired to cause gridlock on London’s orbital motorway have been sentenced to lengthy jail