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‘We’d go absolutely nuts’: PM warned of Labour fight if he backs huge oilfield

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:59:59 +0000

Exclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank development

Senior Labour figures are warning of a serious fight if Keir Starmer tries to give the go-ahead to a giant new oilfield off Shetland later this year.

MPs and ministers have told the Guardian they are prepared to oppose the UK prime minister should he try and give final consent to the Rosebank development, which is Britain’s biggest untapped oilfield.

Britain’s favourite fish at risk of wipeout within decades, predicts report

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:58:53 +0000

Brown trout unlikely to survive in most rivers at height of summer by 2080, says Environment Agency

It has been native to Britain for thousands of years and was heralded as the national fish on the BBC’s Springwatch, but a government report suggests the brown trout risks being wiped out in large parts of England within decades.

Farmland in England to be reduced by more than 10% under government plans

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:08:15 +0000

Grassland for livestock faces largest cut, so people will be encouraged to eat less meat, says environment secretary

Farmland in England will be reduced by more than 10% by 2050 under government plans, with less meat produced and eaten by the country’s citizens.

The environment secretary, Steve Reed, launched the government’s blueprint for land use change on Friday, designed to balance the need to build infrastructure and meet nature and carbon targets.

Thirty MPs demand Ofwat puts Thames Water into special measures

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:00:15 +0000

Exclusive: Labour and Green MPs write to regulator’s chief executive voicing fears about an expensive public bailout

A group of 30 Labour and Green MPs have written to Ofwat to demand that Thames Water is taken into special measures.

In an open letter to David Black, the chief executive of the regulator, the MPs expressed fears of an expensive public bailout and demanded that Thames Water be placed into the special administration regime (SAR) and restructured under public oversight.

Australia tried to influence other countries and Unesco to keep Great Barrier Reef off in-danger list

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:00:13 +0000

Exclusive: Documents seen by Guardian Australia show a sustained strategy approved by environment minister Tanya Plibersek

Trump will change the face of US food policy. These are the players to watch

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:14 +0000

The industry ties and policy backgrounds of these officials and cabinet nominees are varied – and often contradictory

Trump plots healthier America but deregulation likely to feature on menu

The secret lives of Florida’s crocodiles: study reveals long-distance commutes

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:13 +0000

Preliminary research provides rare insight in to the reptile’s habits and movement across urban landscapes

New research has revealed surprising details about the secret lives of crocodiles swimming through Florida’s waterways, including the long distances some travel in search of food and shelter, and their ability to slither unnoticed through populous neighborhoods.

Trump plots healthier America but deregulation likely to feature on menu

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:12 +0000

President’s cabinet picks suggest help for big companies and regulatory rollbacks will take precedence in food policy

More carrot, less stick: how meat-loving Danes were sold a plant-led world first

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:00:28 +0000

Agreement between farmers, politicians and environmental groups led to a €170m action fund for plant based food

I’m a Labour MP – but the government’s ‘growth’ mission reeks of panic | Clive Lewis

admin — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:00:51 +0000

The decision to expand Heathrow is just the latest evidence that my party is chasing policies that serve profit, not people

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s recent “big growth agenda” speech wasn’t just the expression of a vision for the economy. It was also a warning shot to wavering Labour MPs. The message was blunt: get on board with the government’s economic strategy or step aside. Growth, we were told, is the non-negotiable mission.