Danny Halpin
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Holly Willoughby’s media company owes £377,000 in tax, court hears
Roxy Media must pay the amount before another court hearing on July 9.
By Danny Halpin
16 Apr 2025
UK
Holidaymakers face two hour queues amid travel chaos at Port of Dover
Over 35,000 people passed through the Port of Dover on Friday, officials said, with thousands more expected over the weekend.
29 Jul 2023
Politics
Earth needs a world climate crisis organisation, says eminent scientist
Such a body, which could be established through the UN, would help facilitate a united global effort against climate change.
By Danny Halpin
28 Jul 2023
World
Hottest July on record and possibly in the last 120,000 years
With only three weeks worth of data, meteorologists are ‘virtually certain’ this month will raise the bar given how hot it has been.
By Danny Halpin
27 Jul 2023
UK
Summer 2022 heatwave ‘sign of things to come’ for UK, says Met Office
The hottest year ever recorded in the UK will be considered cool by the standards of 2100, according to future projections
By Danny Halpin
27 Jul 2023
Science
Key stats from the Met Office State Of The UK Climate 2022 report
The PA news agency looks at some of the headline figures of what was a milestone year in marking the UK’s changing climate.
By Danny Halpin
27 Jul 2023
World
Atlantic Ocean current ‘could collapse much sooner than thought’
The climate system that keeps the northern hemisphere mild and wet could collapse this century, it said, though the results are far from certain.
By Danny Halpin
25 Jul 2023
World
July heatwaves ‘almost impossible without climate change’
They are now expected to occur every few years and will become hotter and more frequent as long as people keep burning fossil fuels, scientists said
By Danny Halpin
25 Jul 2023
Environment
Kent Wildlife Trust to receive £100,000 for bison rewilding project
The money will come from Rewilding Britain’s Rewilding Challenge Fund which rewards projects that ‘think big, act wild’
By Danny Halpin
25 Jul 2023
Environment
North Atlantic heatwave could be ‘catastrophic for fish stocks’
Many species depend on a consistent and stable ocean temperature window, which is being upended because of human-induced climate change
By Danny Halpin
24 Jul 2023
Environment
Greek fires ‘big warning’ for tourists to Mediterranean, says climate expert
Nearly 20,000 people are fleeing blazes on the island of Rhodes in Greece’s largest ever wildfire evacuation.
By Danny Halpin
24 Jul 2023
Politics
What is Ulez and and why is it being extended?
The PA news agency looks at the details of the scheme in London that has been a prominent electoral issue.
By Danny Halpin
21 Jul 2023
Politics
Ulez factor likely helped Tories win by-election, says political researcher
The Conservatives held on to Boris Johnson’s old seat but lost two other by-elections to Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
By Danny Halpin
21 Jul 2023
Business News
‘OilyFans’ billboards show BP chief executive topless after earning £10 million
The campaign group Global Witness said the images are a light-hearted joke about a serious issue.
By Danny Halpin
20 Jul 2023
Environment
Carbon capture technology ‘will not help achieve Paris Agreement targets’
Offshore Energy UK says limiting global temperature rise to 1.5C requires short term emissions cuts but CCS can help with long term ambitions.
By Danny Halpin
20 Jul 2023
Politics
World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist
Professor Robert Watson said emissions need to be slashed by half before 2030 to hit the Paris Agreement goals.
By Danny Halpin
20 Jul 2023
Politics
Government planting less than half its target of trees, say MPs
Stepping up the amount of trees planted as well as publishing a coherent strategy for its various uses are imperative, a Commons committee said.
By Danny Halpin
19 Jul 2023
Politics
‘Ideological barrier’ between Government and nature policies, says Green MP
Opposition MPs and environmental campaigners have criticised the Government for not taking the environment seriously enough.
By Danny Halpin
18 Jul 2023
Environment
‘Silent killer’ of 40C heat will return more frequently without emissions cuts
One year on from the climate milestone and little has changed to prepare the UK for more extreme heat in future, experts have warned.
By Danny Halpin
18 Jul 2023
Environment
Trawlers to be fitted with cameras to monitor catch sizes
All those over 24 metres in English waters will be fitted with tracking and recording gear to ensure they are not overfishing.
By Danny Halpin
17 Jul 2023
Environment
UK must adapt its buildings for higher temperatures, say scientists
Northern Europe faces the highest level of relative change in the number of times it will need to cool down buildings, new research has found.
By Danny Halpin
13 Jul 2023