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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.
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Danny Halpin
16 Apr 2025
Business News
Redcar hydrogen trial scrapped
The Government said it will still consider whether to use hydrogen for home heating and will decide in 2026.
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Danny Halpin
14 Dec 2023
Politics
Graham Stuart claims UK ‘central’ to Cop28 despite his absence on final evening
The climate minister said he is ‘delighted’ with the UK contribution but that he is not pleased with all of the final text.
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Danny Halpin
13 Dec 2023
Politics
No Clean Air Zone charges for Greater Manchester drivers
Mayor Andy Burnham said his alternative plan will bring air pollution down faster.
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Danny Halpin
13 Dec 2023
Environment
Cop28 delegates agree to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels
It is the first time that countries have agreed to stop using the carbon intensive energy sources.
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Danny Halpin
13 Dec 2023
Politics
UK climate minister ‘Awol’ from critical stage in Cop28 talks
Graham Stuart is returning to the UK as the Government seeks to round up support for its Rwanda Bill.
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Danny Halpin
12 Dec 2023
Politics
Thousands of illegal wildlife products seized at UK border
Critically endangered animals and live birds were found in smugglers’ hauls in October.
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Danny Halpin
12 Dec 2023
Environment
Fossil fuel companies at Cop28 set to produce 25 billion barrels of oil
The analysis comes as a draft text of the final agreement has been met with fury for allowing room for more oil and gas production.
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Danny Halpin
11 Dec 2023
Environment
Climate change could bring dengue fever to England
Experts warn country’s climate is shifting to become more hospitable for biting insects
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Danny Halpin
11 Dec 2023
Environment
Lower emissions and improve health by reducing meat consumption, says UN
Animal agriculture is a significant contributor to climate change through its emissions of greenhouse gases.
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Danny Halpin
8 Dec 2023
Environment
2024 set to be ‘milestone in climate history’, says Met Office
Greenhouse gas emissions, buoyed by El Nino, are likely to make next year even hotter than 2023.
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Danny Halpin
8 Dec 2023
Science
Earth on course for catastrophic tipping points, scientists warn
Researchers said there should be a focus on triggering positive tipping points that would result in a faster energy transition.
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Danny Halpin
6 Dec 2023
Science
Last decade hottest on record, says World Meteorological Organisation
Greenhouse gases are causing glaciers to melt, which are raising sea levels and threatening millions with flooding.
By
Danny Halpin
5 Dec 2023
Business News
Ban water company chief executive bonuses, Labour to tell Commons
The party will table a motion and call on the Government to take further action on sewage.
By
Danny Halpin
4 Dec 2023
Business News
United Utilities ‘misreported sewage pollution’ and received £5m bonus
The company denies allegations that it changed sewage pollution categories to remove them from official figures.
By
Danny Halpin
4 Dec 2023
Environment
More than 16,000 hospitals ‘at risk by 2100 due to extreme weather’
A rapid reduction in fossil fuel emissions could halve this risk, analysts have found.
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Danny Halpin
2 Dec 2023
Environment
Highest percentage of bathing waters rated poor since 2015 – Environment Agency
The number rated excellent has also increased in the last eight years.
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Danny Halpin
1 Dec 2023
Politics
Government delays mean more plastic waste will go to landfill, say MPs
A report from the Public Accounts Committee said councils and businesses do not have enough information to prepare for coming changes.
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Danny Halpin
1 Dec 2023
Politics
England is too different from Scotland to have right for roam, says Labour
Shadow environment secretary Steve Reed said he does not want habitats or crops damaged or ramblers hurt on farming machinery.
By
Danny Halpin
30 Nov 2023
Science
‘Deafening cacophony of broken records’ as 2023 set to be hottest year on record
Searing temperatures, floods, wildfires and crop failure have been wrecking lives across the world with conditions expected to worsen.
By
Danny Halpin
30 Nov 2023
Politics
Cop28 set to begin in Dubai
The latest round of climate talks open this week with the UN pressuring countries to commit to further reduction in fossil fuel use.
By
Danny Halpin
30 Nov 2023
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