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Celia Marsh: Family criticise yoghurt company for failing to flag allergen risk

Mrs Marsh, who had an acute dairy allergy, died after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich containing a vegan yoghurt contaminated with milk protein.
22 Sept 2022
Paul Shakespeare court case
UK

Rapist admits attacking teenage girl in Cheltenham over 30 years ago

Paul Shakespeare was finally tracked down via a DNA match after being arrested for possession of an offensive weapon earlier this year.
18 Nov 2021
UK

Man said ban on neo-Nazi group would be ‘badge of honour’, court told

Ben Raymond, 32, allegedly exchanged messages with a member of the Nordic Resistance Movement.
15 Nov 2021
UK

Cop26: Where do different countries stand on the final outcome?

As the clock ticks for the climate summit, here is what some nations have to say about the state of negotiations.
12 Nov 2021
UK

Only one in five backs politicians to make global warming agreement, poll finds

Ipsos Mori reported that almost half of the British public have been following events at the Cop26 summit.
11 Nov 2021
UK

Light operators and green activists in Cop26 summit building projection face-off

The lighting specialists became locked in a battle with campaigners who were trying to project their own messages on to the venue.
10 Nov 2021
UK

Concern about the climate at record highs among the UK public – poll

A survey found 40% of the UK public list the climate as one of the top three issues facing the country – a figure that has quadrupled since 2018.
10 Nov 2021
UK

More lawyers needed for climate legal battles, campaigners say

Civil litigation has produced some big wins for green campaigners in recent years, now activists want more people to get involved.
10 Nov 2021
UK

Manchester’s active travel scheme will not go the same way as Mobike – Burnham

The Greater Manchester mayor said a sense of ownership and better management will ensure Bee bikes are not vandalised.
10 Nov 2021
UK

New HGVs must be zero emissions by 2040 under low carbon transport road map

The plans come in a series of announcements on low carbon transport due to be made on ‘transport day’ at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
10 Nov 2021
UK

Design of UK’s future EV charging network to be unveiled at Cop26

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says zero emissions travel ‘has reached a tipping point’.
10 Nov 2021
UK

Finding climate finance is like ‘taking round the begging bowl’ – Gordon Brown

Former UK prime minister has called for a global system of burden sharing to pay for adaptations to climate change for developing nations.
9 Nov 2021
UK

Space exploration needed as ‘a finger on the pulse of the planet’ – Tim Peake

The astronaut said space travel can be sustainable, and is a vital source of climate data.
9 Nov 2021
UK

A billion people ‘face dangerous heat if world hits 2C of warming’

The number of people living in heat stress conditions will rise 15 fold if humans fail to get curb greenhouse gasses, scientists predict.
9 Nov 2021
UK

Carbon offsetting a ‘smokescreen’ to avoid real climate action – rights groups

Tree planting in developing nations will drive indigenous people off their land while rich countries do nothing to curb emissions, major NGOs say.
8 Nov 2021
UK

Public must join the fight to bring back the beaver, says wildlife trust

A consultation on reintroducing the dam-building rodents across England closes on November 17.
8 Nov 2021
UK

Nature: The habitats on the front line of the climate fight

Day six of the Cop26 climate summit was all about natural solutions to help humanity both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
6 Nov 2021
UK

Idris Elba calls for African voices to be heard in climate change debate

The Luther star and his wife Sabrina joined a panel on sustainable food production at the Cop26 climate talks.
6 Nov 2021
UK

Cop26: What the optimists and the cynics are saying about progress so far

John Kerry believes the climate summit has already smashed expectations while Greta Thunberg believes pledges are more ‘blah, blah, blah’.
5 Nov 2021
UK

French fishing vessel sinking caused by snagging, inquest finds

Judge Nigel Lickley QC found the trawler sank after snagging on the seabed off the coast of Cornwall in January 2004.
5 Nov 2021
UK

Mum of girl killed by toxic air ‘devastated’ by delays to new laws

Rosamund Kissi-Debrah, whose daughter Ella died from chronic asthma, has brought her fight to cut pollution to Cop26.
5 Nov 2021