15 h. ago Grade I listed landscape gets ‘garden for the future’ in face of climate change

Revamp of a half an acre of Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex, will trial planting that can cope with more extreme conditions.

Politics

32 h. ago Hilarious moment Macron's delegation speeds away from Windsor Castle with the boot still open sending luggage flying out the back

The French President's delegates were seemingly in a rush to make a move today, as they raced away from the Grade II-listed Royal building, but in their haste they left the boot open, sending bags flying.

Politics

64 h. ago I spent 13 years renovating my grade II listed cottage in Hampshire

Claire O'Donnell tells This is Money how she transformed her property, Rose Cottage in Hampshire, and why she's now ready to move on.

Economics

3 d. ago Owner of Grade II listed £800k estate at war with neighbours after building BUNGALOW in back garden without permission

A bungalow that was built instead of a double garage is at the centre of a planning controversy in a quiet neighbourhood that's led to calls for it to be pulled down.

Events

5 d. ago Beautiful Grade II home is on market for £475k but house hunters spot problem

A stunning Grade II listed home in Somerset has gone on the market for £475,000. The property is full of character and boasts two bedrooms, a studio annex, and a two-bedroom holiday let

Economics

7 d. ago Wimbledon groundsman says Centre Court holding firm amid record heat

Neil Stubley says the turf is coping well after the hottest ever start, but warns climate change may force future adaptations.

Events

8 d. ago Building work starts on Grade II listed museum in east London

Building work starts on Grade II listed museum in east London  Guardian Series

Politics

1 week ago Arrests made after 'iconic' statues stolen from sprawling mansion used as film set

Thieves broke into Grade II star-listed Ilford Manor in an overnight raid last Friday, where four classic statues, some of which had stood in the grounds for more than a century, were taken

Events

1 week ago Be part of the thousands gathering in Westminster for the Act Now, Change Forever mass lobby

People from across the UK are being urged to take part in Act Now, Change Forever, a major mass lobby happening in Westminster on 9 July 2025. The event will bring together thousands of people demanding urgent political action on climate change, nature loss, and a fairer future.

Politics

1 week ago How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solution

Power plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground

Politics

1 week ago ‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future

Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reachedFor more than three decades, Brazilian climate scientist Carlos Nobre has warned that deforestation of the Amazon could push this globally important ecosystem past the point of no return. Working first at Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research and more recently at the University of São Paulo, he is a global authority on tropical forests and how they could be restored. In this interview, he explains the triple threat posed by the climate crisis, agribusiness and organised crime. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Property developer who sunk £3.2m into doomed restoration of historic Grade II

Na'im Payman snapped up the Grade II-listed Royal Hotel in Kettering, Northamptonshire back in 2020 for £2.2 million.

Economics

2 w. ago Photos show Swiss glaciers' uncertain future as 'ambassadors of climate change'

Drip, drip. Trickle, trickle.

Culture

2 w. ago Gino D'Acampo puts £4.2million home up for sale after inappropriate behaviour allegations

The Grade II listed Georgian property has seven bedrooms and six bathrooms

Economics

2 w. ago The Guardian view on extreme weather: build national readiness – or let everyday life keep breaking down | Editorial

Britain faces rising climate threats, yet lacks a country adaptation plan. Urgent, coordinated investment is needed to protect lives and infrastructureBritain’s four-day heatwave – made 100 times more likely by the climate crisis – is expected to claim about 600 lives. Researchers say high temperatures from Thursday to Sunday would lead to a sharp rise in excess mortality, especially among older people in cities such as London and Birmingham. They forecast the deadliest day as Saturday, with temperatures above 32C and about 266 deaths. These are not abstract figures, but lives cut short by a threat we understand, yet remain unprepared for.Young people seem to grasp this. In a YouGov poll last week, roughly a quarter of 18- to 24-year-olds said they hoped there wouldn’t be a heatwave – while more than two-fifths of older people welcomed the sunshine. That generational split isn’t just cultural. It reflects an entirely rational anxiety: younger people face a future living in a climate...

Politics

2 w. ago Inside one of Wales' finest Georgian homes which offers far more than first appears

Grade II listed Georgian gem packed with character but also hiding masses of surprise space and remarkable rooms

Politics

2 w. ago How to cool your home in a heatwave: expert tips for short and long term temperature control without air con

These engineer-approved quick fixes and climate change future proofing will help you combat high temperatures in your home now and in heatwaves to come

Society

2 w. ago Social media influencers who invaded abandoned closed 17th Century mansion 'didn't see 24 keep out signs'

The group visited the Grade II listed building which had been closed down by police due to a wave of unwanted visitors

Events

3 w. ago Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn

Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human sufferingThe planet’s remaining carbon budget to meet the international target of 1.5C has just two years left at the current rate of emissions, scientists have warned, showing how deep into the climate crisis the world has fallen.Breaching the target would ramp up the extreme weather already devastating communities around the world. It would also require carbon dioxide to be sucked from the atmosphere in future to restore the stable climate in which the whole of civilisation developed over the past 10,000 years. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Inside stunning restored Grade II* listed home surrounded by 17 acres of idyllic countryside

It's a special abode in so many amazing ways including offering two extra homes in the garden

Politics