20 h. ago Labour APPROVES expansion of Luton Airport after ministers overrule environmental concerns

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander gave the go-ahead to the Bedforshire airport's development consent order (DCO) application.

Politics

20 h. ago Major Luton airport expansion to go ahead after government defies environmental concerns

Exclusive: Chief executive says flights to the Middle East could be on the cards – but one MP has called the decision ‘disastrous’

Politics

21 h. ago Plan for Norfolk megafarm rejected by councillors over environmental concerns

Application, submitted by Cranswick, would have created one of the largest industrial poultry and pig units in EuropeA megafarm that would have reared almost 900,000 chickens and pigs at any one time has been blocked by councillors in Norfolk over climate change and environmental concerns.Councillors on King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough council unanimously rejected an application to build what would have been one of the largest industrial poultry and pig units in Europe. Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago London travel news LIVE: M1 crash causes major delays for Luton Airport travellers as Tube disruption continues

The Metropolitan line is facing severe delays

Events

7 d. ago Ricky Gervais forced to pause plans for £5million mega mansion on River Thames over government fears as he's given list of demands to fulfil before he can start building it

Ricky Gervais has been forced to freeze plans to build a new £5 million riverside mansion in the Buckinghamshire town of Marlow after the Environment Agency cited a number of concerns.

Economics

2 w. ago Spanish city's urgent plans to expand major airport with £1.4bn injection

Spain could soon start work on one of it's most busiest airports to keep up with increased capacity, despite growing concerns from fed-up locals and environmentalists

Economics

2 w. ago The Guardian view on microplastics: harmful pollution must be curbed | Editorial

New evidence of particles damaging crops strengthens the case for an international plastics treatyNew and concerning findings from environmental scientists about the impact of microplastics on crops and marine algae add to a growing body of evidence about the disruption caused to living systems by plastic pollution. The results, from a team led by Prof Huan Zhong at Nanjing University, China, are not definitive and require corroboration. But analysis showing that plastics could limit photosynthesis (the conversion of sunlight into chemical energy) must be taken seriously. If the researchers are correct, and staple crops are being reduced by about 12%, there are huge implications for global agriculture and food supplies. This could inject new urgency into efforts to tackle plastic pollution.There is no single route by which microplastic particles inhibit plants from growing. The overall effect is attributed to a combination of blocked sunlight and nutrients, and damage to soil and ce...

Politics

3 w. ago Major environmental damage risk after North Sea oil tanker collision, experts warn

There are concerns of major environmental damage after a cargo ship collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea on Monday (10 March).

Events

3 w. ago How are oil spills contained? Scientists reveal how floating barriers, chemicals, and even giant SPONGES can be used

As a crashed oil tanker in the Humber Estuary sparks concerns of an environmental disaster, scientists reveal how the spill could be contained.

Science

3 w. ago We live next to Gatwick and are terrified we'll have our homes ripped from beneath our feet and demolished so Rachel Reeves can build her second runway

Crawley residents have blasted the Labour government which last week signalled that the plans would be approved, if environmental concerns could be met.

Society