Martin Rowson on the UK’s record-breaking June temperatures – cartoon

The heatwave scorching western Europe is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said

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UK June heat record broken for third day in a row as ministers urged to act

Plans to protect people fall ‘far short of what is needed’, government told, as MP warns of heatwave deaths

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‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM

Burnham is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levels

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Populist and rightwing figures take aim at Ed Miliband and UK net zero policies at ‘anti-woke Davos’

Kemi Badenoch, who joined US anti-abortion activists and European far-right parties at ARC, described energy secretary as a ‘villain’

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Natural England and MPs call for rule change to stop Dartmoor pony cull

Exclusive: Sources say Defra drafted policy on livestock fails to distinguish between ponies and sheep

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UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds

Net zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics

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Conservationists alarmed by drastic cuts to key UK fund for global nature protection

Conservation groups warn slashing Darwin Initiative will put species and habitats in jeopardy, and set back efforts to halt decline in nature

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Blair’s fossil fuel ideas ‘bizarre’ in face of energy and climate crises, experts say

Energy specialists say abandoning net zero and increasing oil and gas drilling would cause more instability for Britons

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Brexit red tape on food exports to be scrapped under UK-EU reset deal

Agreement affecting meat, plants and packaging promises to end paperwork ‘hell’ and border delays from 2027

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‘There is no great master plan’: anxiety as UK homes, roads and railways sink into the sea

Increasing coastal erosion has hit communities’ livelihoods and put lifestyles under threat

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