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Are big cats like black panthers and leopards really roaming the UK?

14 June 2023

Despite numerous people claiming to have seen big cats in the UK, there is no hard evidence they exist

The UK is making five big bets in the hope of hitting net zero by 2050

31 March 2023

Details of how the UK government is planning to reach net zero by 2050 reveal that the five biggest policy areas include decarbonising power and ramping up heat pumps - but will these bets actually pay off?

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Wild Isles review: David Attenborough turns focus to UK and Ireland

14 March 2023

Wild Isles, a new BBC nature documentary, has spent a Planet Earth-sized budget a little closer to home. Some of its footage even managed to surprise the show's host, David Attenborough, despite all his experience, finds Bethan Ackerley

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UK's quantum computing sector is flourishing after early investment

21 November 2022

Investment that the UK government started in quantum technologies in 2013 seems to have paid off by enabling the existence of companies at the cutting edge of research

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Could Labour's Great British Energy firm spark a green revolution?

28 September 2022

Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK's Labour party, has promised to create a publicly owned renewable energy firm. Could it help meet the UK's climate goals?

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Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale gas ban?

8 September 2022

The new UK prime minister says ending a moratorium on fracking will “get gas flowing” within six months, but there are many reasons why a boom is unlikely

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Climate change concern over new energy policy chief

7 September 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg, who now oversees the UK government department responsible for energy and climate change, recently called to extract "every last drop" of oil and gas from the North Sea

There are thousands more UK deaths than usual and we don’t know why

1 September 2022

Since April, there have been 22,500 more deaths than expected in the UK. Health experts are concerned but unsure of the causes – which could include covid-19, population ageing and NHS problems

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With drought in England more frequent, how can it keep water flowing?

11 August 2022

Climate change and a growing population mean England needs long-term solutions like new reservoirs and desalination plants, not just short-term fixes like hosepipe bans

Damage is surveyed at homes gutted by fire on 25 July 2022 in Wennington, Greater London, the UK

Record weather conditions made the UK's destructive wildfires possible

2 August 2022

A fire weather index, which estimates how conducive weather conditions are for wildfires, was at its highest ever level as grass fires raged on 19 July, the UK's hottest day