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UK’s carbon emissions fell by almost a third over the lockdown period

New data analysis reveals that the carbon emissions resulting from six key consumer spending categories in the UK fell by almost a third during the…

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UK lockdown slump cut consumer carbon emissions by a quarter

A slump in UK consumer spending during the coronavirus lockdown has erased almost the same carbon emissions as produced by the city of Nottingham in…

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Asylum seekers in last-minute UK legal bid to prevent removal

Dozens of asylum seekers who arrived in the UK on small boats are due to be put on charter flights over the next two days,…

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UK plans law to force big companies to clean up their supply chains

Britain said on Monday it would start a consultation process on a potential new law which would force big companies to clean up their supply…

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UK : Travel firms ‘desperately need’ government help

The UK’s travel industry has reached a “critical point” and is calling for further support to stem job losses. Measures to curb the pandemic have…

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UK port to host innovative tyre recycling plant

A Norwegian company developing the chemical recycling of waste tyres has chosen the UK port of Sunderland to construct its first facility. Wastefront announced in…

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Diluting English river standards a backward step, campaigners warn

Wildlife and countryside campaigners are urging the head of the Environment Agency not to weaken key rules which are driving the clean-up of rivers in…

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UK tots up £6bn in climate finance for developing counties since 2011

The UK has mobilised more than £6bn in public and private finance towards tackling climate change in developing countries over the past nine years, funnelling…

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UK second city could be heading towards a local lockdown

Birmingham residents have been warned that the UK’s second-largest city could be heading towards a local lockdown if steps aren’t taken now to “halt the…

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UK household finances worsen in August over job worries

The financial health of British households deteriorated in August at a faster pace than last month, in an unpromising sign for the economic recovery from…

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