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South Shields Town Hall.

Environmental group challenges council on its climate record

King Charles III

Breaking King Charles rebuffs Heathrow Airport offer

Maps show historical expected annual flood damage (EAD) in GBP billion at 2020 values, and calculated EAD percentage increase with 1.8 degrees global warming. (Credit: University of Bristol and Fathom)

Study shows impact further flooding could have on UK

Another 11 quiz questions for you to argue about.

11 quiz questions for St George's weekend

Brits reveal their top 30 green habits

Green Christmas forecast for a third of Brits

Call for more trees to tackle the climate crisis; here's how we can all help

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Album reviews: Broken Chanter, Disquiet Black Country, Adam Stafford, V4Velindre

Campaigners say moving the centre's operations to Sunderland would lose the South Tyneside economy £2 million.

Anger as driving test centre faces closure

First News: Was COP26 a success?

PM calls on countries to ‘pull out all the stops’ as COP26 draft agreement publi...

EV sales to outstrip diesel by next year, predicts industry body

UK firm launches Zipcharge Go portable EV charger for urban drivers

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EMMA LEWELL-BUCK: Politicians will be judged on their actions and not words

Europe can expect ‘Lucifer’ 50C heatwaves every three years - Met Office warns

Vital role of UK journalists in climate fight Sally Burton

‘We need to act for our children’s children’: what The Queen told COP26 summit

Cllr Ernest Gibson at one of the new charging points on Tyne Street, Jarrow.

Ten new electric vehicle charging points have been installed in South Tyneside

Climate campaigners want pension funds to 'divest' from fossil fuels.

Campaigners call for council pension fund to pull millions out of fossil fuels

Cows gather near the coal-fired power station in Niederaussem, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. The climate change conference COP26 will start on Sunday in Glasgow.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

As world leaders prepare to meet at COP26, here's what we can do at home

PM: Humanity ‘5-1 down at half-time’ against climate change - but we can ‘equali...

Travel rules set for major shake-up - as red list 'set to be scrapped' -- A hotel guest exercises as travellers leave the Radisson Blu hotel, Heathrow Airport, after completing their quarantine period on February 26, 2021 in London, England. Travellers arriving in the UK from February 15 2021 onwards from countries on the "red list" of restrictions have had to isolate in hotels at airports at their own expense for ten days. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Travel rules set for major shake-up - as red list 'set to be scrapped'

Bristol has been named the fifth greenest city in the country

These are the top 25 greenest cities in the UK according to a new study

The Hebburn Minewater Project are proving the council’s commitment to combating climate change by investing in green energy solutions.

KATE OSBORNE: It’s crucial that world leaders take decisive action to protect th...

The Queen has appeared to suggest she is “irritated” by the lack of action in tackling the climate crisis (Getty Images)

The Queen will 'regretfully' not be attending the COP26 climate change summit

News print considered environmentally-friendly and sustainable (photo: Shutterstock)

How sustainable are newspapers? We find out

Young readers put their questions about climate change to Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a press conference in Downing Street.

Children quiz Boris Johnson on climate change as part of First News project
Prime minister Boris Johnson has been quizzed by young readers from the children's newspaper First News and JPI regional newspapers wanting urgent answers on climate change.
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Young readers put their questions about climate change to Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a press conference in Downing Street.

Children quiz Boris Johnson on climate change as part of First News project

Green Party councillor David Francis

Green councillor calls for action not 'tokenistic blah blah blah'

Here’s how children can complete our Climate Challenge survey ahead of crucial C...

Prince of Wales gives his message about saving the planet

First News: The Climate Challenge with message from HRH Prince Charles

Calls for tax cut as petrol prices hit 9-year high

The Queen has appeared to suggest she is “irritated” by the lack of action in tackling the climate crisis (Getty Images)

Queen 'irritated’ by lack of action on climate crisis - what she said

Boris Johnson addressed the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly and spoke about the threat of climate change (Getty Images)

Why Boris Johnson said Kermit the Frog was wrong in climate change speech

It is highly unlikely that world leaders flying into Glasgow to chat about climate change and tell us what we already know will be worth the emissions.

EMMA LEWELL-BUCK: Time for talking about climate change is over, we need action ...

The PM was asked about a number of public policy areas. (Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Liaison Committee grills Boris Johnson on coronavirus, climate policy and devolu...

Top 5 ways children would solve climate change

A majority of UK people support carbon emission taxes - but how would they impact you? (Photo: Shutterstock)

A majority of UK people support carbon emission taxes - but how would they impac...

Call for cigarette-style warning on petrol pumps

Ban on petrol and diesel cars to be brought forward to 2035 and to include hybri...

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