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Burnham Unveils £5,000 Fines and AI Drones in Crackdown on England's Worst Illegal Waste Dumps

Andy Burnham has pledged public funds to clear three major illegal waste dumps in Kent, Surrey and West Yorkshire, alongside sharply higher fines, AI drone detection and new region-led enforcement powers for mayors.

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Andy Burnham is wearing a dark-coloured jacket, light blue shirt and glasses. He has short black hair.

Chester Zoo Chief Slams Peak Cluster Pipeline Route as 'Unacceptable'

Chester Zoo's chief executive James Christon has branded the proposed route of the Peak Cluster carbon pipeline 'unacceptable', warning it would damage irreplaceable habitats on land used for conservation work.

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Jamie Christon stands in a field where a black polo top which reads 'Chester Zoo' embossed in the top left. He is a bald man.

UK Launches AI Trial to Stop Planes Creating Climate-Warming Contrails

A £5m UK trial, Operation Blue Skies, will use AI from Google, the Met Office and NATS to predict and help planes avoid climate-warming contrails over the North Atlantic.

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A jet plane flies across the blue sky, with white contrails coming from its engines

Guernsey Greenfield Solar Plan Wins Over Its Fiercest Critic

A Guernsey resident who objected to Len Shephard's 72-panel solar scheme in St Sampson now fully supports it after a face-to-face briefing, though planners have yet to set a decision date.

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On the left is Chris Chadwick, a man with a grey hair and beard wearing a black T-shirt "John Primer" and a man playing guitar. On the right is Len Shephard with grey hair and short grey stubble, wearing a maroon polo top.

Over 100 Royal Estate Rental Homes Fail Legal Energy Efficiency Standards

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Illustration of an EPC certificate and a royal crown

Highland Council Drafts New Guidance to Protect Region's Dark Skies

Highland Council has drafted new guidance to cut light pollution and protect the region's dark skies, with interim technical rules expected before the end of 2026.

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A night-time scene showing a church, which is darkness, and the sky behind the building glowing with a display of the aurora borealis. Stars shine behind the aurora's curtain if green and pink lights.

Thames Water Aims to Restart Desalination Plant by Winter, After Drought Peak Passes

Thames Water plans to restart its long-troubled Beckton desalination plant by winter to rebuild reservoirs, even as its £500m facility has run just five times in 15 years amid an ongoing hosepipe ban.

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A worker walks between giant transfer pipes at Thames Water’s desalination plant in east London

Burnham Orders Temporary UK-Wide Ban on Disposable BBQs Amid Wildfire Crisis

Andy Burnham has ordered a temporary GB-wide ban on disposable barbecue sales and deployed the military to help tackle wildfires, warning Britain is a 'tinderbox' amid an ongoing heatwave.

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Grouse Season Under Fire: Greens Demand Ban Amid Wildfire and Peatland Fears

Environmental campaigners are urging a ban on grouse shooting season as wildfires sweep UK moorlands, while London chefs report smaller, scarcer birds due to record heat and moor management practices.

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Close-up of a red grouse with red eye combs, calling with its beak open

Burnham Weighs Disposable BBQ Ban Amid Escalating UK Wildfire Risk

Andy Burnham says a ban on disposable barbecues is under consideration as drought and extreme heat drive a record surge in UK wildfires, with all major supermarkets already halting sales.

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A disposable barbecue pictured in a park

Berkshire's River Pang Rated 'Poor' Despite Thames Water Restoration Project

The River Pang in Berkshire has been rated 'poor' by the Environment Agency despite a Thames Water restoration scheme launched in 2022, with new data revealing hundreds of hours of sewage discharges and a live pollution investigation.

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The River Pang on a sunny day. The shallow water reflects the sky and also a large amount of green plant life around the river.

Cornwall's Forest Scheme Wins £8.7m Boost After Planting Two Million Trees

Cornwall Council has received £8.7m in government funding to expand its Forest for Cornwall tree-planting scheme, which has now seen more than two million trees planted since 2019.

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Trees, green leaves and brown twigs, stems. Blue sky and clouds.