UK records its hottest June on record

June has been confirmed as the hottest on record for the UK. According to provisional Met Office figures, the average mean temperature of 15.8°C for...

Slash meat consumption by 20 per cent to reach Britain’s net carbon emissions says...

Britons must reduce the consumption of beef, lamb and dairy by at least 20% per person, and cut their annual food waste by 13.6...

Investing in nature is key to levelling up rural regions in the UK says...

Protection and use of environmental assets is key to evening out economic imbalances between metropolitan and rural areas and should play a crucial role...

Local children discover summer bug bonanza

The My Wild City team have led families on several bug hunting events in North Manchester, which has discovered new wildlife species for the...

38℃ record Arctic temperature confirmed, others likely to follow

A new and disturbing high temperature record for the Arctic of 38 degrees Celsius, or just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, was confirmed by the...

Huge rise in cheap tree imports puts UK’s trees and climate targets at risk

New figures released by Government show the scale of the UK’s reliance on cheap tree imports, putting the nation’s woods and trees at serious...

Damaged Greater Manchester peatland to be reconnected with its boggy neighbour |

Another piece of the peatland puzzle in Greater Manchester is to be solved thanks to funding to bring a new area of peat bog...

Nando’s failing on chicken welfare

World Animal Protection is calling on fans of the restaurant chain Nandos to demand it take urgent action to improve the welfare of chickens. The...

Costs of Net Zero transition for low-and-middle income households must be addressed, rather than...

The decade ahead needs to combine ‘a double acceleration’ of the UK’s transition to a low carbon economy, with steps to prevent it widening...

Manchester’s plan to boost electric vehicle infrastructure takes shape

Council-led plan to create hundreds of new public electric vehicle charging points across Manchester is gathering pace. Manchester City Council is gearing up to...