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Bewick’s swans make latest winter arrival in nearly 60 years
Warming climate causes birds to arrive later and in smaller numbers than in previous years, experts believe
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Not enough charging points for electric car push, MPs warn
PAC highlights inadequate charging network as example of net zero drive not tackling challenges consumers face in adopting green technology
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More than 200,000 homes in danger as money runs out to fix flood defences
Shortfall of £34m means thousands of properties have been left at greater risk, says National Audit Office
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Near-record crop of hawthorn berries a boost to wildlife
Woodland Trust says haws are eaten by migrating birds such as redwings, fieldfares and thrushes as well as small mammals
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Commuters told to work from home ahead of Storm Ciaran’s 80mph winds
Severe weather warnings indicating a risk to life have been issued for parts of the south coast
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Hundreds of flood defences facing Storm Ciaran battering are in poor condition
Swathes of southern England under yellow rain warning from Wednesday, when storm expected to bring potentially deadly floods
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Net zero hydrogen plans may not offer value for money
Blending hydrogen into gas grid may raise bills, say campaigners, as Government admits costs are unknown
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Remembrance Poppy gets plastic-free makeover
The single-use plastic stem has been replaced with paper made from renewable fibres and coffee cup offcuts
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‘Rain from wrong direction’ blamed for failure to prepare for Storm Babet
Therese Coffey gives bizarre excuse for havoc wreaked by deadliest storm to hit UK in 15 years, which killed seven people
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Why do we keep building homes on flood plains?
Potential buyers are left almost entirely in the dark about whether their new home will be at risk of flooding or not
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Tax households that refuse to remove gas boilers, says senior energy figure
Emma Fletcher of Octopus Energy thinks old technology should be treated as socially unacceptable in move towards heat pumps
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Recycling 'postcode lottery' to end under new government plans
Recycling will be standardised from 2026, with councils collecting the same materials and food waste collected at least once a week
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Environment Agency replaces expert flood warnings with automated alerts
Concern that new system, launched as a way to thwart industrial action, could lead to people failing to evacuate when there is a risk
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Trendy rattan furniture puts vine at risk of extinction
Conservationists fear 500 species may be overharvested to meet retail demand
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Welsh Water chief got £20k pay rise as firm illegally spilled raw sewage into rare dolphin habitat
Company is under investigation by Natural Resources Wales after admitting to illegal sewage spill
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