Six trees protected with preservation orders in Devon

Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) are a vital legal mechanism employed by local planning authorities across the United Kingdom to protect individual trees, groups of trees, or woodlands deemed to have…

Cattle cull: Muir resignation demand is ‘not personal’ says UFU

The UFU’s call for Muir to step down, issued last Friday, followed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (Daera) decision to humanely slaughter 51 cattle on a Fivemiletown…

Trump envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after Hamas talks

Jared Kushner, the United States President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, is currently meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a development confirmed by the Prime Minister’s spokesperson to the…

Consultation ending on controversial Rosebank oil field

The immediate trigger for this renewed scrutiny is a legal challenge that successfully overturned previous approvals. The industry regulator, the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (Opred), is now…

Heat and farming changes stop Jersey sea lettuce growth.

A remarkable and welcome reduction in the proliferation of sea lettuce across Jersey’s coastal waters, particularly in historically affected areas like St Aubin’s Bay, is being attributed to a powerful…

Pond Farm on Wisley Common at “lowest level” for 17 years

Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT), a charity dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places in Surrey, has been closely monitoring the situation. James Herd, the director of reserves management at SWT,…

Zambia elections: Top opposition figures arrested days after presidential vote

Security forces in Zambia have seized weapons and arrested 11 individuals, including prominent opposition figures, who the government alleges were involved in a sophisticated insurrection plot. The dramatic development unfolded…

Measures in place to protect historic oak tree near Grantham.

South Kesteven District Council has recently implemented crucial protective measures around a venerable oak tree in Manthorpe, a picturesque village nestled near the historic market town of Grantham, Lincolnshire. This…

Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as Trump’s chief of staff

The incident highlights the critical importance of robust communication security protocols within government, particularly for world leaders who are frequent targets of state-sponsored and criminal actors. Politico’s report indicated that…

Gen Z women are teaching their mums about cycle syncing and periods

In a significant shift of intergenerational knowledge transfer, a growing number of Gen Z women are becoming the educators in their families, specifically regarding menstrual health, period management, and the…