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- Planning and infrastructure bill is not a ‘great nature sellout’ | Letters Thu, 1 May 25, 2:47amMary Creagh MP responds to a piece by George Monbiot and says the bill is a win-win for people and for nature recovery
- Aviation watchdog to look at ‘resilience’ rules after Heathrow closure Thu, 27 Mar 25, 7:36pmCAA says it will consider whether to take further steps under Heathrow’s licence as part of review
- ‘Wake-up call’: ministers launch urgent investigation into Heathrow shutdown Sun, 23 Mar 25, 5:53amGovernment says lessons need to be learned after the substation fire that caused chaos for 300,000 passengers
- ‘We’d go absolutely nuts’: PM warned of Labour fight if he backs huge oilfield Sat, 1 Feb 25, 4:59amExclusive: MPs and ministers say they would oppose Starmer if he tries to approve Rosebank development
- Starmer warned against approving oilfield after Labour unease over Heathrow Sat, 1 Feb 25, 4:59amExclusive: MPs and ministers say they plan to oppose the PM if he gives consent to the Rosebank development
- Thousands in UK without power and train services disrupted after Storm Darragh Mon, 9 Dec 24, 10:29pmAs many as 66,000 people still without electricity after gusts up to 90mph brought down power lines
- The Starmer story so far: what has Labour done in its first 100 days? Sat, 12 Oct 24, 9:00pmA roundup of the government’s work, from its early moves on energy and housing to Thursday’s workers’ rights bill
- Is Labour on track to meet its promises on the environment? Sat, 21 Sep 24, 4:00pmThough the party has plenty to celebrate at its first conference in power for 15 years, there is much work to do to on net zero
- The £30bn question: will Tories embrace infrastructure report or stick with rhetoric? Wed, 18 Oct 23, 10:01amSober assessment of UK failings from body set up by a Conservative chancellor poses ideological problem for government
- Labour says Sunak should take blame for soaring HS2 costs as they happened on his ‘direct watch’ – as it happened Thu, 28 Sep 23, 2:25amThis live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here
- Labor urged to halve $8bn a year in fuel tax credits for trucks and heavy vehicles Sun, 5 Feb 23, 9:00pmReforming the scheme would shrink the budget deficit and help Australia hit net zero emissions by 2050, the Grattan Institute says
- UK net zero report: what are its recommendations and conclusions? Fri, 20 Jan 23, 2:00amWhat seeks to be comprehensive review actually contains huge gaps and is devastating assessment of Tories’ failures
- Victoria’s bold emissions target could be a turning point. Now here’s what we have to do | Jono La Nauze Fri, 2 Dec 22, 1:00amWhat flew under the radar during the election campaign is actually one of the most ambitious climate goals of any place in the world
- All capital spending under review ahead of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement Sat, 5 Nov 22, 4:32amGrant Shapps hints scaling back of Northern Powerhouse Rail could be among cost-saving measures
- Dining across the divide: ‘He supports a new Heathrow runway – we should invest in trains’ Thu, 21 Jul 22, 9:30pmThey couldn’t agree on the climate crisis – nor whether sending troops to Ukraine would start world war three