An investigation by Greenpeace suggests more than 250 fires took place over six months despite the new ban

The act will also look to cut waste, protect biodiversity and increase recycling rates

Five UK nature agencies have released a joint report calling for nature recovery to be considered just as important as net zero strategy

The grants will see thousands of hectares of peatland being restored

The Biodiversity Metric 3.0 will provide a way of measuring and accounting for nature losses and gains resulting from development or changes in land management

EAC says biodiversity loss is not being treated with the same urgency and ambition as climate change

Natural England, the government’s adviser for the environment in England has published its new approach to offshore wind development

Task force set up to protect endangered species such as dormice, restoring habitats in the process

Funding will be provided for environmental charities and their partners to work on projects across England to restore nature and tackle climate change

The Environment Agency said the pollution had a ‘severe impact’ on aquatic invertebrates over a distance of around 100 metres, which deteriorated water quality