Utilities will be required to provide a one-time credit to customers on low incomes across the state, with the programme expected to benefit more than 327,000 people

The water regulator has urged companies to deal sensitively with people with money issues

However, developing economies represent just one-tenth of this spending, a new report claims

Veolia and Suez have reportedly been awarded contracts that will allow them to ‘incinerate’ unused PPE at their sites

The lifting of lockdown led to higher transport and power station emissions

A panel of environmental advisers previously suggested a charge of between 20p and 25p – but it was not legislated as work was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic

It has increased the number of data scientists employed by more than 450 in the last five years

Transport was to blame for almost a quarter of all the UK’s emissions in 2020, official data suggests

The waste will be converted into a secondary raw material that will be used for new commercial products

Global electricity demand grew by 6% in 2021, the largest percentage rise since 2010, the IEA said