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Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners
Heatwave

Sadiq Khan admits he is ‘really worried’ about the impact of hot weather on homeless Londoners

London must rethink its rough sleeping support as heatwaves become more common, mayor Sadiq Khan says – but he stops short of calling for SWEP.

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis
Artificial Intelligence

London’s data centres use 750,000 homes’ worth of electricity. It’s bad news for the housing crisis

London’s 99 data centres consume about 760MW at peak demand, equivalent to three quarters of a million houses – and demand is surging

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?
Debunked

Is there really an air conditioning ban in Britain?

Tory shadow energy secretary Claire Coutinho said that the Tories would overturn “the de-facto ban on air-con” and “Make Britain Cool Again”

‘I’m a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water’
Flooding

‘I’m a wheelchair user. I was trapped up to my neck in flood water’

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it
Matthew Carter

If homelessness was a country, it would rival the United States. We must invest more to end it

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Starmer ties the UK’s Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?
Politics

Starmer ties the UK’s Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis. Is it a false choice?

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis
Housing

Labour has announced its Warm Homes Plan. Here’s what it means for energy bills and the climate crisis

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future
Housing

10 global solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis to give you hope for the future

Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner
Mark Wright

Our leaders must listen to scientists on climate change – or catastrophe is around the corner

2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy
Shaun Spiers

2025 was tough on the planet. We can’t afford a year of Labour in-fighting on environment policy

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change
Housing

Labour’s Planning and Infrastructure Act is now law. Here are five things it looks to change

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other
Cameron Saul

To avoid climate catastrophe we must reimagine our relationship with nature – and with each other

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills
Housing

This 1930s three-bedroom semi-detached family home will see tenants save big on energy bills

If people don’t trust climate science, how will we ever get them to change their ways?
Climate crisis

If people don’t trust climate science, how will we ever get them to change their ways?

Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025
Homelessness

Homeless people needed protecting from hot weather more than ever before in 2025

Calls for major change to health and safety laws as UK battered by yet another heatwave
Heatwave

Calls for major change to health and safety laws as UK battered by yet another heatwave

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero
Architecture

Architecture trailblazer Muyiwa Oki on building for tomorrow, AI and the race for net zero

‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea
Climate crisis

‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time
Oasis

Cigarettes, alcohol and sunsheeeeeine: How the UK has changed since Oasis first hit the big time

Tony Blair is talking nonsense on net zero. The reality is the UK isn’t prepared
Bob Ward

Tony Blair is talking nonsense on net zero. The reality is the UK isn’t prepared

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband
Net Zero

Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband

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Fossil fuel industries ‘worried’ after clean energy powered 40% of world’s electricity needs in 2024
Clean energy

Fossil fuel industries ‘worried’ after clean energy powered 40% of world’s electricity needs in 2024

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

Water isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency
Ariyon Bakare

Water isn’t just an environmental issue – it’s a humanitarian emergency

Labour’s billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?
Community energy

Labour’s billion pound gamble: Can community energy deliver the affordable power the UK needs?