The deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant uncertainties” and may struggle to meet its own targets,…
View More England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ reportTag: England
Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river
Farmers who have their entire cropping land submerged underwater have found they are ineligible for a government flooding hardship fund – because their farms are…
View More Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from riverEngland could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysis
England could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found. Onshore wind…
View More England could produce 13 times more renewable energy, using less than 3% of land – analysisBritish farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
Farmers are calling for the government to grant them a universal basic income, saying the post-Brexit agriculture subsidy scheme has left many poorer. Delays to…
View More British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit strugglesHospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows
Waterborne diseases such as dysentery and Weil’s disease have risen by 60% since 2010 in England, new figures reveal. Analysis of NHS hospital admissions by…
View More Hospital admissions for waterborne diseases in England up 60%, report shows‘Enormously exciting’: farm to create biggest natural grassland in southern England
The rolling hills south of Salisbury Plain are a bleak scene of vast arable fields and tightly grazed pasture dotted with scores of sheep. In…
View More ‘Enormously exciting’: farm to create biggest natural grassland in southern EnglandWater companies in England face outrage over record sewage discharges
Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and…
View More Water companies in England face outrage over record sewage dischargesEngland’s sewage crisis: how polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?
Rivers in the north of England are bearing the brunt of the sewage pollution crisis, analysis by the Guardian reveals, with the region’s waters experiencing…
View More England’s sewage crisis: how polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?Rare fungus to be moved from Scotland to England in hopes to save species
Fingers of a critically endangered fungus will this week be removed from its last sites in Scotland and fixed to trees in three woodlands in…
View More Rare fungus to be moved from Scotland to England in hopes to save speciesAverage monthly UK rent up 9% – the highest annual increase recorded
The average monthly rent paid by tenants in the UK rose by 9% in the year to February, official figures show – the highest annual…
View More Average monthly UK rent up 9% – the highest annual increase recorded