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- Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds Fri, 16 May 25, 2:00pmAbout £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds
- Solar panels to be fitted on all new-build homes in England by 2027 Thu, 1 May 25, 6:17pmGovernment to press ahead with net zero plans as Keir Starmer rejects Tony Blair’s criticisms of climate policy
- 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
- Wood-burning stoves to be allowed in new homes in England despite concerns Thu, 24 Apr 25, 9:11pmCampaigners condemn decision amid growing evidence of harm to health and climate from heating appliances
- ‘It feels enveloping and calming’: the London house wrapped in cork Wed, 19 Feb 25, 4:00amDesigner Nina Woodcroft has created an energy-efficient family home that is also a useful conversation starter
- Starmer ‘not telling truth’ over Gaza family asylum decision, claims Badenoch, after PMQs clash – as it happened Thu, 13 Feb 25, 4:19amOpposition leader says PM was wrong when he said that the decision was taken under the last government
- Land use plan for England to map best areas for farming and nature Fri, 31 Jan 25, 5:00pmMinister to announce consultation that will exclude certain areas from housing, solar panels and onshore wind
- Weatherwatch: How living underground can drastically cut energy bills Thu, 23 Jan 25, 5:00pmSubterranean homes stay cool in summer and warm in winter and can save about 80% in energy costs
- UK government scraps plan to ban sale of gas boilers by 2035 Mon, 6 Jan 25, 11:59pm‘Future homes standard’ will not mandate replacing boilers with environmentally friendly alternative
- Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US – as it happened Tue, 29 Oct 24, 5:31pmThis blog is now closedBoy, 11, dies and four other children injured after car crashes into Melbourne schoolAustralia’s pandemic plans were ‘grossly inadequate’, an inquiry has found...
- Australia news live: Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US; multiple children injured after car crashes into Melbourne primary school Tue, 29 Oct 24, 4:32pmThe former host of ABC’s Q&A told attendees that neither Donald Trump or Kamala Harris were the answer to the ‘existential crisis of America’...
- Australia news live: Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US and ‘abominable’ news coverage of election Tue, 29 Oct 24, 1:59pmThe former host of ABC’s Q&A told attendees that neither Donald Trump or Kamala Harris were the answer to the ‘existential crisis of America’...
- Australia news live: Wong condemns Israeli ban on Unrwa; Victoria to end traumatic pre-trial cross-examinations in sexual offence cases Tue, 29 Oct 24, 11:02amThe Israeli parliament has passed legislation designating the United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East a terrorist organisation...
- Australia news live: PM to announce clean energy projects; property market losing heat but prices still going up Tue, 29 Oct 24, 8:01amAnthony Albanese to launch schemes in NSW and Victoria today; Domain says rate of price increases is cooling. Follow today’s news headlines live
- More than 1,000 homes linked to £20bn green energy grid expected to be built in Highlands Tue, 22 Oct 24, 10:01amSubsidiary of electricity firm SSE signs ‘unique and novel’ employment and social housing deal with local councils