I hate the inshitification of the internet, if you view this via Google it's not pay walled and there is no obvious way to tell it would be when you view from there.
When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a few native pond plants, she was amazed at the speed wildlife moved in....
The traditional British hedge is the greatest edge habitat on earth. It is a green food bank, a windbreak, a stock fence, a flood defence system, an immense storage unit for excess carbon dioxide and an incomparable haven for wildlife. According to the RSPB, “hedges may support up to 80% of our woodland birds, 50% of our...
Wet wipes containing plastic are finally set to be banned across the UK as ministers warn a ‘step change’ is needed to protect the country’s rivers....
I see my neighbours bins every bin day overflowing and it's got me wondering how much rubbish do you think you actually produce per person each week?...
I've lived in this place in SW Wales for 25 years and, as usual, put out food for the visiting #birds. At the start you'd see a couple of dozen species visiting each day. Just now I fed them and total visitors to table so far = zero. The magpies and wood-pigeons will eventually wander by and vac it all up. The changes are so...
Good news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study – let the grass grow long....
Keir Starmer sets out what Labour would do first if it wins election ( www.bbc.com )
New levelling up powers to fill empty shops across England ( www.gov.uk )
Hoads Wood: Call for government to pay £10m dumped-waste bill ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Investigation underway after locomotive derails at heritage railway ( www.railadvent.co.uk )
Transport secretary considers ban on floating bus stops in UK cycle lanes ( www.theguardian.com )
Nadhim Zahawi Quits ( twitter.com )
The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP Member of Parliament for Stratford-on-Avon...
Closure of Beigel Shop leaves a hole in London’s East End ( www.ft.com )
Natalie Elphicke: Former Tory MP defects to Labour ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Grass verges left uncut as No Mow May takes root oil ( www.itv.com )
Grass verges left uncut as No Mow May takes root ( www.itv.com )
Children's mental health records published after cyber attack ( www.bbc.com )
Rishi Sunak admits Tories may not win general election | ITV News ( www.itv.com )
Rishi Sunak admits Tories may not win general election | ITV News ( www.itv.com )
Gender-specific toilets to be required in non-residential buildings in England ( www.theguardian.com )
Crooked House owners win right to postpone inquiry to 2025 ( www.bbc.co.uk )
NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Royal Mail waives £5 penalty charge for fake stamps ( www.bbc.com )
Royal Mail pauses fines for ‘fake’ stamps after apparent flaw in fraud scanners ( www.theguardian.com )
Hoads Wood: The Bluebell woodland turned 'desolate wasteland' ( www.bbc.com )
Mini ponds are 'tiny universes' of biodiversity for gardens and windowsills ( www.bbc.co.uk )
When the BBC's Katherine Latham made a pond with just a plant pot, some rocks and a few native pond plants, she was amazed at the speed wildlife moved in....
‘Huge disappointment’ as UK delays bottle deposit plan and excludes glass ( www.theguardian.com )
Hedgerows are amazing. Here's why we must plant more of them ( www.bigissue.com )
The traditional British hedge is the greatest edge habitat on earth. It is a green food bank, a windbreak, a stock fence, a flood defence system, an immense storage unit for excess carbon dioxide and an incomparable haven for wildlife. According to the RSPB, “hedges may support up to 80% of our woodland birds, 50% of our...
Four injured after runaway military horses bolted in central London ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Leasehold charges to be capped at £250 rather than cut to zero: Report – Mortgage Strategy ( www.mortgagestrategy.co.uk )
Two UK water companies lack complete maps of sewage networks ( www.ft.com )
Can you guess which ones?
Deportation flights to Rwanda will take off in 10 to 12 weeks, Rishi Sunak says ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Ban on wet wipes containing plastic unveiled to help UK’s rivers ( www.independent.co.uk )
Wet wipes containing plastic are finally set to be banned across the UK as ministers warn a ‘step change’ is needed to protect the country’s rivers....
How much rubbish do you produce each week?
I see my neighbours bins every bin day overflowing and it's got me wondering how much rubbish do you think you actually produce per person each week?...
Sussex railway completes £600,000 wheelchair accessible Pullman carriage ( www.railadvent.co.uk )
Rishi Sunak sets out plans to tackle 'sick note culture' ( www.bbc.co.uk )
Where have all the birdies gone?
I've lived in this place in SW Wales for 25 years and, as usual, put out food for the visiting #birds. At the start you'd see a couple of dozen species visiting each day. Just now I fed them and total visitors to table so far = zero. The magpies and wood-pigeons will eventually wander by and vac it all up. The changes are so...
Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves ( www.theguardian.com )
Good news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study – let the grass grow long....
Why craft breweries are under threat as closures leap 49% ( www.thisismoney.co.uk )
Royal Mail insists it will keep fining innocent victims of counterfeit stamps ( www.thisismoney.co.uk )
I rode the heritage railway line that cuts through Northumberland's countryside ( www.chroniclelive.co.uk )
Royal Mint to stop making overseas coins after 700 years ( www.thisismoney.co.uk )
Thames Water has six weeks to agree survival plan with Ofwat ( www.theguardian.com )
Full steam ahead as The Great Britain XVI set to call at Margate ( theisleofthanetnews.com )