Exclusive: England’s nature-friendly farming budget to be cut by £100m theguardian.com/environment/ar…

REVEALED: Tory Environment Secretary Steve Barclay rejected expert advice for review of climate impacts on soil fertility Officials warned him govt's Agricultural Land Classification system is 'decades old' & will be obsolete by 2030 Story in today's Times; FOI'd docs below 1/

239,000 hectares of nature-friendly farmland will be lost if plans to cut £100m from the budget go ahead. ⚠️ But it is not only nature at risk—it’s our future food security, farm resilience and economy. We need urgent investment, not cuts. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

In August, 🌬 wind provided 31.8% of Great Britain’s electricity, with gas coming second at 16.8% ⚡ Zero-carbon sources provided 60% of our electricity, peaking at 87% on 23 August at 10am 🍃 Demand for electricity peaked on 28 August at 5pm. 📈 View August’s stats. 👀👇

‘Better than medication for me’: prescribing nature works, project shows - Major scheme helping thousands of people in England connect with nature led to better mental health, report finds Story by me theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Tomorrow’s ⁦The Guardian⁩

‘A 100-year vision’: Skiddaw’s barren peak to spring to life in ambitious rewilding theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Water bosses could be jailed if they cover up sewage dumping under new law theguardian.com/environment/ar…

A cool flame: The secret love affair that changed humanity’s perception of the world. Long read extract from my biography of James Lovelock, exploring the origins of the Gaia Theory and the NASA mission to find life on Mars. guardianbookshop.com/the-many-lives… theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Steve Reed promises review of how water industry operates - but rules out nationalisation, Helena Horton reports - theguardian.com/politics/live/…

Claire Coutinho says Ed Miliband's 2030 grid decarbonisation target is "rushed" because it ignores "new technologies such as nuclear fusion". Her target? 2035. Not sure we will have fusion available for the grid then either!

🇬🇧🇪🇺EXC: New Brexit food rules to be delayed again to avoid higher prices, leaked letter reveals inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Crispin Odey, who has been accused of multiple counts of sexual misconduct including rape, attended a Reform fundraiser last night aimed at raising millions in order for the party to 'professionalise' tortoisemedia.com/2024/09/05/cri…

There's a mentally ill man on your stage who states he's not taking his "depression tablets" but instead of getting him any kind of help, you yell at & humiliate him over a lie detector test that you know is complete bollocks. There's a special place in hell for Jeremy Kyle

UK's largest solar project (to date) has been given planning approval from Ed Miliband Follows a green light for three other significant projects in July All key if Labour is going to hit its goal of 100% clean power by 2030 …onsenting.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/projects/EN010…

man jailed for 9 years in longest sentence yet over summer riots sentenced for arson with intent to endanger life after hours of violence that left 64 police officers injured. 22 hotel staff barricaded in panic room thought they’d burn to death theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

‘Oh my God, what is that?’: how the maelstrom under Greenland’s glaciers could slow future sea level rise Story from the Kangerlussuup glacier by ⁦Damian Carrington⁩ theguardian.com/environment/ar…

My story on the farming budget was the lead item on yesterday's Farming Today - bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…