Lucie Heath

Plans are in place to build at least 600 chicken sheds in response to new supermarket welfare standards - including ‘megafarms’ with the capacity to hold over 200,000 chickens

As households swelter in 30°C heat, people are still waiting to have government-funded air conditioning fitted months into the scheme

Not a single home air conditioning unit has been installed under the Government's £2,500 grant scheme seven months after it was announced, due to delays in the certification process.

Thousands of households could experience water shortages if another heatwave hits this summer as water companies struggle to cope with peaks in demand.

Over 350,000 residents are at risk of being evicted if they fall behind on their energy bills due to a “dangerous loophole” in the way they are charged for heating, Citizens Advice has warned. The charges relate to households that are connected to heat networks, a type of communal heating that is typically used for blocks of flats or a group of houses. Around 500,000 households in the UK are currently connected to heat networks, around a third of which are in London. This number is expected to increase dramatically as part of the UK’s net zero drive; by 2050 […]

The National Trust was forced to find a helicopter to help fight the huge wildfire that has devastated parts of Suffolk as the UK Government’s firefighting aircrafts were unavailable, it can be revealed. Britain’s biggest conservation charity was forced to step in after the Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service issued a plea for support to stop the fire spreading to nearby villages. Fire services have been warning they do not have enough resources to deal with wildfires, including no direct access to aircraft. It is not the first time this summer the National Trust has been forced to locate aircraft […]

Labour mayors are calling on Andy Burnham to bring forward his plans to take control of UK tap water as millions face record-breaking dry weather and hosepipe bans

Counter-terror police have now reopened a report into an attempted burglary at a London property last year

Counter Terrorism Police investigating the death of Ann Widdecombe have reopened an inquiry into an alleged “firebombing” incident at Nigel Farage's home last year, according to reports.

Around 16 million people could see their areas move into drought status this week as Britain looks set to experience its sixth heatwave of a record-breaking summer.