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Climate change

Lego has ditched plans to make bricks out of recycled bottles (BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Lego scraps plans to make bricks out of recycled plastic bottles

Met Office warns 40C summers & extreme heat to become more common

100 cows deployed to reserve 50,000 acres of land

Rare penguin chick hatched at Edinburgh Zoo

Watch as rare penguin chick hatches at Edinburgh Zoo

Sir David Attenborough says nature in the British Isles can be as dramatic and spectacular as anything else he’s seen across the world

David Attenborough - how to watch documentaries for free

King Charles III

King Charles rebuffs Heathrow Airport offer

Scientists fear UK outbreak after British woman infected with virus following trip to France

Scientists fear Dengue fever outbreak after British woman infected

When is International Women’s Day 2023?

King Charles and The Queen Consort’s announce first State visit of their reign

King Charles and Queen Consort announce first State visit

Grandson of original Mr Cadbury to open luxury chocolate shops in UK

Met Office says 2022 will be UK’s warmest year on record

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

Most Brits are still committed to tackling the climate crisis despite cost of li...

Floods have plagued Burnley, Padiham, Pendle and the Ribble Valley in recent years

Burnley and Earby flash floods report published

The newly refurbished Coal Clough Library

Coal Clough Library reopens after refurbishment

Coun. Sarah Cockburn-Price is leading Pendle Council's climate change fight

How Pendle is tackling the climate emergency

Insulating your home is most effective way to reduce heating bills

Going Green: Finding ways to help reduce skyrocketing power bills headache

(Photo: Shutterstock)

The climate crisis is scary - how do we tell our kids about it?

Burnley Council leader Afrasiab Anwar

Tackling climate change: We can all play our part | Burnley Council leader Afras...

Rebecca Jane

Insulate Britain are morons! | Rebecca Jane column

Nicky Cox MBE, Editor in chief, First News (photo: C4 Lens C5 CAMM)

Supporting children to change the world

The bus outside Towneley Hall

COP26 battle bus stops in Burnley en-route to world conference

Top 50 hacks brits are using to be more green

Top 5 ways children would solve climate change

The medieval bridges of the Ribble Valley will be the subject of one of the talks

Tales from the Ribble river bank into your home

Celebrated every year, Earth Day brings global attention to and aims to tackle a range of environmental issues, including climate change (Photo: Shutterstock)

Earth Day 2020 celebrates 50th anniversary - this is how it began and this year’...

Climate change is a harsh reality of life now