Climate change

The effects of climate change could cost children days of school time each year, a government risk report says

3 ways climate change may soon impact schools - costing children days

The EnergyTown game is marketed towards UK schoolchildren, and funded by energy giant Equinor

Warning over classroom game accused of 'brainwashing' schoolchildren

It will offer inhabitants round-the-clock electricity

Ad Feature Iraq’s first solar-powered village begins operating

Young people across the UK have a lot of big worries on their plates

5 of the biggest concerns for children in 2025

Tree planting in the Ribble Catchment

The staggering number of trees planted in Lancashire this year & why

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

Houses in the middle of a flooded area after Storm Laurence passed through El Palmar de Troya in southern Spain, before Martinho swept in.

Large areas of holiday hotspot on alert as rainstorms cause flooding

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6 of the best eco-friendly banks for sustainable spending in the UK

Inspiring young people to connect with nature and building greener schools are both on the government agenda

Three things the Government is doing to make schools 'greener'

More than 1,600 claims were made on home insurance policies over the 5 years

Brits have claimed £31m for flood damages between 2020 and 2024

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The rules, fuels and regulations around wood burners for 2025

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Grace Hills, 36, transformed her street from a 'neglected patch of urban land' into a colourful wildflowers.

I filled my street with wildflowers to attract bees

Pupils from Ffynnon Taf Primary School celebrate their new heating system (Photo: Kensa/Supplied)

Ground-breaking new 'green' heating system warming up UK school

A pile of dead batteries. Photo: Manjunath Kiran/AFP via Getty Images

Recycling expert explains what to do with your dead batteries

Gran Canaria.

Watch: Booking a holiday? Tourism tax and airport delays explained

Hiker points to a giant sinkhole estimated to be around 20m deep

Hiker films 20-metre deep sinkhole as it suddenly appears in field

Hannah Ritchie

Going Green: Movies help us learn about climate change

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained - including a new Pope and a new king. Composite image by NationalWorld/Kim Mogg.

The four 2024 predictions of French astrologer Nostradamus explained

The glass protecting the Rokeby Venus was shattered with safety hammers, the group claimed (Just Stop Oil/Supplied)

Just Stop Oil activists smash glass protecting Rokeby Venus

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

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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

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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’...

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