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Queen should not be able to seek to amend legislation in her personal interests, says campaigner
There's growing controversy in Scotland over the Crown's involvement in changing legislation that's designed to cut carbon emissions.


‘Super committee’ to examine government’s Online Safety Bill
A new “super committee” of MPs has been set up to examine the government's Online Safety Bill, which aims to crackdown on online harms such as hate speech and revenge porn by threatening tech companies with huge fines.


‘Covid is just a warm-up’ for climate crisis, conservationist warns
We were joined by conservationist and Wildlife Ambassador at Norfolk Wildlife Trust Nick Acheson and Environmental Economist at the University of Cambridge, Dr Matthew Agarwala.


UK State of Climate Report demonstrates ‘how much our climate is changing’
More rain and more heat and more extreme weather events in the UK. Weather presenter Liam Dutton tells us what he made of the report.


Met Office warns climate crisis has already arrived in UK
Hotter, sunnier and wetter. Britain's weather in the last 30 years was different to the preceding three decades.


Revealed: Science Museum signed gagging clause with exhibition sponsor Shell
The Science Museum has signed a gagging clause in its agreement with Shell International to sponsor its climate change exhibition, agreeing to take care not to say anything that could damage the company’s reputation, Channel 4 News has learnt. 


Revealed: North Sea oil company chief exec claims climate emergency is ‘fake’
The chief executive of a North Sea oil company has said the climate emergency is “fake” in now deleted tweets from his personal account, despite his company’s claims it is working towards a net zero carbon emissions target, Channel 4 News can r...


Tokyo Olympics: Best action often stuck behind paywall
Discovery's £900 million rights deal allows the BBC to show just two live events at the same time.


Fears serious offenders could end up on street after charity project’s closure
On Friday, the project run by the charity Change Grow Live will close for good.


Covid: Double-jabbed EU and US travellers to England will not have to quarantine
The government announced that quarantine will be scrapped for fully vaccinated people from the United States and the EU, if they arrive in England from an amber country.


Government ‘failed’ first ‘big test’ of levelling up agenda with disability strategy, Tory peer says
We were joined by the Conservative peer, Lord Kevin Shinkwin.


National disability strategy a missed opportunity, say campaigners
The government has unveiled its £1.6 billion national disability strategy to a somewhat muted response.


New survey finds increase in number of BAME people in positions of power
It's been four years since the campaigning organisation Operation Black Vote published “The Colour of Power”, a survey of who held the top jobs in significant public and private institutions.


Government urged to maintain ‘Everyone In’ spending on rough sleeping
There could be a surge of homeless people forced to sleep on England's streets unless the emergency scheme which helped them into accommodation during the pandemic is maintained, according to a panel of independent experts. 


Additional Covid testing sites feel ‘a bit like spin’, says Iceland boss
Covid cases have fallen for the seventh day in a row across the UK, but the number of deaths has risen to its highest level in more than four months.



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