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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

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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

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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

The great-great-great grandson of the original chocolate pioneer, Mr Cadbury is opening 10 brand new luxury chocolate shops in the UK.

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

Jack and his north east friends after talking in the House of Commons.

Ashington student speaks in House of Commons

Asian hornet alert as insects spotted in UK

Some parts of the River Tweed have run dry.

Urgent measures taken to protect wildlife in drought-hit River Tweed

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

A pair of puffins on the Farne Islands, cared for by the National Trust. Credit Nick Upton & National Trust

See rangers carry out puffin census on the Farne Islands

The annual puffin census returns to The Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast

See rangers carry out puffin census on the Farne Islands

Liz and Alistair Anderson from the What a Wonderful World Festival.

Alnwick environment festival receives funding boost

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?

Enforcement officers and traps seized as part of Operation Creel.

Environment Agency seizes deadly fish traps in the North East

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

Supporting children to change the world

Nathalie and Kezz Petronelli-Stone.

Off-grid couple provide insight into their eco-friendly lifestyle

re:heat is leading a project to increase the production of biomass.

Northumberland firm awarded £174,000 to lead work on biomass production

Top 50 hacks brits are using to be more green

Top 5 ways children would solve climate change

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’...