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Rail staff spend £13k per week on planes rather than trains as they are cheaper
As rail users continue to be hit with some of the highest fares in Europe, bosses at Network Rail have been spent almost £250k last year on flights despite boosting trains as a greener travel option
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Sewage was pumped into England’s seas for more than 440,000 hours last year
Friends of the Earth analysed Environment Agency data around sewage outflows on England's coastline - finding more than a quarter of all spills happened in the vicinity of beaches for swimming
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Are you satisfied with your local bus service - vote in our poll
West Yorkshire bus service Arriva has been ranked as the worst operator in England, with only 66% of satisfied passengers - but we want to know what you think about your local bus company
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Energy firms vowing to cut emissions 'will produce billions of tonnes of CO2'
Energy companies are set to produce enough oil and gas between now and 2050 that would equal 15 years' worth of the European Union's annual emissions, according to analysis by Global Witness
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Rishi Sunak set to meet just four out of 40 environmental targets, watchdog says
Campaigners have blasted the Government for failing to meet the vast majority of its own targets to protect the environment - several of which are legally binding
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Bus routes axed as services plummet by 60% - but London barely affected
Wales and the East Midlands are among some of the areas hardest hit over the last fifteen years by a reduction in bus services, with some places losing more than half of their former schedule
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David Cameron backs 'ocean-grabbing' scheme blamed for ruining fishermen's lives
The former Prime Minister, who once pushed a Tory green agenda, was hired to boost investment in the Chinese-funded project which involved 'ocean grabbing and sand mining'
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Britain 'won't hit climate targets' while Tories cosy up to fossil firms
Experts say Britain continuing to pump millions of pounds into 'white elephant' carbon capture projects is "likely the result of significant lobbying by the gas industry"
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Desperate Rishi Sunak caves over oil and gas with 4 green pledges under threat
The PM caved in to demands from hard-right Tories and big business but snubbed calls to invest in renewables amid claims it would not reduce energy bills
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Rishi Sunak weighs up watering down climate change plans as Europe burns
The Prime Minister faces pressure from the Tory right to row back on Net Zero pledges - but Friends of the Earth say doing so under political pressure would be "inexcusable" as wildfires tear through Europe, America, and Asia
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'Staff who are the backbone of the NHS and deserve a pay rise - not food banks'
The government has woefully misjudged the determination of NHS nurses in England as well as the depth of public support for NHS workers, who did not want to take strike action
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London Marathon fans warned to avoid travelling to the most famous part of route
Hugh Brasher, event director for the TCS London Marathon, has urged people to "watch the marathon from other locations and avoid the Parliament Square area on the day"
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Inside Britain's coldest communities where locals live in 'energy crisis'
Ravenhill in Swansea has been named the coldest place to live in Wales, as its residents have been crippled by the cost of living crisis; forced to choose between eating and heating