Rebecca Speare-cole

Warning issued over Christmas lights amid fire safety fears Rebecca Speare-Cole Tue, December 9, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. UTC 3 min read The public is being urged to recycle broken or unwanted Christmas lights this year as concerns grow over lithium-ion batteri... See more

Scientists launch search for hairy snail that’s been in UK since the ice age A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little" German hairy snail. This rare species, named for the minute hairs cove... See more

Scientists launch search for hairy snail that’s been in UK since the ice age Rebecca Speare-Cole Tue, November 25, 2025 at 9:57 a.m. UTC 3 min read A new initiative sees conservationists and citizen scientists uniting to protect London’s "charming little"... See more

Labour warned its planning reforms will fail nature and homes goals Rebecca Speare-Cole Sun 16 November 2025 at 12:01 am UTC 3 min read A cross-party group of MPs has warned that the government risks missing both its housing and nature targets under propo... See more

Ofgem should use firms’ windfall profits to fund energy debt relief, say MPs Electricity and gas prices soared from late 2021, driven by the reopening of economies after Covid and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rebecca Speare-Cole The energy regulator shou... See more