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Five key tax talking points before next week’s budget
Chancellor John Healey prepares his first budget as the government weighs potential tax changes despite Labour’s election pledge not to increase income tax, national insurance, or VAT.
Healey is expected to shield low-income pensioners from income tax – but how will it work?
UK low-income retirees are expected to receive a new personal allowance aligned with the state pension to avoid paying taxes on pension income, with details set for the budget Wednesday.
I lost my job in a primary school due to endometriosis
A primary school teaching assistant lost her job due to endometriosis, a condition affecting one in 10 women. A new inquiry found nearly half of women with the condition have lost income due to their symptoms.
Ageing users and record deaths – the data behind Britain’s £9.8bn-a-year cocaine habit
Cocaine consumption in England rose 26% between 2021 and 2025, reaching an estimated £9.8bn annual market, with deaths hitting record levels as aging users face greater health risks.
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Europe’s Energy Reserves Worked. The Next Test Will Be Harder
Europe’s strategic oil reserves successfully prevented shortages during a major energy crisis, but the continent faces greater challenges ahead as it heads toward winter with depleted buffers and concerning gas storage levels.
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain’s weather even more extreme?
Scientists are monitoring whether the Atlantic’s major ocean circulation system is weakening due to warming, which could dramatically alter weather patterns across Britain and Europe, potentially bringing colder winters despite global heating.
Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves
Heatwaves in June and July 2026 affected all major power sources in Europe, with nuclear reactors shutting down due to high water temperatures and low river levels, while gas and wind generation also faced challenges.
Country diary: This is how bad the heatwave has got for us arable farmers – I’m going on holiday | Colin Chappell
A British arable farmer takes an unprecedented August holiday because extreme heat and drought have left little work to do after an early, reduced harvest affected multiple crops.
As Montana warms, Missoula’s first heat map reveals hidden hotspots
Missoula, Montana created its first heat map revealing temperature variations of nearly 20 degrees across the county, with tree cover and green space significantly affecting neighborhood temperatures.
Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes drop in Danube River level
Romania has shut its only nuclear power plant due to extremely low Danube River water levels caused by prolonged heat. The facility, which provides about 20% of the country’s electricity, is not expected to restart within 10 days.
Burnham brings in military and bans disposable barbecues in ‘tinderbox’ Britain
The UK government has banned the sale of disposable barbecues and deployed military resources to combat widespread wildfires amid extreme heat conditions across the country.
Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report
The Trump administration has withdrawn federal support for the Arctic Report Card, an annual environmental assessment tracking changes across the Arctic region since 2006.
Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest
The UN is allocating over $12 billion to help vulnerable nations combat drought and land degradation at its biennial desertification summit in Mongolia this week.
‘Our new normal’: how marine heatwaves affect life in British seas
Marine heatwaves are transforming British waters, with warming seas driving species northward, attracting Mediterranean fish and sharks, and threatening kelp and seagrass ecosystems.
Factcheck: 10 flaws in the Conservative report on ‘cheap power’
A Conservative-backed report claims scrapping net-zero policies would save £320bn and enable cheap electricity, but analysis reveals it would actually increase emissions by 524 million tonnes and reduce electrification of heat and transport.
How Florida quietly removed climate change content from textbooks
Florida education officials requested science textbook publishers remove or dilute climate change content in summer 2024, altering references to the climate crisis and eliminating discussion of its health impacts.