Norway to set up compensation scheme for 1980 oil rig disaster victims’ families
Parliament backs scheme for relatives of 123 men who died in worst disaster in Norway’s waters since second world war Forty-five years after the Alexander...
Category : Environment
Irish whale-watching company ends tours on south Atlantic coast and blames overfishing
Sprat fishing has disrupted the food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins A whale-watching company has abandoned tours off...
Swiss glacier collapse destroys parts of village
Numerous homes in Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town A massive glacier has collapsed in southern Switzerland, partly destroying...
Four former Volkswagen managers convicted of fraud in ‘dieselgate’ trial
Braunschweig court gives two former executives prison sentences for roles in emissions test-cheating scandal A German court has convicted four former Volkswagen managers of fraud...
EU’s ‘chocolate crisis’ worsened by climate breakdown, researchers warn
Cocoa one of six commodities vulnerable to environmental threats in ‘extremely worrying picture’ for food resilience Climate breakdown and wildlife loss are deepening the EU’s...
Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ time A...
Record number of river-blocking barriers removed in Europe, report says
Hundreds of dams, weirs, culverts and sluices dismantled in 2024 to help waterways resume natural course Europe dismantled 542 river-blocking dams, weirs, culverts and sluices...
Denmark rethinking 40-year nuclear power ban amid Europe-wide shift
Government to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactors Denmark is reconsidering its 40-year ban on nuclear power in a major policy shift for...
Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl
Exclusive: Attack damaged €1.5bn containment structure over nuclear reactor with repair costs likely to be borne by western governments A Russian Shahed drone costing up...
UK sand eel fishing ban remains in place despite EU legal challenge
Creatures make up the bulk of seabirds’ diet but are fished for commercial pig food Europe live – latest updates A ban on fishing for...
