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James BevanSir Bevan, a former Foreign Office mandarin, was chief executive of the Environment Agency from 2015 until March 2023. He has been criticised from inside…

Britain is once again paying the price of an energy system that is more effective at extracting profits than delivering security. Illegal war and geopolitical disruption…

“Uncertainty.”“Loss of trust.”“Definitely a crisis.”These are some of the ways in which researchers describe the state of affairs for government data in many countries.Do you really…

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What should Britain do when war in the Middle East sends energy prices soaring? If the strait of Hormuz were blocked for the month of fighting…

Almost a third of people in England now use private dentistry, with a sharp rise in the number of poorer households forced to pay for fillings…

The outbreak of fighting across the Middle East could prompt universities to rethink expansion plans in the area, with attracting staff and students likely to become…

Weight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government’s chief medical adviser has said.Prof Chris…

Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found.Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to…

The global fertiliser supply chain could face significant disruption if the effective closure by Iran of the strait of Hormuz persists, prompting concerns from analysts about…