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Farmers need to be given the power to build reservoirs, after another summer of drought sent yields plummeting, food policy expert Henry Dimbleby tells @BBCr4today.

National food Strategy author, Henry Dimbleby says the government's advice to stockpile brings the UK inline with Europe, warning Britain’s food system isn't as secure as many think. @BBCr4today

'IPCC report delay could allow countries to weaken their action on climate change.' Former IPCC author, Professor Corinne Le Quéré explains concerns over the delay in publishing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Seventh Assessment Report to @BBCr4today.

It's about time Oxford Street caught up with the trend for major pedestrianised shopping thoroughfares, UK campaigner at @cities_clean tells @TimesRadio's @carolewalkercw.

Iran war drives up gas prices as UK energy bills set to rise Wholesale gas prices have reached a four-year high. EDF forecasts the average household energy bill could rise 27% to £2,192 in January. thetimes.com/business/energy…

The UK can expect more summer wildfires, a leading expert and professional firefighter says. While the country has long had spring blazes on heath and moorland, hotter and drier summers are causing more frequent and intense fires, @UniofExeter's Andy Elliott tells @TimesRadio.

“It's about the and intensity of the wildfires. They're much more dangerous and more difficult to deal with now than they were, say, five or ten years ago.” Hotter, drier summers are causing grasslands to dry out and burn. Andy Elliott, firefighter and national wildfire tactical adviser on LBC.

Food inflation is being accelerated by climate change, experts say. Tropical commodities like chocolate and coffee are grown in regions particularly affected by extreme weather, while livestock farmers here have been culling herds in response to higher costs, sending prices soaring, @ECIU_UK's Chris Jaccarini tells @LBC.

Cut fossil fuels and adapt buildings to extreme weather, @Uni_Newcastle's professor Hayley Fowler tells @TimesRadio.

Industry pushes back against Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant cuts. More than 100 businesses, industry bodies and charities are urging ministers to protect £7,500 heat pump grants ahead of the Budget, warning cuts could leave households exposed to volatile gas prices. inews.co.uk/news/politics/75…

While Brits pay record prices at the pump, private jet fuel isn’t taxed at all. Private jet passengers pay less tax per flight than economy flyers. Todd Smith of @_SafeLanding argues taxing private jets could help fill the fiscal shortfall ahead of the Budget. https:// businessgreen.com/opinion/45… 6/uk-fool-tax-private-jets-properly

Britain struck a last-minute deal for extra gas pipeline capacity from Belgium ahead of winter. Without it, Ofgem warned the UK could have faced a supply shortfall on a very cold day. Domestic production now covers just under half of UK demand, the rest is imported. ft.com/content/a88ac504-4d86…

"We shouldn't be doubling down on gas," @cisl_cambridge's Eliot Whittington told @GBNEWS' @Jacob_Rees_Mogg on the day the government approved the Jackdaw gas field.

Energy bills are changing what buyers want in a home. Two thirds of movers want a home that generates its own energy, due to rising bills and geopolitical uncertainty. Listings with heat pumps are up 151% and solar panels up 94% since 2022, according to Rightmove. thetimes.com/life-style/prop…

“We are trading those relatively small gains for a bit of a confusing signal.” Jackdaw won’t shift bills or energy security, but risks undermining the policy consistency that attracts investment and UK influence in climate negotiations, argues Eliot Whittington @cisl_cambridge on Radio 5 Live.

“It’s the wrong decision on energy bills, the wrong decision on energy security, and the wrong decision on climate.” The government has approved production at Jackdaw, as ministers consider whether to approve the Rosebank oil field. Areeba Hamid, Greenpeace UK, on the Today programme.

Burnham considers removing standing charges from gas bills. ⚡️ "I've asked the chancellor and energy secretary to look at whether we can," he told the Commons today at #PMQs. The fees are a fixed daily charge paid by billpayers even if they use no energy, with an average £108 a year levied on gas. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cqx28r6d…

The UK has approved the licence for drilling at the Jackdaw gas field. Miatta Fahnbulleh admits it won’t lower bills this winter. Tax revenues will fund a new Energy Wealth Fund for the clean transition, the Energy Secretary speaks on the Today programme and LBC.

A new £20m facility in the UK will recycle soft plastics into packaging. The Northamptonshire site aims to process 30,000 tonnes of crisp packets and food wrapping a year, as the UK exported 675,000 tonnes of plastic waste last year. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm62…

The Pacific Ocean is turning from green to blue as vital plankton vanish. NASA satellites show the Super El Niño killing off phytoplankton, the plants that produce half the world’s oxygen. nypost.com/2026/10/19/scienc…