Environment Correspondent @theipaper, previously @insidehousing, fellow @jschofieldtrust | [email protected]
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Lucie Heath retweeted
🚨Delighted to announce that I’ve got a new job as Political Correspondent @theipaper!
I’m joining our lobby team to report on the biggest stories in politics, from welfare and tax to my long-time topics of SEND and women's health.
Contact me via [email protected].
Lucie Heath retweeted
A story I've been working on for weeks...
At least 15 Britons have travelled to Kurdistan to join a possible uprising against the Iranian regime - which could be backed by Trump.
This includes a Sheffield taxi driver who drove for 4 days to get there.
👇
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Shocked and incredibly pleased to win this last night.
What an honour to be recognised alongside such brilliant pieces of journalism. Huge congrats to my colleagues @joeduggan1 and @danielstorey85 who were also shortlisted.
And the winner of Energy and Environment Journalism, sponsored by @Orsted, is @luciemheath of @theipaper - congrats! #BJA2025
The UK is bankrolling oil and gas projects in Asia and Africa while transitioning to net zero at home.
I went to Ghana to investigate the impact of these investments:
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These investments have been made in the name of development, but communities living next to gas plants are seeing little benefit
They tell me they suffer from illnesses and can't get jobs
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Lucie Heath retweeted
Delighted to be shortlisted for the @EVAWuk journalism awards for the second year in a row!
I have been nominated for my work on victims of sexual violence being told to avoid therapy in case it is used against them in court.
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✏️ BEST NEWS PIECE
Congratulations to the writers of our shortlisted pieces: @evansma, @shehnazkhan, @connie_dimsdale, @LexyTopping, @Haroon_Siddique
ALT The Write to End Violence Against Women Awards: Best News Piece
Very pleased to have been nominated in the specialist journalism category and that our Save Britain’s Rivers campaign has got a nod for campaign of the year 🥳
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Lucie Heath retweeted
Pressure is ramping up on the new Government to tackle small boat crossings, after another deadly tragedy in the Channel this week.
But will Labour's plans work?
I spoke to officials, academics and refugee organisations. This is what they said🧵
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Spoke to @Feargal_Sharkey about a mass rally being planned on 26 Oct to protest the Government's failure to protect our rivers ⬇️
👏@RiverActionUK
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Prince William is earning hundreds of thousands per year from a giant car showroom in a move branded "hypocritical" by green groups
My piece on the opaque world of the Duchy of Cornwall ⬇️
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Lucie Heath retweeted
Water firms dumped sewage 5,500 times in a year ‘illegally’
Water companies are dumping sewage at hundreds of sites without a permit in what has been described as a 'national scandal'
🔴 @luciemheath reports
trib.al/uzW0tKp
Water companies across England potentially broke the law thousands of times last year by dumping sewage without the legally required permits
Our investigation has uncovered over 5,500 instances last year where sewage was spilled at unpermitted sites
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Lucie Heath retweeted
Water companies will be forced to return money that isn’t spent on upgrading their sewerage networks to customers under new plans being unveiled by the Government, @theipaper can reveal
💧 @luciemheath and @RichardVaughan1 report
➡️ Read more: trib.al/eKwJp3l
ALT Graphic reads: Customers to get refunds from water firms that don’t tackle sewage spills
Lucie Heath retweeted
Brexit!💥
A few years ago it was the word on everyone's lips, but this election campaign it has been largely absent.
I've been travelling the UK to meet some of those most affected by Brexit - and find out how it will change their vote today🗳️
This is what they told me🧵
Lucie Heath retweeted
Thursday's front page of @theipaper
Labour's lead narrows in final poll - but Starmer still on course for landslide #TomorrowsPapersToday
+ Why it's never the i wot won it
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The @nationaltrust has joined i's Save Britain's Rivers campaign
Britain's biggest conservation charity has sent a message to all the parties to sign up to our manifesto to protect our waterways
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Want to subscribe to a paper that is forcing the political parties to talk about the environment this election?
i has an time-limited offer that will let you access our unbiased election coverage for just £1 🚨
Grab it while you can: trib.al/IotSnoB
Lucie Heath retweeted
Keir Starmer praises @theipaper Save Britain's Rivers campaign
Labour leader says "it's a really important campaign, and it matters"
But he stops short of endorsing our 5-point manifesto in full
Story by me & @RichardVaughan1: inews.co.uk/news/politics/ke…
Lucie Heath retweeted
Former @JustStop_Oil funder @DaleVince wants to convince environmentally conscious voters to turn their backs on the Greens and give their vote to Labour
🔎 Big Read by @luciemheath
🔗 trib.al/V1hLUqx
ALT Text: ELECTION 2024 | BIG READ – He used to back Just Stop Oil – now he’s pumping millions into Labour. Image: Vince Dale recently announced that he is no longer providing funding to Just Stop Oil, arguing that the group’s tactics were fuelling "culture war" arguments instead of bringing about change (Photo: Tom Pilston).