The Latest Breaking News from Cumbria

The idea that a technology called carbon capture and storage (CCS) could catch molecules of CO₂ as they emerge from the chimneys of power stations and factories has been around for more than two decades. Michael Gove, the secretary of state responsible for “levelling up” the UK’s regions, recently justified…

Whitby has been crowned the number one destination for holidaymakers looking to get away over the festive season

This will be the first mine to open in the UK in 30 years, much to the dismay of climate change activists

‘This is not the way we do good government,’ the speaker fumed at Gove

Climate campaigners ‘not friends of the working class’, says Lee Anderson

Nowhere is more divided than Whitehaven in Cumbria, where the mine will produce 2.8 million tonnes of coking coal a year – largely for export to other countries

Mine could affect Britain’s climate commitments, which some believe could help get decision struck down

The controversial scheme, which will dig up coking coal for steel production, was green-lit by Conservative minister Michael Gove.

Locals desperate for lower bills, jobs and economic revival have been seduced by this plan, but they – and we – will suffer, says Green Party MP Caroline Lucas

The long-awaited move - set to anger campaigners and some Tory MPs - will allow coal from Whitehaven in Cumbria to be used for producing steel and prevent foreign imports

PM’s commitment to green targets questioned as top climate adviser calls decision ‘absolutely indefensible’