The Latest Breaking News from Greenpeace UK

Pet flea treatments face calls for urgent ban over devastating risks to the environment

A new report warned the treatments are potentially causing widespread damage to nature and rivers

The Independent UK · Aug 5

‘My son’s having seizures due to the heatwaves – mothers like me are terrified’

Thousands of parents have signed Becky Ward’s petition calling on Andy Burnham to adapt British infrastructure, commit to renewable energies over drilling in the North Sea following record-breaking temperatures this year

The Independent UK · Jul 19

Water firms in England and Wales ‘leak five times what hosepipe ban would save’

Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through network

The Guardian - UK · Jul 18

Police accused of ‘assault on right to protest’ after less than 3% of nuisance arrests result in charges

Greenpeace UK’s director accused police of ‘routinely dragging protesters off the streets for a crime they almost always fail to charge them with’

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2025

Labour delivers mixed picture on environment after one year, campaigners say

Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth say concerns remain over nature and anti-protest policies after assessing the party’s first year in office.

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Marine conservation group claims damage to seabeds is a ‘national scandal’

The charity Open Seas accused Scottish ministers of continuing to allow ‘destructive’ fishing practices to be carried out in protected areas.

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Ratify ocean treaty and ban destructive fishing in protected areas, PM urged

The call from heads of UK environmental charities follows Sir David Attenborough’s new film on the oceans, released to mark his 99th birthday.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Donald Trump protest art created on beach near Turnberry golf resort

Greenpeace UK has formed a portrait of the US president to mark the first 100 days of his second term in office.

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Huge Donald Trump protest appears on beach next to Turnberry golf course

Campaigners have staged a huge protest near Donald Trump's Turnberry golf course ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2025

Greenpeace activists arrested after blood-red dye poured into US embassy pond

The US Embassy said the protest had ‘damaged a 1.5 million gallon water supply on the property, wasting a local environmental resource’.

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025