Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from The Coal Authority

How mine water could warm up the UK’s forgotten coal towns

The Ukraine war sent shockwaves through global energy markets, driving up prices and leaving households across the UK struggling with soaring energy bills. But beneath the ground, in disused coal mines, lies a hidden resource – warm water. This underused geothermal source could be transformed into affordable, low-carbon heating for…

The Conversation

Landslip which caused ‘carnage’ in Welsh town was coal tip ‘wash-out’

The local authority has told the Welsh Government the Cwmtillery landslip was a ‘singular wash-out of a former coal tip in the area’.

Evening Standard

Christopher Kapessa’s family call on CPS to review decision not to charge suspect

Inquest at Pontypridd finds 13-year-old black boy was deliberately pushed into river by older child as ‘dangerous prank’

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Groundwaters and rivers fail quality test due to toxic metals

MORE than 50 rivers and groundwaters have failed quality tests because they have been contaminated by toxic metals flowing from Scotland’s vast…

The National (Scotland)

Use disused mines and Glasgow Subway to heat homes, ministers told

SCOTLAND’S disused mines and its only metro system should be used to heat the country’s homes, according to a new report.

The National (Scotland)

Council takes ‘unusual decision’ to close school after hole found in playground

A PRIMARY school is being closed as a “precaution” after a hole was found in the playground near to the building.

The National (Scotland)

Detached housing scheme in Loughor is rejected by council on deadline day

Councillors decided to support a planning department recommendation for refusal

Wales Online

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Campaigners lose judicial review to stop massive expansion of underground coal mine at Aberpergwm

An additional 40 million metric tonnes of coal can now be mined

Wales Online

UK Health Security Agency investigates as villagers suffer 'seizures and stroke symptoms'

Locals living near a contaminated housing site believe people are falling ill because of the 'exposure to toxic waste'

Wales Online

Lords amendment to energy bill may stop new coalmines in England

Change to bill says opening and licensing of new coalmines by the Coal Authority to be prohibited

The Guardian - UK

Owner of former Nottinghamshire colliery says Coal Authority 'riding roughshod' over its history

Plans for the future of the former Clipstone Colliery include opening a heritage museum to showcase its mining history.

Nottingham Post

Emergency services called after 'ground collapse' in Scottish town

An investigation is underway in Ayr after the Coal Authority sectioned off part of a street at the weekend.

The National (Scotland)

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Scottish Government

The UK Health Security Agency

224 stories

the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.