By John Bingham, Social Affairs Editor 7:30AM GMT 03 Dec 2015 Listed historic buildings across England could be placed in danger because of the knock-on effects of public spending cuts, the Government’s official guardian of national heritage has warned. Research by Historic England disclosed that the number of experts in historic properties employed by councils has slumped at the same time as applications from Read more [...]

Comments (0) More than a quarter of birds in the UK are ‘red listed’ because of fears for their survival a report out today warns.Much-loved species of coastline and moor, like curlew, puffin, grey wagtail and merlin have been added to the list, which now includes 67 of the UK’s 244 birds.The number of birds at risk is an increase on the last assessment, in 2009, when 52 species or around a fifth of the country’s birds were on the UK red list.Experts Read more [...]

The future of the struggling US Grand Prix was thrown into further doubt on Wednesday when the 2016 Formula One calendar listed the race as “subject to agreement” with the promoter. Officials at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas have said they are financially strapped after storms wiped out much of the 2015 race weekend – and by news that the Texas governor’s office is cutting public funding for the circuit by nearly 20%. Related: Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg warned: get along Read more [...]

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A conservative group backed by the billionaire Koch brothers and their wealthy allies boasts a scorecard on its website that rates the presidential candidates based on their opposition to policies meant to tackle climate change, such as EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, a renewable fuels standard, and a tax credit that benefits wind energy. Texas senator Ted Cruz scored the highest rating on the American Energy Alliance site, which labelled him a “hero” due in part to his opposition Read more [...]