090221 Environmental activists were today accused of wasting £500,000 of council taxpayers' money as bailiffs began an operation to evict them from trees on a north London housing estate (c) Activist video

Legal fees, delays to the project and security costs have led to a bill of 'around half a million pounds'.

Tree eviction 'wastes £500,000' as protestors claim to have dug tunnel

Over the last five years a team of volunteers has collected 2,000 bags of rubbish at the site.

Welsh Harp Reservoir: Special site for nature being plagued by litter

Undated handout photo issued by Constantine Gras of Wornington Green Estate in Kensington, London where residents of the west London estate have criticised a developerÕs plans to chop down more than 40 mature trees to make way for new flats.


People living on the Wornington Green Estate in Kensington say the loss of some 42 large London plane trees will be detrimental for wellbeing and wildlife.

Residents criticise developer over plans to remove 42 trees for new flats

The climate protesters unveiled a banner reading ‘Honour Their Sacrifice, Climate Change Means War’ at the memorial on Whitehall, in central London.

Extinction Rebellion Cenotaph protest ‘profoundly disrespectful’

EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY OCTOBER 22 Undated handout photo issued by Woodland Trust of the "Happy Man Tree" by the Woodberry Down estate in Hackney, London, which has won England's Tree of the Year title.


The 150-year old tree is one of 33 to be felled for redevelopment of the Woodberry Down estate, which is set to deliver 584 new homes including social housing.

London tree set for felling wins England’s Tree of the Year award

Protestors who are camped in trees they are trying to stop being felled at Jones' Hill Wood, near Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire, one of the woodlands which is due to be affected by the building of HS2.


Security teams and police have begun trying to remove around 40 activists, including 15 sitting in makeshift treehouses 60 feet above the ground.

‘They’ll have to carry me out’ – HS2 protesters refuse to leave Roald Dahl wood

Weather Generic Pollen Bee CU transported by bees

A report warns there may be insufficient forage, in terms of flowering plants, shrubs and trees, to support current beehive numbers in London.

Beekeeping in cities could do 'more harm than good to wildlife'

The glass structure is brimming with all sorts of fruits and flowers, including avocados and lemons.

Avocados and pomegranate growing in London's East End?!?

Climate change protesters have glued themselves to the ground around Parliament during a third day of disruption in central London.

Extinction Rebellion resumes protests with 'Carnival of Corruption'

Climate change protesters said they are “impossible for Boris Johnson to ignore” as they began a second day of action in central London.

Protesters say they are ‘impossible’ for Johnson to ignore

Extinction Rebellion is holding 10 days of demonstrations across central London as part of its ongoing campaign to highlight climate change.

At least 90 arrested at Extinction Rebellion protests 

Low Traffic Neighbourhood scheme in London (c) ITV NEWS

Dozens of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have sprung up across the capital but critics say they cause traffic chaos and there is growing anger.

Critics warn of the 'damage' done by London walking and cycling schemes

ugly apples donated to make cider at Hawkes Brewery London (c) ITV NEWS

Eight donated apples including Royal Gala, Braeburn and Bramley go into every bottle. They are washed and squashed in Bermondsey to produce the juice.

Waste not, want not! 'Ugly' and unwanted apples pressed into cider

Undated handout photo issued by SSE Enterprise showing Northumberland Park bus garage in north London which is to become the worldÕs largest trial site for generating electricity from parked vehicles, according to an energy firm.

The site will host vehicle-to-grid technology, which will take energy stored in the batteries of parked electric buses and feed it back into the electricity network.

North London bus garage converted to a 'virtual power station'

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London, said it was “unsurprising” that microplastics had been found in 80% of London’s tap water.

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