Jenrick ‘calls in’ council approval where he previously refused to intervene … family speaks of ‘bright and beautiful’ Sarah Everard … more births than ever are twins
A controversial coalmine planned for Cumbria appears to have been put on hold with the local government secretary, Robert Jenrick, taking responsibility for the scheme away from the local authority and putting it to a public inquiry. Ministers have previously been criticised for not blocking the coalmine, particularly given that the UK is hosting Cop26, the UN climate summit, in November. A few weeks ago one of the country’s most eminent environmental scientists, Sir Robert Watson, said it was “absolutely ridiculous” the government was refusing to act.
