Approval for Britain’s first coal mine in 30 years has been quashed by the High Court in a landmark victory for climate campaigners. In a ruling published on Friday, Mr Justice Holgate said a decision ...

KNOTTINGLEY England (Reuters) - A short drive across Britain's gritty former industrial heartland of south Yorkshire separates the past and the possible future of its once mighty coal industry.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's burning coal pit may herald the last act for UK underground coal mining, which is already battling greener government policy and cheap imports from Colombia, Russia and ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar ...

LONDON -- Britain's last coal-fired power plant is closing on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-generated electricity in the nation that sparked the Industrial Revolution. The Ratcliffe-on-Soar station ...

Rossendale councillors say an idea to build houses on land near Bacup, where there could be former coal mines, is acceptable.

General view of Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottingham, England, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. The UK’s last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, will close, marking the end of coal-generated ...