Welsh minister for climate change Julie James has announced £11 million of funding to curb the decline of wildlife in Wales.
The announcement came as the minister met with scientists working to save the Atlantic wild salmon, which experts say could disappear from Welsh rivers within the next twenty years.

The results of the Scottish Household Survey 2021 have been released by Scotlands Chief Statistician.
The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) is an annual survey of the general population in Scotland, carried out since 1999.
In 2021, 96 per cent of people rated their neighbourhood as a good place to live. Around two thirds of households were managing well financially. Both of these figures are the same as in 2020.

Welsh climate change minister Julie James has announced record levels of funding for flood risk management.
James published the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Programme for 2023-24 and confirmed £75 million of investment.
The money will be given to Risk Management Authorities to reduce flood and coastal risk across Wales.
James said: "There can be no doubt that this investment is required.

Newly released data has revealed that every London borough exceeds World Health Organization (WHO) limits for toxic pollution.
The research was carried out by City Hall, with analysis of diffusion tubes at locations across the city. The research showed that some progress has been made.
31 of 33 boroughs used diffusion tubes in 2021 to monitor locations in their area, a low-cost way to monitor average levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide. Every location where the diffusion tubes were installed are exceeding global WHO recommended limits for nitrogen dioxide.

A new power line between the UK and the Netherlands is set to deliver enough energy to power 1.8 million homes.
The LionLink power line will be the world's largest multi-use electricity power line and will be built under the North Sea.
The link will connect the UK and the Netherlands with offshore wind farms, and hopes to provide clean, affordable and secure energy which will help cut household bills.
The new LionLink will carry 1.8GW of electricity, and should be operational by the early 2030s.

The second Islands Forum, chaired by levelling up secretary Michael Gove, will take place in May on the Isle of Wight.
The Islands Forum intends to help to level up island communities by encouraging collaboration to tackle common challenges such as connectivity, infrastructure, and demographic trends, and explore opportunities including the transition to net zero.

The annual State of the Estate report has been published revealing that overall emissions from the government are down 35 per cent since 2017.
It is estimated that the cost saving is £122 million.
Water consumption is also down 10 per cent compared to 2017-18, with an estimated cost saving of £7.2 million. Paper consumption has also reduced by 61 per cent.
In 2021-22, fewer than 1 per cent of waste was sent to landfill, surpassing the 5 per cent target. 92 per cent of waste within government is recycled, exceeding the 70% target.

An emergency alert test has been carried out across the UK, with the alert reaching most UK phones.
The test was for an alert that could be used to warn about dangerous situations such as floods or terror attacks.
Some people reported that the alert went off earlier or later than planned, while others did not receive the alert at all.
In Wales, the alert included a translation error.
Those who do not wish to receive an alert in the future are able to opt out via their device settings.

Oliver Dowden has been announced as deputy prime minister, following the resignation of Dominic Raab earlier today. At the same time, he will remain in his role as chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, which he has held since October 2022.
Dowden has been Conservative MP for Hertsmere in Hertfordshire since 2015. He has previously served as paymaster general, the secretary of state for digital, culture media and sport, as well as a minister without portfolio.

The government has announced new and enhanced cyber security measures to better protect the UK government's IT systems from growing cyber threats.
All government departments and some arm's length bodies will have their cybersecurity reviewed under new, more stringent measures.
The new cyber security regime, which will be known as GovAssure, will be run by the Government Security Group, part of the Cabinet Office, with input from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).