The controversial decision to approve a new coalmine in Cumbria was met with dismay by UK environmental groups, with many wondering what it meant for a country that has pitched itself as a leader in the green energy revolution. But in the town of Whitehaven where the mine is to be situated, the feeling is very different, with vast support across the political spectrum.

Extinction Rebellion protesters chained themselves together at the entrance of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and lit smoke bombs while others danced in canary costumes

The chimney of Scotland's last coal-fired power station comes crashing down in a controlled explosion