The great crested newt lives only in Europe. Females, which are larger than males, can reach 7 inches in length, making these stout-bodied amphibians the continent’s largest newts. The great ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves says we have gone too far in 'protecting every bat and every newt' and should 'crack on and get the development built'.

A trust is fighting developers who have applied for a pipe to drain a field because they say it poses a danger to great-crested newts. Latimer and Clarion Group has applied to build 70 to 140 ...

Neighbours have concerns not only about having another church in the village, but also about the effect on the area's great crested newt population. The newts are a protected species. Sheeran's ...

crumbling castle in the Scottish Borders have been held up by great crested newts. The presence of the protected species in a pond at Cavers Castle, near Hawick, has delayed a decision on a bid to ...