residents must obtain a permit to burn “natural vegetation” – such as leaves and limbs – outdoors. Burning manufactured or treated wood, plastic, tires or any inorganic material is illegal ...

Only four fines out of 5,600 complaints have been issued for illegal burning of wood in smoke-control ... smoke from a chimney and people can only burn authorised fuel. In England, the penalty ...

But if the log burner is on a list of Defra-exempt appliances that produce fewer smoke emissions, the owner can apply for an exemption. People must also use an approved fuel, which varies ...

Ukraine launched another devastating attack on Russian fuel supplies over the weekend, targeting a major oil depot. Kyiv has continually tried to disrupt Putin's war machine by attacking fuel ...