David Gregory-Kumar

1 week ago | bbc.com | David Gregory-Kumar

David Gregory-KumarScience, environment & rural affairs correspondent, BBC Midlands TodayWith trees casting shade across the puddles and brooks of Moseley Bog, and Tolkien around the corner, volunteers in Birmingham are tracking the health of the city's rivers and streams. For the last year, Dr James White from the University of Birmingham has been working with about 15 different volunteer groups to teach them how to test and sample the health of the city's waters.

1 month ago | bbc.com | David Gregory-Kumar

'Another blow', say farmers after funding scheme axeDavid Gregory-KumarEnvironment Correspondent, BBC Midlands TodayCharlotte BentonBBCFarmer Leah Middleton said she "doesn't know what the future holds" after the removal of the funding "I couldn't believe it; it changed overnight, and it's just another blow from the government," says a farmer about the closure of a funding scheme.

1 month ago | bbc.com | David Gregory-Kumar

Huge fall in NHS Long Covid clinics, study findsDavid Gregory-KumarScience Correspondent, BBC Midlands TodayJack FenwickBBC Politics InvestigationsGetty ImagesThe number of NHS clinics for people living with Long Covid has more than halved, a charity findsNew research has revealed the number of NHS clinics for people living with Long Covid has more than halved, from a peak of 120 services in 2022 to 46 today.

2 months ago | bbc.com | David Gregory-Kumar

High pollution levels inside homes, research shows David Gregory-Kumar Correspondent for science, environment & rural affairs BBC Francis Pope, professor of atmospheric science at the University of Birmingham, says that because people spend up to 90% of their lives indoors, shows the need for looking inside homes as well We think of home as a safe space, a refuge from pollution - but new research from the University of Birmingham shows that may be far from true, and pollution in our homes may...

2 months ago | aol.com | David Gregory-Kumar

After a winter in which large parts of the West Midlands have again suffered from the effects of flooding, Midlands Today is running a special programme on Wednesday looking at how communities and businesses have been affected - and what the future could hold:Twenty-five years ago, as a young environment correspondent, I joined forces with weather presenter Shefali Oza to look at what climate change might mean for the West Midlands.