UK’s Homeless International charity has decided to change its model in order to be able to issue loans to NGOs in Africa and Asia to build...
The Labour party has announced it will try to strengthen regulation for the British shale gas industry in the infrastructure bill, said to be too bland...
Efforts launched to curb greenhouse gas emissions could pay for themselves, according to a new study investigating the potential healthcare savings of reductions in pollution. It...
Scientists have found at least 570 vents off the US East Coast that are leaking methane – one of the most powerful greenhouse gases on Earth...
EDF Energy has been ordered to pay £3 million for its failure to handle consumer complaints efficiently between May 2011 and January 2012 by regulator Ofgem....
Bedford has been named the UK’s most charitable town by fundraising website JustGiving, ahead of Cambridge, Reading and Bristol. The online platform has released data identifying...
Research by charity Barnardo’s has warned that thousands of British families are simply too poor to afford paying for train fares and eating out on today’s...
Addressing climate change could deliver better living standards and shared prosperity, according to a report from thinktank IPPR. Whilst tackling climate change is an important goal...
Microplastic pollution has contaminated the bottom of the Sydney harbour with pieces as small as sand grains, according to a new study that warns the phenomenon...
The Bardarbunga volcano recent seismic activity has caused a small eruption under the Dyngjujökull glacier, leading to Icelandic meteorological office issuing a red alert for aviation. On...
New research has found almost a third of France’s 900 species of wild bees live in towns and cities, suggesting that urban settings can play a...
New analysis by wildlife charity TRAFFIC has revealed at least 2,801 bears have been traded dead or alive for their parts and derivatives between 2000 and...
Supermarket chain Intermarché has launched a new initiative to sell aesthetically-imperfect fruit and vegetables at a 30% discount, as a way to reduce food waste. The...
Chairman of HSBC Douglas Flint has warned that if Scotland votes to become independent from the UK and leave the currency union would cause great economic uncertainty...
The Co-operative Bank has announced a loss of 38,000 current account customers amidst a “hurricane of negative publicity” following its near collapse, but has, however, recorded...