Wadham College at the University of Oxford has passed a motion to ban meat products and only serve vegan food for five nights a week on...
The Reclaim Shakespeare Company says over 160 activists are preparing to attend a protest against BP at the British Museum in London on Sunday. The theatrical...
The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has said it “commends” British oil and gas exploration firm Soco’s decision to abandon drilling plans in a...
Siemens has announced that Juergen Maier is to be appointed as its new chief executive in the UK from July 1, taking over from Roland Aurich....
The marine species of the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the livelihoods and lifestyles of millions of people that depend on them, are being threatened by...
Responsible investment campaign ShareAction has criticised financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown’s decision to make customers pay to vote at company annual general meetings (AGM). Hargreaves recently...
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has confirmed his recently proposed plan to release technological patents in order to expand the electric car industry. The electric carmaker...
Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney has added fuel to the speculation that interest rates could rise this year after commenting it could happen “sooner...
The number of households in the UK in fuel poverty is now estimated to be 2.28 million, a recent government report has shown. Figures from the...
Geologists have discovered evidence of a vast underground ocean deep beneath the Earth’s surface, in a breakthrough that may change our understanding of the history of...
Consumer group Which? has argued that the government’s proposed renewable energy subsidy scheme does not offer value for money because offshore wind could be prioritised ahead...
A Guardian investigation has revealed a fishing industry reliant on slave labour, where kidnapped migrants are brutalised and sometimes killed – all to provide cheap shrimp....
After a nine-year wait, construction has begun on a new community-owned hydroelectricity plant on the river Gynack at Kingussie, in the Scottish Highlands. The Kingussie Community...
Torrential rainfall has led to Brazilian state officials declaring an emergency in 130 cities, including World Cup host city Curitiba. In the Parana state some 13,000...
The banking and finance industry has come under intense pressure since the financial crisis, after scandals and examples of bad practice emerged, but it could take...