Edinburgh’s overdue and over-budget tram system took its first paying customers on Saturday, with the ribbon now officially cut on a better and more sustainable transport...
In a landmark ruling from the EU court, Google has been forced to launch a service for European citizens who want to remove their name from...
Modern lifestyles, which encourage a lack of mobility and exercise in the developed world, have greatly increased levels of obesity, according to experts in a report...
A group of native Amazonian people have invited the England football squad to a game during the World Cup in Brazil, to show the footballers their...
The Met Office has predicted that this year’s spring will be the third warmest on record in the UK. Scotland could also see its warmest spring...
The struggling Co-operative Group has confirmed it will set out radical reforms to its members in September after revealing its timetable for the shake-up. This comes...
The development of a proposed second runway at Gatwick airport would destroy “irreplaceable” areas of ancient woodland, campaigners have warned. Earlier this month, Gatwick unveiled its...
Economic growth reached a record high in May, according to the Confederation for British Industry’s (CBI) latest growth indicator. The survey suggests that the economy is...
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, has begun divesting his philanthropic foundation from the controversial UK security firm G4S, after coming under pressure to...
Energy firm Cuadrilla has confirmed it has submitted a planning application to drill for shale gas at a site in Lancashire. The move is likely to...
Newcastle city council has launched Go Zero, a new project that aims to encourage people to use more sustainable modes of transport. The initiative includes the...
A new review on extinction has suggested that mankind is causing species to disappear at 1,000 times the natural rate. However, new technology such as smartphones...
Oil giant ExxonMobil has estimated that the implied costs of CO2 emissions will reach $80 (£47) per metric tonne by 2040 in developed countries. The calculations...
Barack Obama is set to reveal one of the most significant action plans on climate change in US history, pledging to significantly cut carbon pollution from...
Drinks company Coca-Cola is promoting new ways to give a ‘second life’ to its products by offering people a set of interchangeable caps that allow them...