Campaigners have criticised British retail giants after a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl was forced to leave school to work in a garment factory, following the Rana Plaza factory collapse...
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced that from next September, free school meals will be available for all infants in primary schools across England. The announcement...
With a year to go until Scotland votes over its future as part of the UK, the country’s government has approved the largest tidal power array in Europe, capable of powering the...
The European commissioner for environment, Janez Potočnik, is to be given a Champion of the Earth award from the United Nations. Potočnik, who took office in 2010, has...
Global warming will expose an additional 668 million people worldwide to new or aggravated water scarcity, according to new research. The study, published in the journal...
Her name is Aurora and she’s the biggest polar bear in the world, standing 5 metres tall, 2.5 metres wide and 12.5 metres long. OK, she’s not...
The short-haired bumblebee, declared extinct in 2000, has begun nesting at the Dungeness reserve in Kent, as part of a reintroduction plan by the RSPB. Two...
The Liberal Democrats have voted in favour of Britain’s nuclear weapons programme, Trident. The party’s conference, which is being held in Glasgow, heard submissions from academics,...
Barclays bank has revealed it is facing a £50m fine from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over a deal with Qatari investors in 2008. The FCA...
A leading social enterprise has teamed up with sustainable bank Triodos to raise £5m in bonds that will help preserve the legacy of London 2012, just...
World Green Building Week 2013, which started on Monday and runs until Friday, is set to focus on the health benefits of living and working in...
Former chief scientific adviser to the government Sir David King has said shale gas will not be a major player in the future compared to nuclear...
The Treasury has sold 6% of its share in Lloyds Banking Group – a deal that brought in profits of £61m for the public purse. The...
Green party MP Caroline Lucas has accused the government of “startling complacency” after two companies were ejected from an arms fair in London for promoting illegal...
Online investing platform Kapitall has identified three environmentally-friendly stocks that are outperforming the current market. Methode Electronics Inc, Cognex Corporation, and Modine Manufacturing Company were all...