Women have gained a more equal footing in 86 out of 136 countries, in areas like education, health, political participation and economic equality, according to the...
Solar power technology could deliver the same levels of electricity as the planned nuclear plant at Hinkley Point, at a similar cost and in just two...
Private Eye magazine is 52 today. Anyone who is a regular reader (4.4% of our readership say they are) could not help but be a bit...
An alliance of 70 major investors with a collective $3 trillion (£1.85 trillion) of assets has called on the world’s largest fossil fuels firms to explain...
It is six months since one of the world’s worst factory disasters occurred in Bangladesh, killing nearly 1,200 people and affecting thousands more. But what can...
No members of the cabinet question the need to act on dangerous climate change, according to energy minister Greg Barker, who also stressed that the UK...
MPs are set to quiz energy company bosses on their decisions to increase consumer prices by as much as 10.4%. Chair of the energy and climate...
The classic German legend of Faust, popularised in the 1806 play by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe but perfected two centuries earlier (1592) by William Shakespeare’s contemporary...
The health risks of smoking are well-documented in the western world. It is a potentially deadly habit, dangerous not just to smokers but the people around...
In a rare move, former prime minister Sir John Major has intervened in political affairs, calling for the government to introduce a “one off windfall tax”...
The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility (ENSSER) has issued a statement saying there is no consensus on the safety of genetically modified...
Bristol has been named as the best UK city to live in, in a new report by MoneySupermarket.com. Out of the UK’s 12 largest cities, adults...
A joint investigation by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International has condemned the use of drones in US attacks on Pakistan and Yemen, claiming it amounts...
Thirty-two years ago today, US national debt passed $1 trillion for the first time. Today it stands at $17 trillion and the increase shows no sign of...
Another year, another week. The sixth National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW) has been and gone. With a series of well-attended events, acres of press coverage and...