Around 37,000 people have pledged to recycle in a joint initiative from Tesco and Coca-Cola Enterprises. The campaign aimed to provide engaging information for the supermarket’s...
Barclays bank has been fined $3.8m (£2.3m) by regulators in the US over allegations it failed to keep its records in order. The fine follows an...
Four previously unknown sea creatures have been discovered in deep ocean waters hundreds of miles off the north west coast of Scotland. The discoveries have led...
A ship manned by a group on a scientific mission has become stranded in thick ice in east Antarctica. The ship, the Russian Academic Shokalskiy, got...
Amid concerns of an ageing population China has further eased its one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children if one parent is an only child,...
Customers affected by the storm that ravaged the UK over the festive period are to receive payments as a “gesture of good will”. Power companies were...
Food waste is arguably one of the most serious issues facing the developed world. In terms of environmental and social costs, a huge amount of resources...
Ecology Building Society is Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable bank of the year. Based in West Yorkshire, the organisation offers sustainable mortgages that are funded through its...
Five of the six Britons detained by Russian authorities for 100 days after a Greenpeace protest at an Arctic oil rig have arrived back in London....
Billionaires’ collective fortunes have doubled worldwide since 2009, with Asia seeing a 13% increase in the number of the super rich, while Europe experienced a decline....
An unusually warm summer in 2013 provided a much-needed boost to many of Britain’s native species, in what experts have called “one of the most remarkable...
What can a rigged game of Monopoly tell us about our money habits? In this week’s featured TED talk, social psychologist Paul Piff shares some of...
Supporters of renewable energy are calling for more Scottish homeowners and businesses to reap the benefits of solar power, after new figures revealed that the total...
Microsoft founder and distinguished philanthropist Bill Gates has outlined a range of important development achievements for 2013, such as the reduction of child deaths, poverty and...
Strong winds and heavy rain have returned to the UK, causing flooding and travel disruption for the second time in a week. The Met Office has...