Leading insurance company, Axa, is to stop investing in the tobacco industry. The French insurer has a staggering €1.7 billion investment in the industry, but it...
Health organisations should get rid of fossil fuel investments because they are “incompatible” with the moral and professional responsibilities of the sector, a report has said....
New research from Colorado State University has found that the illegal killing of elephants in Africa has seen a huge rise since 2009. The study found...
A devastating landslide in the town of Malin, India, has caused 30 deaths. Rescuers worked through the night after torrential rain bought large pieces of the...
Children’s rights should be considered in the fight against climate change, a new report from UNICEF has argued. Despite being the most vulnerable and largest population...
Reducing the carbon emissions generated by power plants in an effort to curb climate change would also reduce other atmospheric pollutants that cause premature death, heart...
Asthma sufferers are dying because of failings within the health system, according to the National Review of Asthma Deaths. Air pollution from burning fossil fuels has...
The Met Office is to publish its report on the potential impact of nearby volcanic eruptions in June, according to reports. Ministers have indicated that they...
It may be unethical and immoral to profit from companies that sell addictive, cancer-causing drugs to children in places with little or no public health or...
Rising temperatures caused by climate change could allow malaria to spread to new regions, threatening millions of lives, scientists have warned. According to the World Health...
Air pollution from China’s coal plants was responsible for over 250,000 premature deaths in 2011, while also harming hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to...
On Tuesday night, BBC Panorama is set to accuse Comic Relief of investing in the tobacco, alcohol and arms industries. Hiding behind the laws of fiduciary...
Hundreds of cyclists gathered outside Transport for London’s (TfL) headquarters on Friday to protest against the lack of road safety for cyclists in the capital. The...
Hundreds of people are to take to the streets of London on Tuesday to protest against the big six energy companies that are raising household bills....
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...