A platform for world-changing ideas or a “recipe for civilisational disaster”? TED, the popular conference series that shares “ideas worth spreading”, divides opinion – but the...
Sharia-compliant investment is rapidly growing in the UK and has become a “financial powerhouse”, according to specialist asset manager London Central Portfolio (LCP). However, the firm...
Residents in London and the south-east of England will be more likely to suffer the deadly effects of warmer summers caused by climate change than people...
It is safe to say that we have always been pretty bad at predicting how our great-great grandchildren will be getting around, though it never stops...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Leading Japanese engineering and electronics conglomerate Hitachi has revealed plans to move the headquarters of its global rail business to the UK. The firm hopes that...
Despite rising pollution levels, London will not restrict cars in a bid to tackle emissions, an adviser to the mayor has said. This follows the introduction...
The chancellor George Osborne has confirmed plans for a new 15,000 home ‘garden city’ in Ebbsfleet, Kent, in an attempt to help solve Britain’s housing crisis....
City authorities in Paris have offered free public transport to all residents this weekend after the French capital was shrouded in severe pollution. Parisians are being...
Many curious things are buried beneath London’s busy streets. The list includes disused tube stations, 17th century plague pits, and – if you believe that sort...
The new chairman of the HS2 rail project has said he can cut its costs by at least £1.5 billion – by pushing it through the...
London has retained its title as the most important global city for the ultra-wealthy in 2014, but New York is expected to overtake it within the...
Evan Davis’s excellent two-part documentary, Mind the Gap: London v the Rest, which concluded on Monday night, explored the growing economic gap between London and the rest...
Listing names as varied as Sir David Attenborough, Joanna Lumley, Caroline Lucas and Lenny Henry among its winners, the Observer Ethical Awards are back for a...
The Bank of England is set to launch an independent inquiry to look at allegations around the foreign exchange (forex) market. The Bank has been accused...