A North Yorkshire-based egg producer has joined forces with a leading bumblebee charity in an effort to make its farm more bee-friendly and prevent further population...
The Anglican diocese of Wellington has decided to drop its holdings in fossil fuels companies “before the climate situation gets really drastic”. The Wellington diocese voted...
Some 700 million children around the world live in the 10 areas most at threat from global warming, according to the charity UNICEF. Meanwhile, almost two-thirds...
Comments made about the alleged poor performance of sustainable investment funds by a leading asset manager have been described as “ill-informed and naive” by the industry’s...
Twenty-five Greenpeace activists are being held at gunpoint after a protest in Russia. The country’s coastguard boarded the activists’ ship in the Barents Sea, as campaigners...
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...
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...
Rules aiming to make the UK’s banking sector more competitive have been launched today, providing a new service guaranteeing that bank customers can change current account...
Seven of the biggest campaign groups in the UK have criticised the three main political parties for failing to implement strong and coherent policies that will...
Two huge underground water sources have been discovered in the Turkana region of northern Kenya. The largest of the two aquifers, found deep underneath the desert,...
The European Parliament has voted in favour of advanced biofuels and called for a 6% cap on traditional ones, in a move that the industry has...
The controversial HS2 rail project could boost the UK economy by £15 billion per year by 2037, a new report has claimed. The report from accountants...
Energy secretary Ed Davey has said that the extraction of shale gas does not clash with UK climate targets, adding that it should be cautiously used...
Membership organisation Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) has welcomed a government consultation that is scrutinising current tax rules, but stressed that the new rules should apply to...
A Bangladeshi union leader has arrived in London ahead of the city’s fashion week to demand a living wage for the workers of factories like the...