
Researchers have argued that wealthy countries should pay for the loss and damage they caused to nature in poorer countries in the same way as for climate impacts.
At COP27 world leaders ag...

This week (12-18 June) is Loneliness Awareness Week, and this year's theme is "Connection Matters".
Created by the Marmalade Trust, the UK's leading loneliness charity, the annual campaign...

This week (12-18 June) is Men's Health Week, and this year's theme focuses on men's health and the Internet.
The iPhone was created in 2007, which means we have had 16 years of the majority...

Today (Thursday 8 June) is World Oceans Day, which is hosted by the United Nations (UN) division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal Affairs (DOALOS), in partnership wit...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a safety notice after a number of reported fires on and around liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) powered forklift trucks and ot...

Today (Monday 5 June) is World Environment Day and this year the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is asking us to join the global effort to #BeatPlasticPollution.
Led by UNEP, Wo...

A study has shown, for the first time, that rock "flour" produced by the grinding under Greenland's glaciers can trap carbon dioxide when spread on farm fields.
Natural chemical reactions b...

A developer, Sandy Lane 2021, has won an appeal to build 26 homes in Cambridge, despite the inspectors saying that the proposed site "would not provide acceptable living conditions".
The pr...

A consultation launched on 11 May 2023 sets out the government's proposals to develop local partnerships for onshore wind where local communities agree to host developments,...

The High Court have agreed to hear two legal challenges in relation to the Government's decision to allow the development of a coal mine in West Cumbria.
The two groups making the legal cha...

500 Tesco stores will see a change in the chocolate Mars bars' wrappers, from plastic to recyclable paper, in a UK trial.
The company, Mars Incorporated, is looking to explore different typ...

The Health and Safety Authority in Ireland has used May to undertake an inspection campaign to target work-related violence and aggression.
The scope of the campaign...

According to the first major survey of heat pump users, more than 80% of households that have replaced their gas boilers with an electric heat pump in Great Britain, are satisfied with their new he...

Hundreds of high-rise buildings are already registering with the new Building Safety Regulator (BSR) to be included in the stricter regime intended to protect residents.
BSR is a new regula...

Two major transport companies were fined a total of £2.2m after a depot manager was killed when a HGV vehicle struck him.
On 30 August 2019, Neil Roberts who worked for Turners (Soham...