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Climate

Bonfire Night: Are polluting fires harming hedgehogs and humans?

Bonfires are a time-honoured tradition - here’s how you can make sure yours doesn’t cause toxic and illegal air pollution.

04/11/2021

Living

Why are energy providers telling customers to ‘put a jumper on’?

UK households are being encouraged to reach for the wardrobe, not the boiler switch, after research reveals 13 million tonnes of CO2 is wasted every year in excess heating.

04/11/2021

Culture news

South African Damon Galgut wins Booker Prize for 'The Promise'

The judges called Galgut's novel a "tour de force."

03/11/2021

Green News

COP26: Five takeaways from day 3 as focus turns to climate finance

Many world leaders are on their way home and now the first of themed days begins with discussions on how to finance the climate emergency.

03/11/2021

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Climate activists denounce 'greenwashing' at COP26

Protesters took to the streets in Glasgow on Wednesday to denounce what they say is 'greenwashing' by companies as the climate conference continued in Scotland

03/11/2021

Sport

Liverpool bid to beat Atletico Madrid and progress in Champions League

The two met in mid-October and served up a five-goal thriller.

03/11/2021

Home

The race is on to stop solar flares from crashing our digital systems

A team of UK researchers are testing ways to shield electronics from solar radiation which could scramble the binary code that the smooth functioning of our digital world depends on.

03/11/2021

Climate

What is the 'carbon budget', latest term coming out of COP26 talks?

"Carbon budgets" is the latest term coming out of COP26 talks in Glasgow, and many wonders who set them and what role they play in fighting climate change.

02/11/2021

United Kingdom

UK supermarket apologises for 'non-EU' food labelling error

Social media users had accused Morrisons of stoking anti-EU feelings, but the company has reiterated that the error was not a "political commentary".

02/11/2021

United Kingdom

Hard-hit travel industry gathers in London to boost tourism

Global tourism numbers were still down by 67% in July, compared to the same month in 2019.

02/11/2021

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Squid Game-themed climate protest staged outside COP26 venue in Glasgow

Activists and protesters call on world leaders to "stop playing climate games" and to fulfil their climate pledges at a protest inspired by "Squid Game", the South Korean dystopian show that became a global sensation after its release on Netflix, and staged outside the COP26 venue

02/11/2021

Tech News

Jeff Bezos pledges €1.7 billion to 'restore nature' at COP26

The Amazon founder told delegates in Glasgow his trip to space showed him how "fragile" the natural world is.

02/11/2021

United Kingdom

'Despicable': Two police officers admit taking selfies at murder scene

The family of the murdered victims said the police officer's actions were "despicable" and had brought them "even more anxiety".

02/11/2021

Climate

Queen Elizabeth gets serious with world leaders at COP26

The 95-year-old monarch called on world leaders to 'rise above the politics of the moment.'

02/11/2021

Nature

Ending deforestation by 2030: Landmark deal or rerun of past failures?

From Brazil to Indonesia to the UK, countries across the planet have promised to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation within the next nine years.

02/11/2021

Green News

The missing voices of the most affected: Who isn’t at COP26?

'With much reduced Southern presence at COP26, it will be a more inequitable and undemocratic process than ever.'

01/11/2021

Scenes

Meet the classically trained violinist turned grime artist

In partnership with Media City

“I didn't expect grime violin to take off as much as it has. People say, you're a pioneer and I was just doing what I love."

01/11/2021

Culture news

Wild Boys: Duran Duran ordered drugs on room service in the 80s

The British band's favourite West Hollywood haunt delivered enough substances to see them through the decade twice over.

01/11/2021

Climate

David Attenborough asks world leaders to ‘rewrite our story’ at COP26

An emotive speech delivered by Sir David Attenborough compelled world leaders to ‘rewrite our story’ at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.

01/11/2021

Climate

Will world leaders take action at COP26 after vague pledges at G20?

World leaders arrive in Glasgow for the COP26 summit as expectations rise after leaders offered vague climate pledges at the G20 meeting in Rome.

01/11/2021

Climate

Seeing double: World leaders impersonated at COP26

Bagpiping activists in Glasgow have dressed up as world leaders ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

01/11/2021

United Kingdom

Barclays CEO steps down over Epstein report by UK regulators

The chief executive of British bank Barclays stepped down on Monday following a report by United Kingdom regulators into his past links with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

01/11/2021

Green News

Euroviews. COP26: Why a bad outcome ‘is the best we can hope for’

Professor Rupert Read says our political leaders can’t be relied upon to deliver at COP26, and inevitably change will be up to the people.

01/11/2021

No Comment

Protest in Glasgow as COP26 session begins

Oxfam campaigners posed as world leaders playing in a traditional Scottish pipe band near the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow on Monday

01/11/2021

United Kingdom

Two trains crash after derailment injuring several people in Salisbury

A carriage of a passenger train derailed, leading to a crash with a second train as it approached the station at Salisbury in England on Sunday evening.

01/11/2021

Living

Would you drink green whisky?

Whisky makers in Scotland are finding innovative ways to reduce their carbon footprint and tackle climate change.

01/11/2021