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United Kingdom

Brexit: EU warns of 'serious consequences' if UK triggers Article 16

Brussels could impose tariffs on UK imports or even tear up the EU-UK Brexit trade deal altogether.

05/11/2021

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Ocean Rebellion protest against industrial fishing

Climate activists from the Ocean Rebellion group rallied against destructive industrial fishing practices Thursday near the U.N. climate summit venue in Glasgow

05/11/2021

Conscious Travel

We're changing how we decide which stories to report on Travel

Our Managing Editor brings you an announcement following a declaration announced at COP26 yesterday.

05/11/2021

Living

World Mental Health Day: Eco anxiety can fuel powerful climate action

A new online movement led by young women in the UK is helping others to feel less alone with their eco anxiety.

05/11/2021

Green News

'Waste age': Art explores the devastating impact of what we throw away

From fashion to food, electronics to construction, even packaging – designers have found the lost value in our rubbish and imagined a future of clean materials that could lead us out of the 'Waste Age'.

05/11/2021

Tech News

‘Staggering scale’ of climate misinformation on Facebook revealed

Activists say Facebook is failing to act on climate misinformation on its platform - and is even benefiting financially from placing climate misinformation on its paid advertising platform.

05/11/2021

Climate

Climate activists walk 820km in 26 days to reach COP26

Meet the activists who walked from London to Glasgow to raise awareness, engagement and action on the climate crisis.

05/11/2021

Football Now

Is this football's most progressive club?

In partnership with Media City

Meet the only football club in the world to dedicate an equal playing budget to its men's and women's teams.

04/11/2021

Green News

COP26: Five takeaways from day 4 as countries pledge to cut coal power

The theme of the day is energy as countries look at ways to get rid of the fossil fuels that supply their power.

04/11/2021

United Kingdom

British MP Owen Paterson quits after lobbying furore

In a statement posted on social media, he maintained that he is "totally innocent of what I have been accused of and I acted at all times in the interest of public health and safety".

04/11/2021

Green News

Euroviews. Faces of COP26: The ex-astronaut who saw Earth's fragility from space

Nicole Stott says the perspective she saw from our planet's orbit has helped her to see how fragile the survival of humanity is.

04/11/2021

Climate

Is green hydrogen less sustainable than we thought?

Green hydrogen’s reliance on purified water may make the renewable energy too expensive for water-stressed areas.

04/11/2021

Health news

UK approves use of anti-COVID pill molnupiravir

Molnupiravir will be offered to at-risk patients who already have the coronavirus. It is not a substitute for the COVID-19 vaccine, UK authorities said.

04/11/2021

Health news

HPV vaccine cut cervical cancer rates by almost 90%, say researchers

The first-ever study of the UK's HPV vaccine programme found that the jab prevented thousands of cases of cancers and precancerous cells in the years since it was first offered to children.

04/11/2021

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