Survey shows ‘recycling doesn’t work’
PA Media Some types of plastics are easier to recycle than others The organisers of Britain’s biggest ever survey of household plastic waste have called for immediate action to tackle what they say are “jaw-dropping” findings. The Big Plastic Count was run across a week in May and its results show that the average participating […]
The mosquito-bourne virus that’s spreading without a cure
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) West Nile virus is spreading across the US and Europe. This deadly disease has been around for decades, but there is still no vaccine and no cure in humans. After a distinguished career as one of the world’s leading HIV researchers, and then a role as the face of the US government’s […]
India bans service charge at hotels and restaurants
Getty Images Restaurants in India often add the tip – called a “service charge” – to a customer’s bill India’s consumer protection authority has banned hotels and restaurants from levying a service charge on bills. The order came after authorities said there had been an increase in complaints by customers being forced to pay the […]
Why the ‘dirty side’ of a hurricane can be 50% stronger than its ‘clean side’
Nasa Earth Observatory/ Wanmei Liang In tropical storms, location matters when it comes to what damage to expect – especially if you’re on the “dirty” side of a hurricane, where winds can be up to 50% stronger. Hurricanes can be difficult to forecast. The speed and path of a hurricane depend on a complex interaction […]
Life in a ‘left behind’ England neighbourhood
Kris Holland/BBC Avondale Grange was named on a list of so-called Left Behind neighbourhoods More than two million people live in England’s so-called Left Behind Neighbourhoods. Avondale Grange, in Kettering, Northamptonshire, is one of the 225 areas highlighted as needing help to stop growing inequality. Asked for the best thing about living in Avondale Grange, […]
Historical Wirksworth almshouse gets major refurbishment
Derbyshire Dales District Council Derbyshire Dales District Council allocated a grant of £395,615 for the refurbishment project at Wirksworth almshouse A Grade II listed almshouse has been given a “new lease of life” after a major refurbishment, a council has said. Derbyshire Dales District Council allocated a grant of £395,615 for the refurbishment project at […]
Valencia floods latest: Angry crowds throw mud at Spain’s King Felipe VI in flood-hit Paiporta town
‘There’s no time to be sad, we have to find solutions’published at 16:11 Greenwich Mean Time 16:11 GMT Bethany BellReporting from Torre, Valencia Today, I watched as the mud-stained contents of someone’s home in Torre in Valencia, were bulldozed away. Mattresses, furniture and a fridge were dumped into a skip. A pink toddler’s bicycle, emblazoned […]
Companies back moratorium on deep sea mining
BBC Apollo II is a prototype deep sea mining machine. It was tested off the coast of southern Spain in 2019 A long-running dispute over plans to start mining the ocean floor has suddenly flared up. For years it was only environmental groups that objected to the idea of digging up metals from the deep […]
Start-ups claim beanless coffee more ethical
Zoe Corbyn How does beanless coffee taste? Zoe Corbyn has been finding out I am in a high-end coffee shop in a tech-heavy area of San Francisco, staring suspiciously into a cup of espresso. This is no conventional coffee: it is made without using a single coffee bean. It comes from Atomo, one of a […]
Jersey sculpture created from hundreds of donated shirts
Blake Watson Photography About 700 shirts have been donated to the Dancing Together project A new art exhibition created from hundreds of shirts donated by people in Jersey has opened. The Dancing Together project is made up of 700 shirts which hold special memories to those who donated them. The shirts were hung from Charing […]