
Chinese city, Suifenhe, enters lockdown as the rest of the country relaxes restrictions. As the rest of China tentatively opens up its borders, Suifenhe, which borders with Russia, is entering lockdown. This […]
Features about environment stories concerning London and including, for example, pollution, planning, construction, green spaces, developments, parks, and architecture.
Chinese city, Suifenhe, enters lockdown as the rest of the country relaxes restrictions. As the rest of China tentatively opens up its borders, Suifenhe, which borders with Russia, is entering lockdown. This […]
UK Universities NDAs over sexual assault claims It has been revealed that several UK Universities have been using Non-Disclosure Agreements to cover up sexual assault claims, bullying and poor teaching. Several students […]
Environmental activist group protest BP’s sponsorship of exhibition at the British Museum This past weekend the environmental performance group, BP or not BP, protested the British Museum’s exhibition, Troy: myth and reality. The […]
British Steel insolvency endangers 5,000 jobs British Steel has been placed in compulsory liquidation endangering thousands of jobs. The insolvency is the result of a breakdown in rescue talks between the company’s […]
Government to cover cladding costs to avoid Grenfell style disasters The Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has confirmed that the government will spend £200m on replacing Grenfell style cladding on approximately 150 private […]
Joseph McCann charged with kidnap and sexual assault Joseph McCann has been charged with kidnap and sexual assault in Watford. Mr McCann was accused of an attack on a 21-year-old woman who […]
Inquest into 2017 terror attacks begin CCTV footage from the 2017 London Bridge attack was shown at the Old Bailey today. The inquest, which began on Tuesday, included footage from the Black […]
Emperor Akihito confirms historic abdication The Japanese Emperor Akihito has officially declared his abdication today at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his closing remarks, he ‘wished Japan and the world peace […]
Climate change activists say we’re at a real crisis point when it comes to our impact on the earth, with UN experts warning that we have less than 12 years to limit […]
Former coalition cabinet member Sir Ed Davey condemned the Prime Minister’s handling of Brexit, expressed alarm over the climate crisis, and reflected on the Liberal Democrats’ record as junior coalition partners in […]
It has been two years since South Western Railway took over the South Western rail franchise, which covers services that stretch from London and its surrounding suburban areas to Dorset. Yet the […]
A recent research study from the Natural History Museum and the Royal Holloway University into microplastic pollution has found that 28 percent of fish living in the Thames and Clyde estuaries have […]
Labour faces calls to suspend MP over anti-Semitism comments Labour is receiving pressure to suspend MP Chris Williamson for ‘deeply offensive’ comments about the party’s handling of anti-Semitism. At an event in […]
Roof collapses after fire in south-west London London fire services were called out to deal with a fire on Elmcroft Close in Feltham Tuesday morning, just before 4am. The blaze spread to […]
UK issues apology to tortured Libyan dissidents The Attorney General, Jeremy Wright, has issued a formal apology today in the House Commons, to two Libyan dissidents who were tortured by Muammar Gaddafi’s forces […]
The new prince was honoured in the traditional fashion by a gun salute in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London this afternoon. The prince is the Duke and Duchess of […]
Seventy-three year old Paul Watts discusses his passion for surfing .
On Saturday, June 10th, hundreds of people cycled the streets of London naked. Starting at various points across the capital, they all converged at Trafalgar square and rode down the mall to […]
The Labour Party says its general election manifesto plans would raise an extra £6.5 billion from income tax. Income tax for people earning over £80,000 will be raised to 45 percent while […]
With the exam season advancing and revision currently being under way, there could be additional help for those wanting to achieve more. University researchers have suggested that the smell of rosemary could […]
A new study says plastic particles washed off products such as synthetic clothes and car tyres could contribute up to 30% of the ‘plastic soup’ polluting the world’s oceans. The International Union […]
Tube drivers are staging a 24-hour walkout in protest at relocation plans. The strike began at 21:00 GMT on Tuesday and services are not expected to return to normal until Thursday. The […]
Action Against Hunger has held held its fourth annual Auction Against Hunger on Thursday 26th May raising thousands of pounds for the charity. I went down to Hawker House in Canada Water and […]
Woodberry Wetlands is now open to the public revealing reed beds, open water, exotic birds and bats. These Wetlands in Stoke Newington surround a 19th century water reservoir. There are eleven hectares […]
London has always been geographically carved in two by the river Thames. But does a North/South divide in London mean more than simple geography? There are plenty of pervasive ideas surrounding the differences between […]
Every autumn, monarch butterflies across Canada and the USA migrate over 2,000 miles to the relative warmth of central Mexico. This journey is repeated instinctively by generations of monarchs, despite a fall in […]
A new report says it’s ‘only a matter of time’ before serious flooding strikes a London Underground station. The report by The London Underground Comprehensive Review of Flood Risk identifies 85 ‘high-risk’ sites. 57 […]
A new NASA study says the North Pole is now slowly shifting in the direction of London. NASA scientists concluded that global warming is changing the way the earth wobbles on its rotational […]
A tick-borne disease that is often fatal in dogs has been found in the UK. Ticks carrying the disease have been found in fields in Harlow in Essex, where two dogs have […]
Environmental protest group Greenpeace have erected a ten metre high, mock fracking rig outside the Houses of Parliament. They’re protesting against Government plans to start the controversial process at various locations across the country. […]
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