The potentially toxic slivers from rubbish dumped in the oceans then end up on our plates in the fish we eat.

Hundreds of people queued to get inside St Mary's Church in Melton Mowbray, Leics., for the festival which started off with just a hundred trees 16 years ago.

Property prices in cities across England,Scotland and Wales need to fall by an average of 36% to £125,329 to make owning a home affordable for a single person earning an average wage.

Conservative politicians in Scotland have faced a backlash today after a Foodbank publicity stunt backfired. MPs including Ross Thomson, John Lamount, Kirstene Hair and Luke Graham appeared to use scripted copy to boast about donations they made to an annual food collection organised by supermarkets in conjunction with Trussell Trust. ...

The Big Issue has partnered with iZettle to introduce contactless payments with vendors in London, Bath, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham. A select number will offer both card and cash payments before the technology is rolled out nationwide. The pilot is the first of its kind, although some vendors had taken it ...

Stephen Fry has waded into the Brexit debate comparing elements of the Leave campaign to Nazi propaganda in a video that separates "facts from fear". The renowned comedian and activist has produced the 11-minute film as Theresa May takes her deal with Brussels to the country in a bid to sell ...

Thinking of escaping the 'rat race'? Then you can't get much further than this ...a remote hotel in Greenland which is 500-miles from anywhere. The settlement of Ittoqqortoormiit in East Greenland has a buzzing population – of 450 people – and the odd polar bear. It takes three flights and ...

Christmas doesn’t require snow, cold and tons of warm clothes. In fact, you can enjoy this holiday more under the Caribbean sun. Christmas carols, pudding and trifle wine are great, of course… But how does laying down in the beach mid-December while drinking a mojito sound? Undoubtedly, the atmosphere of ...

Robyn Birdsell has been honoured for her bravery which saw the yob convicted and jailed thanks to her evidence