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Petition urging government to declare a Climate Emergency approaches 250k signatures
A Greenpeace petition calling on the government to declare a Climate Emergency has almost reached its goal of 250,000 signatures. The appeal comes as Extinction Rebellion protests continue in London, with activists targeting the financial industry in a bid to reveal the “truth” about their roles in funding the climate and ecological crisis. Despite promises coming from Sadiq Khan and Michael Gove, Richard Barnard of Christian Climate Action said: “Empty rhetoric and sympathetic platitudes make it clear that despite a...
Police arrest 19-year-old man on suspicion of murder after teen stabbed to death in Birmingham
Police and paramedics dashed to the scene after an 18-year-old man was found covered in blood
Victoria’s Secret campaign reimagined using ‘real’ women on London’s Oxford Street
A series of billboard advertisements have been rolled out on London’s Oxford Street featuring the famous Victoria’s Secret catwalk campaign as you’ve never seen it before. ‘Real' women wearing incontinence pants star in the ads which emulate the underwear brand’s highly recognisable 'winged angels’ campaign. Supermodels including Lily Aldridge and Candice Swanepoel, strutted their stuff in the glamorous underwear in the original pictures. But this time, rather than high-profile models and statement underwear, these shots show ‘angels’ wearing black underwear...
Demand for London office and retail space continues to fall and “Brexit has been a factor”
Demand for offices and retail space in London continued to fall during the first quarter of the year, according to the Q1 2019 RICS UK Commercial Property Market Survey. Alongside this, anecdotal evidence suggests uncertainty over Brexit continues to deter investors and occupiers across the board. London’s retail sector continued to struggle during the first quarter of the year, with 65% more commercial surveyors in the region reporting a decline rather than rise in demand from occupiers for retail space....
Global warming ‘hits sea creatures hardest’
Climate change has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, according to the study
Incredible new scheme designed to save tired bees, using a new bank card
Dan Harris has started Bee Saviour Behaviour to give people mini 'bank cards' which have a sugar solution embedded for tired bees
Mother-of-pearl grown in lab could one day be used to build houses on the moon
According to a new study, artificial nacre was made using two strains of bacteria and has produced a tough, lightweight material that has the same structure as the real thing.
Arachnaphobia can be reduced by a fifth by watching a seven second clip from Spiderman say scientists
And a phobia of ants can be reduced by the same amount with a clip from Antman, they say.
21-year-old man stabbed in north London street by gang of men has died overnight
The man ran into a bookies for help following the knifing in Harlesden just after 9pm.