Environment
PM ‘delusional’ after denying police cuts aren’t to blame for huge increase in stabbings
Theresa May has come under fire from the Police Federation after she claimed that cuts to police funding has nothing to do with the increase in knife crime. In England there has been a 93 per cent rise in knife attacks involving young people. Theresa May vowed to tackle the causes of knife crime by addressing the issues which led “so many young people” to weapons. However, she said there was “no direct correlation between certain crimes and police numbers”....
Up to 1,700 bird and animal species ‘face extinction over next 50 years due to human activity’
Researchers have forecast that, by the year 2070, increased human land-use is expected to put hundreds of species at greater extinction risk by shrinking their natural habitats
Record-breaking February temperatures prompt millions of Brits to think about their carbon footprint
Record-breaking temperatures in February have prompted millions of Brits to think more about their carbon footprint, research has revealed. A third of people surveyed say the mild weather this winter has encouraged them to reconsider their environmental impact, with almost two-thirds now actively thinking about the planet and what they can do to help it. Over half of Brits are currently eating less meat or considering cutting down, with a similar number cutting down the amount they drive. And 60...
Microplastic from plastic bags and food packaging are the most common waste in the ocean
Polyethylene makes up more than half the plastic (54.5%) found in the Mediterranean
Balloons released into the air are killing seabirds and sea turtles
Must have party decoration kills one in five birds who have swallowed them
Climate change ‘shrinking many fisheries around the world – including the North Sea’
Researchers found fish stock losses as high as 35 per cent in some regions
Half of motorists WOULD like to see the Clean Air Zones introduced
Birmingham and Leeds are among the cities due to introduce the zones to improve air quality in those areas, which may require drivers to pay a fee to enter
Shark attacks on the rise – doubling in some parts of the world over the last 20 years
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the East Coast of the United States and Southern Australia are among the regions where attacks by the iconic predators are soaring
‘Absolute scandal’ if Scottish renewable projects are awarded to foreign firms
BiFab Trade Unions Warn: Prospect of no work from renewables projects would be ‘an absolute scandal’ BiFab trade unions GMB and Unite have warned that the prospect of no work coming to Fife from two major Scottish offshore renewables projects would be ‘an absolute scandal’. The Moray East and Kincardine offshore wind farm projects have a total value of around £2.8 billion and BiFab’s new Canadian owners DF Barnes have been actively pursuing contracts from both. However, the fabrication work...