Environment
Thousands of staff not able to access toilets facilities while at work
Thousands of people do not have access to basic toilet facilities in their workplace in the UK, according to a shocking report by Unite. The Union uncovered evidence of staff at branches of high-street banks being required to urinate in buckets, and construction sites failing to provide any female toilets for their staff. Bus drivers had been denied toilet breaks for up to five hours, and workers in call centres for big financial institutions were told to log in and...
Air pollution in urban areas is that toxic people will need to leave to live longer
It would give men between one and two years extra and women six months to a year in Copenhagen, a population of over 616,000 people similar in size to Bristol or Belfast
Plant native to one of world’s largest jungles could hold key to combating deadly pancreatic cancer
The vine Ancistrocladus likoko which only grows in the Congo destroys cancer cells - and stops them spreading
Killer whales use sonic ‘flashlight’ to target prey hundreds of miles away
New research reveals how whales, dolphins and porpoises let out ultrasonic clicks in narrow beams to help them find food hiding in the murky depths
Kids exposed to London traffic pollution at risk of lifelong breathing disorders
A study shows that while traffic pollution control measures - such as low emission zones - have improved air quality in London, they still need "significant strengthening" to protect children's health
Environment Agency fine business £13,000 after toxic spill turns river PURPLE
Concerned members of the public reported a two-and-a-half mile stretch turned vibrant purple
Islands & cities could be flooded even if global warming targets are met
Glaciers on Antarctic and Greenland may disappear more quickly despite dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from transport and industry.
In 30 years demands for food on Earth will push planet to limit…because people will be too fat
By 2050 humankind will struggle to feed a population of roughly nine billion people without missing targets to curb climate change and save the rainforests, a report said.
Beaches across north Cornwall & Devon still only three quarters the size they were five years before devastating storms hit
Most of the sand was dragged offshore and it will take several calm winters to replenish them