How will the new congestion charge affect London drivers & businesses in 2017?

Mayor Sadiq Khan has revealed plans to charge the most polluting vehicles in London £24 a day when driving through the city centre. His efforts to influence promote eco driving and to combat the green impact of vehicles in the city centre are due to come into effect in October 2017. But what impact will this increase in the congestion charge have on transport and vehicle based businesses and business owners in London? Eco driving measures target businesses with vehicle...

Fish “pool” their experience to solve problems as a group

Fish put their heads together so that they can solve problems as a group, suggests a new study. Researchers found that the creatures 'pool' their experience in order to tackle challenging situations. By studying sticklebacks, scientists at the University of St Andrews realised the more experienced fish would teach the less experienced ones in the group and together they would complete tasks more easily. While some fish might know where to find food, others might know where to access it...

Watch – Commuters crammed in together on the London underground

Remarkable images which show the hell that commuters in London go through every morning to get to work - crushed together like 'sardines.' Every morning more than a million people use the London Underground network, with the peak times being 7am and 9am. The London Economic has to deal with this every day, and as we approach summer it only gets worse. This is the price you pay for living in the capital. Sky high property prices, pint of lager...

Costa lambasted for strangling independent chains in the “Coffee Capital”

Costa Coffee has been lambasted for strangling independent chains after it opened its eleventh branch in Cheltenham despite 70 per cent of residents saying they don't want it. The High Street giant is about to open a new outlet immediately next door to rivals SOHO Coffee Co at a prime site in the so-called "coffee capital". It will mean a total of 19 big-name coffee shops in the centre of the spa town - in addition to a wide range of independent...

Thousands stranded alone after leaving mental health hospital – putting their lives at serious risk

Figures released today by the mental health charity Mind show that one in ten people discharged from mental health hospital after being admitted in crisis are not getting follow-up within a week of leaving – which is at least 11,000 people every year. Mind sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to all 56 mental health trusts in England (54 trusts responded) asking for information about how quickly people are followed up after being discharged from hospital. Follow up – usually...

Pictures show devastation caused by rubbish thrown in the sea

This shocking photo shows the devastation caused by rubbish thrown in the sea - a dead dolphin washed up in Britain surrounded by the waste which may have killed it, The sad picture shows a dead bottlenose dolphin next to a pile of plastics, rope, bottles, flower pots, deodorant cans and wiring. Local man Rob Stevenson and children, Emily, 19, and Alex, 20, found the dolphin along side the rubbish in Trevone Bay in Cornwall. It is estimated there are...

Climate change could decimate coffee crops

Coffee lovers could be left tired and grumpy as heatwaves caused by global warming threaten to decimate coffee crops. Even the predicted short bursts of hot temperatures expected this century could lead to heat stress wilting the plants and stopping them producing flowers and fruit. That means there will be no beans and no daily grind, Oregon State University researchers warned. Their study looked at the impact of global warming on Coffea arabica plants which accounts for around two thirds...

Shocking! 4 million people can’t afford to eat sufficient amount of food

The UK has left the EU and is also leaving it’s poorest families starving. Theresa May has promised that Britain will flourish in this brave new world, but before that happens (which many feel is unlikely) she needs to ensure the population can eat three meals a day. A new survey by the FSA (Food Standards Agency) found that eight per cent of those questioned are facing low food security, so around four million adults in Britain are not able...

Shocking figures reveal UK’s apathy towards recycling

Given that up to 60 per cent of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled, it is concerning to find that millions of Brits admit they never recycle the most basic of waste materials - the plastic bottle. According to new research some 2.9 million adults never bother to recycle their plastic bottles and simply throw them in the rubbish instead, citing reasons such as it "being too difficult" and "time consuming". And each day, a staggering 16 million...

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