Environment
Minke whale found beached underneath Battersea Bridge
The whale will be sent to ZSL London Zoo for a post-mortem examination.
Attenborough: Boris Johnson’s absence from climate debate was shameful
Sir David’s intervention came as Boris Johnson insisted he wants an ‘unbridled’ media.
More than a third of world’s plant species ‘are exceedingly rare and vulnerable to climate change’
Researchers spent a decade compiling the largest plant biodiversity dataset ever created
Otter spotted for first time in landlocked Birmingham city centre
The otter was sighted along a stretch of canal near to the busy Mailbox shopping centre and entertainment complex
Rough sleepers in Britain are to be given pods this Christmas – previously used in ‘Calais Jungle’
More than £10,000 has been raised to foot the bill for the groundbreaking initiative, which is being rolled out across Bristol, Bath and Weston-super-Mare
Police accused of “victim blaming” after telling women they put themselves at risk walking alone at night
Nottinghamshire Police's Facebook post said walking alone at night was a risk women should not be taking after reports a woman was followed by a man
Child poverty would reach ’60-year-high’ if Conservatives re-elected
Current poverty rates would not fall under Labour’s manifesto, according to the Resolution Foundation.
Women and girls subjected to an epidemic of sexual violence
Around the world, rape and sexual abuse are everyday occurrences - affecting close to a billion women and girls over a lifetime, irrespective of age, background or country.
Election 2019: Boris Johnson top recipient of donations from climate denial backers
By Mat Hope, Editor, Desmog UK