Live concerts could support dementia wellbeing, researchers say
A live music programme combining concerts, music appreciation and social interaction could improve mood and
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Fake care recruitment company shut down after visa sponsorship scam
A fake care recruitment company that conned overseas workers out of more than £19,000 by
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Half of England enters drought as heatwaves and record low rainfall take their toll
Half of England has officially been declared in drought following an exceptionally hot and dry summer that has left rivers at record low levels, reservoirs depleted and millions of people subject to water restrictions.
Most carbon released by Canada’s 2023 wildfires came from burning soils
Nearly three-quarters of the carbon released during Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season came from burning
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Getting married this summer? You’re contributing to £130m in food waste
‘Tis the season to tie the knot. But the big day in Britain has an
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90% of British businesses expect to be ‘largely electrified’ by 2035
As climate sceptics look increasingly out of tune with the reality of UK weather, the
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Birmingham plans to grow nature network as well as housing
Birmingham City Council is proposing to create new nature conservation sites and extend existing ones
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New funding scheme to make Wales’ tourism industry more accessible
Tourism and hospitality businesses across Wales will be able to apply for funding to improve
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Tyre microplastics: A hidden driver of antibiotic resistance in cities
Vehicle tyrewear may be doing more than just polluting urban environments. A new perspective published in the journal Biocontaminant suggests these tyre microplastics could be actively amplifying the spread of antibiotic resistance genes through urban areas.
Waste site ordered to halt crushing over dust concerns
The Environment Agency has suspended part of the environmental permit for a waste recycling site
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Employer’s ‘camera on’ rule found to be discriminatory in remote working case
A requirement for a remote worker to keep her camera switched on during online meetings
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Environment Agency close waste site over dust concerns
The Environment Agency has suspended part of the environmental permit for a waste recycling site
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Serial NHS job applicant jailed for four years after £170,000 fraud
A former NHS employee who lied about graduating from the University of Oxford and fabricated
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Birmingham City Council saves £5m through crackdown on tenancy fraud
Birmingham City Council says it has saved almost £5 million over the past year after
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Suspended sentence for council worker who illegally accessed data
Employee at Herefordshire Council unlawfully accessed hundreds of personal records relating to family members and people known
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Leading neurology hospital joins UK’s first national digital pathology platform
UCLH NHS Foundation Trust implements NPIC platform for faster, more accurate cancer diagnosis. The National Hospital for
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Editor's Pick
Review: A British Childhood by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
The Children’s Laureate’s powerful account of how we’re failing children – and what we can do to address that. This moving, insightful account
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Editor's Pick
Heavy breathing: the many faces of lead air pollution
It has been 26 years since the UK Government finally removed leaded petrol from sale.
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