Plant-based diet could reduce greenhouse gases
New research has revealed that diets high in sugar, fats, oils, and meat will increase greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.
Scientists...
Education Secretary tackles science gender gap
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said teenage girls should not be made to feel as if mathematics and science subjects are “the preserve of...
Mental health services for children are unfit
Officials have warned that child and adolescent mental health services are “unfit” and display “serious and deeply ingrained problems”.
MPs on the Health Select Committee...
New strategy launched to support bees
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss has announced the launch of the National Pollinator Strategy, aimed at supporting bees and other pollinators.
National Rail, the Highways Agency,...
Missing children in Manchester are at risk
A new report has suggested that almost 650 missing children in the Greater Manchester area are at risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE) or...
£20bn Crossrail 2 route unveiled
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has unveiled preferred plans for the £20bn Crossrail 2 scheme, which will run north to south through London.
Proposals for...
Ban on pesticide could cost farmers £1.6bn
If a EU pesticide ban comes into force, the value of British food production could fall by £1.6bn and cost 44,000 jobs in the...
Environmental challenges in the Polar Regions
Dr Jan-Gunnar Winther, Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute gives an overview of the environmental challenges facing the Polar Regions.
Scientific information from the Polar...
Eradicating cardiovascular diseases for good
Professor Joep Perk of Linnaeus University, and a member of the European Society of Cardiology, speaks to Editor Laura Evans about the importance of reducing...
Figures show NHS deficit is nearly £500m
According to new figures, the NHS in England ran up a deficit of nearly £500m in the first few months of the financial year.
Reports...
Alcohol-related diseases on the rise in Bradford
Figures have revealed that the rate of admissions to hospitals for alcohol-related liver disease is increasing in Bradford.
The rate of emergency admissions in the...
A renaissance of cities – sustainable Germany
Dr Barbara Hendricks, Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, Building & Nuclear Safety in Germany gives an overview of how her country is making ‘cities...
York Council uses tool to help families
A new tool which identifies the complex needs of vulnerable families has been launched in York.
The City of York Council's Family Focus Team has...
DARD sheds light on poultry disease control
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland sheds light on how government and the poultry industry are working together to help...
Council leading the way in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Country Council details how it is recruiting leaders of tomorrow and its success in training and retraining staff.
Alison Bulman is living proof that...
£1.8m funding to boost language education
A total of £1.8m funding from the government will see a series of new school-led programmes put into place to provide foreign language training...
Economic Development It’s about place making
For those involved at a strategic level in economic development, place making as a tool is not new but its time is certainly now...
Healthcare in the digital age
In an interview with Editor Laura Evans, Health Minister Dr Daniel Poulter and Chairman & CIO of Cloudbuy Ronald Duncan discuss the Care Act...
Behavioural Safety Past, Present & Future
Paul Bizzell, Operations Director at Ryder Marsh Safety Limited, explains the background to Behavioural Safety and briefs on current thinking about Safety Culture…
The actual origin...
Healing wounds through innovation
Prof Keith Harding, Prof Michael Clark and Dr Douglas Queen from the Wound Healing Unit at Cardiff University details the significant problems wounds can cause,...