Environment
Artist creates Nestle’s logo with plastic waste from its products washed up on British beaches
Rob Arnold made his sculpture from the pieces of Nestle product containers he found on a beach in Cornwall
Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches
Researchers have found the first evidence of radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb testing in muscle tissues of crustaceans that inhabit the deepest parts of the oceans
Super close-up photos show the micro marvels that make up regular beach sand
Photographer Ashley Burnett from Bristol sifted through countless grains of sand to select the most interesting pieces
Police investigating after empty farm building completely covered in netting
The pictures of the building near Castle Carrock, in Carlisle, Cumbria have sparked outrage on social media after they were shared by NestsNotNets.
Just one in three of world’s longest rivers remain free-flowing due to surge in dams and reservoirs
Researchers say that the first ever global assessment of the location and extent of the planet's remaining free-flowing rivers highlights severe "degradation"
Green Party campaign as ‘strongest vote to oppose Brexit and climate change’
The Green Party is launching its European Parliament election campaign today and their co-leader Sian Berry told The London Economic the party is on a high after unprecedented results at the local elections last week which heralded a "Green Wave.” The Green Party will argue today that with a history of Green MEPs working with the EU on climate targets, they are best placed to tackle a “climate emergency” working with other EU countries. Sian Berry insists that The Green...
Extinction Rebellion protester has been banned from Oxford Circus
Ruth Jarman, 56, is accused of refusing to move on when police tried to clear a sit in at the usually busy junction on April 18
Humans at risk as world set to lose an eighth of species if drastic action isn’t taken warns UN biodiversity report
A landmark report by the United Nations’ scientific panel on biodiversity warns humanity is at dire peril unless urgent action is taken to restore the plants, animals and other natural resources we depend upon to survive. Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history, warns the grim report by UN scientists. The rate of species extinctions is accelerating, It is is worse than at any other time in human history. From coral reefs and the life they support...
Green Party celebrates ‘biggest election night in our history’
With 164 out of 248 council election results declared, the Green Party is celebrating a historic victory and vowing to “carry the Remain banner” into European Parliament elections. The party is up 95 council seats on a record total of 127 councillors so far. As lunchtime declarations were made on Friday, Green Party deputy leader Amelia Womack told The London Economic the party was celebrating a “Green Wave”: "As we head into lunchtime on Friday, with many results still to...