Environment

 There’s an old adage that trust has to be earned. Ironically for the National Trust that’s something that seems to be in short supply among anti-hunt campaigners. After a highly controversial vote at last year’s AGM, which may face a legal challenge over what many regard as an inappropriate use of proxy votes, the Trust decided to continue to permit hunting on its land. This was in the face of highly vocal opposition from ordinary members, some of whom threatened...

This shocking footage shows a British diver swimming through swathes of plastic rubbish off the coast of Bali. Richard Horner, 45, captured the dramatic images to highlight the ongoing threat of ocean pollution across the globe. He filmed himself swimming through the deluge of wrappers and bags alongside sea life off the picturesque Indonesian coast of Manta Point Bay on Saturday (3/3). Richard Horner captures sealife swimming amongst masses of plastic pollutants at Manta Point, Nusa Penida, Bali. March 3,...

Over 500 workers at the Hinkley Point C nuclear site have refused to work and many are currently staging a sit in protest, in the staff canteen. One construction worker, who didn't want to be named said: “The site was shut down from Thursday until late last night, due to the bad weather. However, the management have refused to pay our wages or any subsistence, and left us all out of pocket. "The workers were told this via a text...

I think we are going to need a bigger boat! This is the amazing moment a giant whale shark is captured looming beneath a boat full of unsuspecting tourists. The enormous whale shark - the world's largest species of fish - appears to dwarf the boat as it floats just below the surface in a crystal clear sea. The extraordinary image was taken by Tom Cannon, 26, earlier this week off the coast of Western Australia and captures the gaping...

Spectacular scene in Kent, "like the armageddon" wildlife enthusiast said

A previously unknown ”supercolony” of Adélie penguins has been discovered in the Antarctic, living on the Danger Islands, located off the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The islands are both incredibly remote and surrounded by thick sea ice.In total there were 751,527 pairs of penguins living on the islands – more than the rest of the Antarctic Peninsula combined. “Until recently, the Danger Islands weren’t known to be an important penguin habitat,” said Professor Heather Lynch, an ecologist at Stony Brook University who co-led...

The beautiful capital city of London, home to Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, has a hideous problem hiding in its back alleys. It seems the grand city ranks number one in the entire UK for problems due to overflowing rubbish removal bins, according to a research study conducted by Opinium Research and commissioned by Clearabee. London was seven points higher in this problem than the second city on the list, Leeds, not exactly an "honor" London officials will want to...

A new report has indicated the EU zone may be able to vastly increase its share of renewable energy into its overall energy mix by 2030. The report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) concluded that renewables could add up to 34 per cent into energy mix, more than double it’s current level. However, it would come at a price. To reach the 34 per cent figure the EU would need to pump in £55bn per annum into the...

Published today (19 February), the largest study of its kind measuring the subjective wellbeing of 2,263 looked after children and young people across 16 local authority areas has revealed that 83% feel being in care has improved their lives, and that the longer children and young people have spent in care, the more likely they are to have moderate to high levels of wellbeing. However, whilst the majority of young people are positive about their experiences of care, the findings...