Environment

Given that up to 60 per cent of the rubbish that ends up in the dustbin could be recycled, it is concerning to find that millions of Brits admit they never recycle the most basic of waste materials - the plastic bottle. According to new research some 2.9 million adults never bother to recycle their plastic bottles and simply throw them in the rubbish instead, citing reasons such as it "being too difficult" and "time consuming". And each day, a staggering 16 million...

Just 15cm of snow has caused traffic chaos across the North of Britain - which has seen a HGV sliding SIDEWAYS down the road. A blue VW Touran was snapped being forced to drive around a HGV vehicle which had slid across the snowy rural road at a 90 degree angle and blocked the road. Another motorist was forced to dig out the road himself with a bright red shovel so he could drive through the perilous terrain near Hawes...

Foundation calls for urgent review ahead of the launch of 'Beyond the Bars: The Welfare of Captive Animals in 2017', Westminster, 22nd March On the eve of a high-profile event at Westminster, international wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation, has today sounded the alarm over the viability of current regulations for monitoring and inspecting the UK's more than 250 zoos. This comes on the back of a series of disturbing incidents in UK zoos which have included animals being killed, attacked or...

Let's all rejoice it is International Day of Happiness. Nothing like being told you to be happy, to make you, well, very annoyed. The World Happniess Report has been published to coincide with this momentous day. Why make is a Monday? Who is ever happy on a Monday. Theresa May, today, announced she will be trigger Article 50 on 29th, which will make Brexiteers very happy in UK but the rest of us pretty depressed to be fair. Well the...

This is the moment terrified forest workers "killed" a tiger by pinning it down with a digger - after the big cat mauled to death two people. Locals said the animal killed quarry worker Bhagwati Devi, 33, and her father-in-law Lakhpat when he tried to save her. Forest personnel sedated the tiger with tranquilisers, but when the big cat apparently took longer to fall asleep, they used a JCB to pin it down before deploying a net. Wildlife campaigners said...

Spring in the UK is now a month than it was 25 years ago, experts said today. The latest research suggests that the 'vernal window' - the transition between winter and spring - is starting earlier and lasting longer. According to a US study it could have a serous impact on economic activity as the growing season gets longer and fishing and hunting seasons are extended. Commenting on the research Mike Kendon, from the National Climate Information Centre at the...

From a charging great white shark to sunlight streaming into a sinkhole these are just some of the amazing prize winning underwater pictures in a worldwide competition. More than 5,000 pictures were entered for the underwaterphotography.com contest across 17 categories - from above water, to wide angle,sharks and even underwater fashion featuring models. Pictures range from a sperm whale with its mouth open warning off a diver to a turtle reflected in another diver's mask on the Great Barrier Reef....

New figures have shown that four million children are affected by poverty. These statistics are a damning indication of the circumstances that large sections of the country find themselves in on a daily basis. The Children’s Society have slammed the figures and said the situation is “clearly getting worse.” The charity has claimed that around a third of children are now living in poverty. In a time when the economy is growing this shows that many are being left behind...

When David Cameron became PM he talked of the “big society,” imagining armies of citizens carrying out good works for free in their spare time. Unfortunately most people have to work long hours to make ends meet and to appease slave driver bosses. It was a nice idea, but in practice it couldn’t work, especially has Cameron also announced austerity measures, that meant that everyone’s finances were tighter than ever before as public series suffered. After Cameron lost the EU...