Environment
Poll indicates majority of British people want a Burka ban
A shocking poll by YouGov has found that people in the UK support a ban on wearing the Burka by a two to one majority. After the furore regarding women being banned from wearing burkinis on certain beaches in France, these findings will concern many Muslim women who wear the Islamic attire. Images circulated of a woman being forced to remove her burkini by four police officers carrying guns, or she would have faced a fine. The decision to ban...
Costa Rica on way to going a full year using only renewable energy
Incredible news has come out from Central America. Cost Rica has managed to power itself using only renewable energy for over one hundred days reports the Independent. It is a fantastic achievement and now the nation wants to push for a whole year without having to use fossils fuels. Currently the small nation has gone 121 days without using energy that has a negative impact on the environment. In 2015 renewable energy accounted for 99 per cent of Costa Rica’s...
Well played! TFL launch cards & badges for people with invisible illnesses or disabilities
It is an excellent idea and one that will be life-changing for users of the London transport network who have an invisible illness or disability. TFL have just said they are launching a card and badge allocation to people who suffer from a range of issues, that hamper their daily commute. It is hoped, like the baby on board sticker for pregnant women, people will offer to give up their seats on buses and tubes to these people, making their...
New London Walking tube map launched
The last place you want to be on a boiling hot day like today is one the Tube, the Central Line is more like a sauna than a form of transport in the summer months. Anyone who has spent a journey crammed against a sweaty persons' armpit will testify that the tube can be a cruel place. So to overcome this situation Transport for London has launched a Walking Tube map, that shows how far is from station to station....
World’s Largest Wind Farm to be Built off Yorkshire Coast
The World's largest windfarm is to be built off the Yorkshire coast after the government gave the go-ahead for the project in Hornsea. In what Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark dubbed "as a marker of the UK’s status as a global leader in offshore wind”, the windfarm will consist of 300 turbines that will have the capability of generating enough electricity to power 1.8 million homes. He said: “The industry has grown at an extraordinary rate over the last few years, and is...
London’s battle against air pollution
In the latest attempt to reduce air pollution across London, the city’s Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced that London’s new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) could be introduced as early as 2019. This will be a year earlier than previously anticipated, with the roll-out initially focused on inner London, before expanding to both the North and South Circular starting from 2020. Mr Khan stated: “Just as in the 1950s, air pollution in London today is literally killing Londoners. But unlike...
Scottish wind power supplies all their electricity for 24 hours
Good news for the renewable industry, which has been battered by the current Conservative Government. Due to high winds across Scotland on Sunday, the energy created provided over one hundred per cent of the electricity needs for that day in the country. In fact the total energy captured provided 106 per cent of the requirement, a major success story and its obvious environmental benefits. Gusts of wind were reaching up to 115 mph at the summit of peaks in the Cairngorms...
Two-thirds of females have suffered workplace sexual harassment
It seems like a headline from the dark days of the workplace of the 1950s, but unfortunately sexual harassment in the workplace is still prominent in offices and factories across the UK. New research has indicated that over half of women at work have been sexually pestered at some stage in their careers. Look around your office and there is a high chance that a lot of women at your work have sadly been affected by sexual abuse. For younger...
Over a third of UK families are one pay day away from becoming homeless
Families up and down the country are living on a knife edge, missing one pay day would mean they would not be able to pay to remain in their dwellings. Leaving millions of the brink of homelessness. A missing payment would mean that a shocking 37 per cent of working families would not be able to remain in their homes, unless they manage to borrow or find finance from elsewhere. The study shows that families simply do not have enough...